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Save Max: Lâm can't afford the emergency vet
A dog named Max needs emergency surgery - a $2,100 bill the family can't cover.
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Max is my dog of two years. On 8 August we rushed to Wollongong Veterinary Centre with severe tick fever. The vet recommends emergency surgery, and the estimate came to $2,100.
They have stabilized Max, but the treatment can't wait beyond November.
Max is more than a pet - Max got me through my hardest year. I have already put $145 toward the bills and asked for a payment plan.
Whatever I can't raise, I'll repay to anyone who needs it back.
Funds will be paid straight to Wollongong Veterinary Centre and I'll share the invoice and an update on Max's recovery.
Where the $2,100 goes:
• Emergency surgery: $1,200
• Hospitalization (2 nights): $670
• Diagnostics (X-ray, bloodwork): $230
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Lâm
Updates from Lâm
Update from Wollongong: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 44% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($530 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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“Thought of Lâm all day after reading this. - Ottawa”
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Wishing you peace, Lâm. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless
Hope it all works out. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Wollongong.
Good luck, Lâm. Give Max a hug from me. I hope November is when things finally get easier