On Thursday [27th April 2017], Bongo was badly hit by a truck as he somehow escaped his leash while being walked by us, his pet-sitters. His owners Exa , Jorden and baby Tsethar had only left a day ago to visit family in Mexico when this happened. Bongo’s left hind leg was caught under the wheel which caused a laceration on his leg leaving an open degloving wound. He was rushed to Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital , Woburn where he has been fighting for his precious life.He was let off vacuum today and his surgery has been successful. However, he will still have to be kept at the vet for a few more days and will require physical therapy.

Bongo has been a constant companion to his owner for 13 years and has seen Exa through a lot in life. Although Bongo’s owners were willing to pay any amount necessary, the cost (shown below) just in the past 3 days has exceeded their budget.We surely don’t want his owners to even consider putting him down. It is an unfortunate event, but by no means should it dictate whether a dog has reached his time or not. It is painful to think of Baby Tsethar coming back to a home without Bongo, with whom he sometimes falls asleep. It is truly painful when one has to decide the life or death of a loved one due to a financial issue. Any pet owner would know that the loss of unconditional love that our pets give us is painful. Please help us try and avert that.

We would like to reach out to our friends, family and supporters to please help us support Bongo’s owners in paying this huge sum. Any amount you can offer will be very helpful and we will be forever grateful.

So far, Bongo’s owners have had to pay:
Professional Surgical Procedures $3,500
Daily meds/anesthesia, etc $4,000  
Surgery to stitch the wound $6,000
Few more stays at the vet $----


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Total $13,500




Here are some pictures of Bongo with his family -