Help Haley Heal

Matt Minear is organizing this fundraiser.

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Backstory:

My dog, Haley - my 12-year-old best friend - was lost and missing in West-Asheville for almost two weeks. After 12 days and hundreds of social media posts, shares, and printed flyers, she walked up to a door five miles from home, 10 pounds underweight and wounded, and she asked for help. She was returned to me safely; however, she had sustained severe injuries on her back shoulders (warning: some pictures at the bottom of this post contain graphic injuries).

Initial Cost:

The emergency vet said treatment would cost thousands and that multiple surgeries were likely, including skin grafts, anesthesias, and multiple follow-up visits for months. The other option was to put her to sleep. She’s worth everything to me, so I left with a $2,600 bill.

Continuing Care:

For now, West Asheville Family Vet is continuing her care, and it’s $60 per visit to care for and re-dress her wound. They said she’s healing well, but it’s likely still a couple months to heal, so it's hard to budget. I’m expecting the total cost to be around $5,500, as long as no extensive surgeries are required, and I’m still hopeful there will be none.

How You Can Help:

Donate if you can. Any amount is greatly appreciated to help Haley’s healing process.
Share this GoFundMe. Even If you aren’t in the position to donate, sharing this post will spread the word and create awareness for Haley.

I can’t put into words how much this community has already affected our lives over the past two weeks.

Haley and I are extremely grateful for your impact, thoughts, and prayers.

Every bit of support counts, big or small.

Thank you so much for your time and for your help.

(Warning: the photos at the bottom of this post are graphic injury photos)