Please. Let's All Get Together and HELP

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

This is HONEY!   Isn't she beautiful

To help you understand what she is up against watch this short video.   Honey is just a puppy with two torn ACLS  in her knees.  Her first family just could not afford to have an $8,000 surgery to correct her medical problems.

The thing is, she will be just fine and live a happy normal life is she can have the surgeries on her knees.

Honey is a gorgeous and sweet 8-month-old Goldendoodle puppy with 2 torn and ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments ("ACLs.") Honey's owner had posted a desperate plea here on Doodle Kisses a few weeks ago when her husband refused to pay for surgery to repair Honey's injuries. It was a last attempt to find Honey a new home with someone willing to pay for her surgery before opting for the unthinkable alternative.

Thankfully, all of you here on DK directed Honey's owner to DRC and we spent the last few weeks making arrangements with her owner to get Honey into foster care and into the DRC program.

Well...........We have great news. Thanks to all of our friends here at DK and the efforts of many, sweet Honey is now safe in foster care in Ohio and is scheduled for surgery next week to repair her ACLs!

HONEY'S STORY

Honey's family adopted her through an ad on Craigslist and was completely unaware that Honey had already torn one ACL from rough play with another dog when they adopted her. This was confirmed by a visit to the vet a few days later. The vet warned the family that should they not repair the injury with surgery, Honey had a very high probability of injuring or tearing her other ACL. Shortly after the confirmation of her first injury, Honey did end up tearing her other ACL.

When her family decided they didn't want to pay the nearly $8000 in surgery costs to repair Honey’s injuries, they were instead considering senselessly euthanizing an otherwise perfectly healthy, wonderful and beautiful puppy.

UPDATE

Yesterday, Honey was flown from her home in Seattle, WA to her wonderful foster mom DRC and DK's own Sheri Clement in Ohio.

Our amazing vet, Dr. Rachel of Animal Medical Center In Indianapolis, IN will perform the surgery to repair Honey's ACLs next week. Because of the severity of Honey's injuries, (as you can see in the video) Dr. Rachel will be repairing BOTH ACLs at the same time.

Dr. Rachel has generously offered to perform the surgery on both ACLs for less than the normal cost of ONE surgery

And Honey's prognosis after surgery?............ EXCELLENT!

THANK YOU DR. RACHEL & ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER!

AND THANK YOU SHERI!

Sheri is special. 

One of our very own, Lucy and Sophie's Mom, who recently lost her beautiful 5 year old girl, a therapy dog who helped many,  to Cancer just last month, has offered to take on the care of this girl for the next 5 months of rehab.  If she can do this, we need to help Sheri.  Bless HER.  Thank you, Sheri.

Sheri felt so helpless when all her faithful efforts to save her Sophie did not work.  She passed away.

" I could not help Sophie, but I can help this puppy"  

So she will be taking on months and months of care for this  surgery and rehab. 

If she can do this, we can give... just a little too.

These donations are in memory of Sophie.  Sophie will help Honey

Honey will be recovering with Sheri and her husband in Ohio post surgery and will be ready for her new forever home sometime in late August.

It's thanks to our wonderful veterinary partners like Dr. Rachel, our amazing volunteers, friends and supporters like our DK family, that DRC is able to help doodles with special needs like Honey, Harper, Gentry and others who may not have been given a chance without our "collective" help.

DRC has set up a fund to cover part of the expense of Honey's pending surgeries and rehabilitation. If you would like to make a contribution to the DRC "Honey Pot" please click on the link below. Donations to DRC are tax deductible and all monies raised will go directly towards Honey's surgery, rehabilitation and post operative care.

Click the Honey Pot Below to Donate

THE "HONEY POT"

LET'S ALL DO THIS TOGETHER.  There are 11,000 members on DK.  Give 5, 10, or 500   Every little bit counts. 

If you are new, many doodles have gone on to wonderful lives because of this great community.   Please join us. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Here is the link to this week's earlier discussion.  I used many of DRC's words but the plea is still the same.  We are half way there. Many have already donated and re-donated. 

If you are poor ( like me)  give what you can.  Skip your lunch tomorrow and pack a sandwich.  

This will be a rewarding experience.  I promise you

Thank you so much

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

And thank you, Joanne. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

:)  and thank you, Karen

[Jennifer and Jack]

You know what I am in.....I am also in need of flying half way across the country for medical care and my loving friends set up find raising for me.....I know how much it means to me and I know that many hands make the load light....I have experienced it.


While I can't give much...I just thought of something I won't buy this week and I can use that money for Honey.....let me tell you giving makes my heart explode with joy...

Thank you DRC foster moms!!! Doctors, staff, and everyone....giving a few bucks is easy compared to what you all do.

It was easy..I used pay pal but they take credit cards!!!!

[Donna K & Quincy]

Jennifer, you are one of the most giving, caring people in the world. Bless you.

[Jennifer and Jack]

Trust me it wasn't much....but hopefully others like me who really are limited can do a little something and little something's add up to big something's fast...

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Mine was not either.  I actually posted my low amount hoping others would see and know that it is okay to give just what you can. No heros here... just a group

[Jennifer and Jack]

I posted my low amount too..hoping for the same.....no shame ...we all do our best!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

God Bless you Jennifer.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Ditto.  Blessings to you, Jennifer.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Amen Jennifer!  

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

OK, Doris (Knox and Flash) talked me into a new camera bag today and if I can get that, I can certainly give some more for Honey. Thank you, Joanne, for reminding me what is important.