Barkley's Medical Fund
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Barkley traveled on the road with us for 15 years as we toured the country making music. He has been the best possible friend imaginable to us!
Now Barkley is too old to travel, and so for the last 15 months we've spent most of our time at home with him.
A year ago Barkley nearly lost his ability to walk, and we started him at an amazing rehab center for dogs called Back on Track. He's received body work, acupuncture, laser therapy (where he has to wear goggles!), and best of all, underwater treadmill therapy. All of this has kept him walking, and most of the time he seems happy and relatively comfortable.
Because Barkley needs constant supervision, we've limited our working time on the road, and therefore we've also greatly limited our income. We've steadily accumulated a large debt, since we can't bear to stop doing the things that are helping Barkley so much.
Barkley's rehab bill in the last year was over $8,000, not including his regular veterinary care or the high price of quality pet care when we do travel (which costs about $2000 per month). Now we're nearing the end of our credit limits and have decided to ask friends for help with our past and future expenses for Barkley.
Barkley has met hundreds and hundreds of people in our travels and has lots of good friends (dogs, cats, and people)! He just turned 16, and he's been with us since we adopted him at 7 months from the Oregon Humane Society. Since we never had children, he's been our baby.
We would be extremely grateful to you for helping us get out of debt from Barkley's care and for helping us help him for the rest of his life. His unswerving, unconditional love has been one of the greatest blessings of our lives, and we want to give him back as much as we possibly can!
Thank you so much!!
With love and gratitude,
Heather, Benjy and Barkley
Now Barkley is too old to travel, and so for the last 15 months we've spent most of our time at home with him.
A year ago Barkley nearly lost his ability to walk, and we started him at an amazing rehab center for dogs called Back on Track. He's received body work, acupuncture, laser therapy (where he has to wear goggles!), and best of all, underwater treadmill therapy. All of this has kept him walking, and most of the time he seems happy and relatively comfortable.
Because Barkley needs constant supervision, we've limited our working time on the road, and therefore we've also greatly limited our income. We've steadily accumulated a large debt, since we can't bear to stop doing the things that are helping Barkley so much.
Barkley's rehab bill in the last year was over $8,000, not including his regular veterinary care or the high price of quality pet care when we do travel (which costs about $2000 per month). Now we're nearing the end of our credit limits and have decided to ask friends for help with our past and future expenses for Barkley.
Barkley has met hundreds and hundreds of people in our travels and has lots of good friends (dogs, cats, and people)! He just turned 16, and he's been with us since we adopted him at 7 months from the Oregon Humane Society. Since we never had children, he's been our baby.
We would be extremely grateful to you for helping us get out of debt from Barkley's care and for helping us help him for the rest of his life. His unswerving, unconditional love has been one of the greatest blessings of our lives, and we want to give him back as much as we possibly can!
Thank you so much!!
With love and gratitude,
Heather, Benjy and Barkley
Organizer
Benjy Wertheimer
Organizer
Portland, OR
