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Mac Daddy Needs A New Hip Fund

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A few months ago I was blessed with the gift of my puppy, Mac. He was 9 weeks old when his original owner ran him over with a hover board resulting in a compound fracture to his leg. He was not taken to the vet for two days after the fracture untill I was given the opportunity to take him in and get him the medical attention he needed. As a full-time college student who pays his own expenses, I knew how difficult it was going to be to be able to afford to keep this puppy. Attempts were made at contacting the original owner for some help with the expenses, but were ignored. However, my love for dogs and the instant bond that formed between Mac and me were more than enough to take on the challenge myself. The first fracture seemed to have healed fine until one day he started showing discomfort in his leg again. I then found out that the first injury had lead to another fracture in the same leg. This time he needed surgery to put metal plates in his leg. Another injury, more medical bills, and more fear of having to lose my best friend were again looming over me. Again my attempts at contacting the original owner were ignored. Again, I was not going to lose my puppy and worked enough to just be able to pay for the surgery along with my school and living expenses. The surgery went well and Mac returned to his happy and playfull self, but something still seemed wrong. I took him to the vet for his scheduled nutering and asked if they could take a look at his hip just to make sure everything was okay. By this time it was the start of a new semester and the school bills started to come in. I knew I couldn't afford another major injury and the fear started to kick in again. That's when my worst nightmare became a reality. With his left leg being broken a majority of his short 6 month life, he was forced to over-use his right leg, effectively wearing down his hip joint to almost nothing. I was told he needs a total hip replacement that would cost me around $3000. Those who know me personally know how hard I work to pay for school, rent, and Mac. They also know that I live my life every day continuously making efforts to put others happiness before my own through acts of generosity and consistant examples of morals and values. What they don't know are the personal struggles with depression I have been facing while trying to accomplish all of these goals. What they don't know is how much it means to me to come home after a long day in a society, that can't seem to get along with eachother, to a smiling face and a wagging tail fueled by the unconditional love that a dog will give if you're good to them. No matter if you're black, white, yellow, blue, or purple, a dog will reflect back the love you give to them. It took a lot of influence from friends and family for me to suck up my pride and make this go fund me. I am not the type of person to ask for help despite my willingness to always give it. But the first thing I did when I took Mac in was promise him that I will make his life the best it could possibly be and that promise is something that no one, no thing, and no circumstance will ever make me go back on. I will continue to work as hard as I can to make ends meet with everything but it has come to the point where I can't do it alone. Mac is currently dealing with a lot of pain and needs his hip replaced as soon as possible. Any help received will be taken with more appreciation than I can even express in words. If anything is raised beyond the cost of the medical bills, it will ALL be donated or used to help others in need. For those who see this and aren't able to help at this time, as well as those who can, I just ask you keep this message in mind: Love like a dog does and treat others with respect and kindness. With this mindset you can see that we can all come together and coexists peacefully when love is blind. Live every day to make someone else's and you will see eventually you're goodness will come back around to you. Attitude spreads like a wildfire, the challenge is creating the spark and maintaining that flame. The equation is
simple, it's up to you to take the correct actions to solve it.
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  • Emily Salinas
    • $20 
    • 7 yrs
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Michael West
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Columbia, MO

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