Emergency surgery for my Service Dog “Boo”
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Boo is a 3 year old German Shepherd who is trained to mitigate PTSD and non-epileptic seizures.
His tasks and alerts include: -Anxiety Interruption -Seizure Response -Crowd Control -Deep Pressure Therapy -Item Retrieval -Body Blocking
On the morning of April 5th Boo was found frozen, turned over sideways in his kennel with the look of pain on his face and a huge, rock hard belly. On a usual morning Boo would be making a huge ruckus in his kennel being ready to start the day, so I knew something was terribly wrong with him.
We rushed to the vet to find that Boo has Gastric dilation-volvulus. This is a serious condition where the stomach flips and it is fatal if left untreated.
The estimated costs for emergency surgery is $5,031 on the low end and $7,073 on the high end. The doctor will not know how extreme his condition is until she can sedate him, open him up, and take a look.
Parts of his spleen may have to be removed depending on the severity of his condition. If there is any tissue that is damaged it will have to be removed. They will then attach his stomach to the abdominal wall to lessen the chance of his stomach flipping once more.
There is the obvious risk of surgery being fatal or costs rising due to unpredictable circumstances.
Any donations are appreciated more than you will ever know.
His tasks and alerts include: -Anxiety Interruption -Seizure Response -Crowd Control -Deep Pressure Therapy -Item Retrieval -Body Blocking
On the morning of April 5th Boo was found frozen, turned over sideways in his kennel with the look of pain on his face and a huge, rock hard belly. On a usual morning Boo would be making a huge ruckus in his kennel being ready to start the day, so I knew something was terribly wrong with him.
We rushed to the vet to find that Boo has Gastric dilation-volvulus. This is a serious condition where the stomach flips and it is fatal if left untreated.
The estimated costs for emergency surgery is $5,031 on the low end and $7,073 on the high end. The doctor will not know how extreme his condition is until she can sedate him, open him up, and take a look.
Parts of his spleen may have to be removed depending on the severity of his condition. If there is any tissue that is damaged it will have to be removed. They will then attach his stomach to the abdominal wall to lessen the chance of his stomach flipping once more.
There is the obvious risk of surgery being fatal or costs rising due to unpredictable circumstances.
Any donations are appreciated more than you will ever know.
Organizador
Taylor Hill
Organizador
Little Rock, AR