Help Little Trista Get Better!
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For being only a year old Trista sure has been through a lot. Originally housed in a shelter in Louisiana, from there she was driven all the way to a shelter here in Vermont. You see down south shelters are overcrowded and pups are often euthanized if a home is not found for them fast enough. It's because of this that volunteers have started to transfer pups up north so that they are spared and given a chance to find a loving home.
Trista was one of those pups. When we adopted her late last year all we knew really was that she'd come from Louisiana and that she'd been treated for heartworm. We were assured that she'd completed treatment and was in good health. Given how happy, playful and loving she is we had no reason to think otherwise!
We bring our pups in every spring for yearly check ups to make sure they're healthy. Because of her previous run in with heartworm Trista was tested for it and to our shock it came back positive. Trista was given a second more thorough test for heartworm as pups who've been treated for it sometimes give false positives. Unfortunately that test too came back positive.
In addition to that unfortunate development a lump on her abdomen that we were assured by the shelter was nothing was in fact a hernia.
Trista has been a beacon of love, joy and entertainment for us in the short time she has been a part of our family. We love her and are committed to seeing that she gets healthy. We need help though.
All told, between the heartworm treatments, the surgery for her hernia, and the follow up visits for both, her Veterinarian bills are expected to total at least $1600, possibly more. This is simply too much for us to handle on our own. So with great reservation we're asking for your help.
If you're in a position to help we'd truly appreciate it. Any amount, large or small, helps. We love Trista. She enriches our lives so much that the least we can do is make sure that she is healthy and happy.
Please help if you can and share this please. Thank you so much.
Love,
Adam, Cathy, Scooby & Trista
For more information on heartworm in pups click here.
Trista was one of those pups. When we adopted her late last year all we knew really was that she'd come from Louisiana and that she'd been treated for heartworm. We were assured that she'd completed treatment and was in good health. Given how happy, playful and loving she is we had no reason to think otherwise!
We bring our pups in every spring for yearly check ups to make sure they're healthy. Because of her previous run in with heartworm Trista was tested for it and to our shock it came back positive. Trista was given a second more thorough test for heartworm as pups who've been treated for it sometimes give false positives. Unfortunately that test too came back positive.
In addition to that unfortunate development a lump on her abdomen that we were assured by the shelter was nothing was in fact a hernia.
Trista has been a beacon of love, joy and entertainment for us in the short time she has been a part of our family. We love her and are committed to seeing that she gets healthy. We need help though.
All told, between the heartworm treatments, the surgery for her hernia, and the follow up visits for both, her Veterinarian bills are expected to total at least $1600, possibly more. This is simply too much for us to handle on our own. So with great reservation we're asking for your help.
If you're in a position to help we'd truly appreciate it. Any amount, large or small, helps. We love Trista. She enriches our lives so much that the least we can do is make sure that she is healthy and happy.
Please help if you can and share this please. Thank you so much.
Love,
Adam, Cathy, Scooby & Trista
For more information on heartworm in pups click here.
Organizer and beneficiary
Adam Lash
Organizer
Barre, VT
Catherine Lash
Beneficiary
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