Rally for Mishka
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UPDATE: We had booked the trip to the UK and were about to get on the plane when some unfortunate circumstances scuppered our plans.
WE STILL WILL NOT GIVE UP!
PLEASE, help us to reschedule and rebook the flight, we were so close we nearly had made it . We are in contact with the best Nerovet quite possibly in the world, and she has pointed up in the direction of a surgeon who implants sacral nerve stimulators in paraplegic dogs.
Family matters involving my father and my brother have temporarily stalled the trip, but the world class vets in the UK are ready and waiting. We were going to go despite still being somewhat short of funding in the hopes that by getting there we could generate enough interest to secure the remaining funds.
This fundraiser is for Mishka's veterinary medical care.
All proceeds go to Mishka.
I will never give up on her.
Mishka was severely injured when she was shot in the back by a malicious dog-hating neighbor.
We really need your help TREATING and HEALING from this malicious inhumanity.
The situation: A powerful wind storm came through on 11/4/2018, lifting the steel panel sections and uprooting the dog yard fence posts, collapsing part of the fence.
One of Mishka's tasksis to circle my dogs back home if they are ever able to get out.
Although she was out for most likely less than five minutes, it was on her way back home with the others that the neighbor SHOT HER! and one of her buddies (who survived with less severe injuries but had to be re-homed as a result) while they were traversing a public thoroughfare.
The .22 caliber hollow point hit her spine, with fragments of the bullet shedding on impact(shown in the radio-graph as bright white) and the largest coming to rest behind her stomach. 
Upon hearing a gunshot ring out followed by loud yelping, I dropped my tools and burst from my shop, sprinting at full speed down the driveway about 270 ft and after having a bit of a freak-out I retrieved her paralyzed, screaming, bleeding body as carefully as I could from the public drive that feeds the cul-de-sac .
We dashed for the nearest veterinary hospital and they were able to help her somewhat but then sent me to a state-run Veterinary teaching hospital for more serious treatment. Fortunately, the wonderful vets at the university teaching hospital were able to help stabilize her.
Mishka still needs additional surgeries now to remove the bullet and fragments that are pressing on her cord to allow a chance for stem cell therapy required to help her spinal cord heal .
She may respond well to a newly available Neuroprothesis implant.
She will need repetitive, extensive rehabilitation in the long-term.
Ever since the date of her injury I have been there by her side. I carry her up and down flights of stairs. I help her to urinate and make bowel movements. I have turned my life completely upside down and inside out to help her in any way I can. We are inseparable and I am dedicated to her beyond my ability to describe adequately.
There is one thing in life which I will never be able to learn: how to give up.
I have tried selling practically everything I own and have managed to keep us afloat during the last two years but we are both suffering mentally and physically .
It is driving me absolutely mad to know that there are procedures and techniques and treatments available for her and yet the only reason that they cannot be had is due to lack of funding.
Here are some links related to her conditions and possible treatments and solutions.
I am going to work with the BEST in the field. I believe she DESERVES a chance . Her abilities as an up and coming therapy dog with a bright future were robbed from her, stolen from us all. People have also suffered who could have benefit from her Gentle Love during their difficult hospitalization.
I have been driven mad over and over, I cry every time I see and feel her MENTAL and PHYSICAL pain and I will stop at NOTHING until I have exhausted every option. Wouldn't you?
Though she is currently paralyzed and incontinent due to the spinal injury, she's still a strong and active dog with a fierce will to live and she is determined to remain *INSEPARABLE* from me.
It would mean the world to us for her to regain her dignity and walk again in any amount. She is still a strong, healthy fighter who will recover if given the chance.
Please help me help Mishka ! 
Now for a short word about the immeasurable value of "Just a dog." I would like to thank whoever wrote it for taking the time to bring these truths together and inscribing them into the memories of all who care to read and truly understand.
JUST A DOG
From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or “that’s a lot of money for just a dog.”
They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a dog.”
Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a dog.”
Many hours have passed and my only company was “just a dog,” but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by “just a dog,” and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it’s “just a dog,” then you probably understand phrases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.”
“Just a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.
“Just a dog” brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of “just a dog” I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it’s not “just a dog” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
“Just a dog” brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that its’ not “just a dog” but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being “just a man” or “just a woman.”
So the next time you hear the phrase “just a dog,” just smile, because they “just don’t understand.”
~Unknown Author~
MISHKA AND MYSELF THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP,
EVEN IF YOU CAN ONLY SPREAD THIS MESSAGE.
Organizer
Matthew Murfin
Organizer
Umatilla, OR