Hey folks! This is the support fund that was set up for us by Kim Khal, a wonderful member of the rescue community and colleague of mine at the rescue!
Dasha, my foster dog, was misrepresented by her breeder as being “99% wolf” but is most likely a GSD/Malinois mix with no significant wolf content.
Unfortunately, though, due to the breeder’s lies, Dasha’s previous owners assumed that she was a wild animal and decided to treat her like one. She spent months on the end of a six-foot chain in their backyard, developed sores on her hips from laying on nothing but packed dirt, and suffers from minor tremors and a facial tick caused by blunt-force trauma to her head as a result of heavy-handed “training”.
Despite all that she went through, Dasha is still an absolute sweetheart with a lot of potential. She has blossomed since entering my care and even did well on her first socialization walk through Portland yesterday. This precious pup will not have any issues finding a new forever home, but before we can adopt her out, there are some medical expenses that need to be taken care of – primarily, for her spay surgery.
On the low end, the surgery will likely cost $250.00 – this is a “no bells and whistles” estimate. At the most, the surgery will cost bout $500.00, including materials for after care, top-quality pain medications, and laser therapy to aid the healing process. The additional funds will go toward medical bills already incurred (which I paid for out-of-pocket myself), including her rabies and Parvo vaccinations, as well as flea medication since she shares an enclosure with Cabal and Jude.
Every buck helps! Without these funds, Dasha cannot be adopted out to her forever home.
Would it be possible to roll the cost of Dasha’s surgery into her adoption fee? It seems like the surgery is not immediately necessary, and could wait until she has a forever home lined up. The adoption agreement can state that she must undergo surgery, paid for by the adopters, prior to being homed with them.
I know when I adopted Magnus he was not already neutered, and it fell on me to pay for it out of pocket, but in the adoption agreement I had to agree that I would have him neutered. When a person falls in love with a dog and it’s the right fit, I don’t think paying for a spay surgery would stop them. Then you wouldn’t have to worry about raising the money prior to her being adopted because the cost would be covered by the people who would be taking her into their care.
The rescue has done that in the past, but there have been a few times that it doesn’t work out *quite* as planned – primarily with female dogs who’s heat cycles are not yet known, as is the case with Dasha. We’ve instated a policy as a result that ensures our adult animals are fixed BEFORE they leave the rescue – just to be safe rather than sorry.
Click here to support Dasha spay & med expenses by Kim Kahl
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