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Help for medication and travel costs for treatment

Hi, my dog Bertie who is nearly 2 has been the bravest dog and for the last 14 months has been battling an immune mediated condition called immune mediated meningomyelitis. He has swelling around his brain and spinal cord which causes him to have seizures and he is medicated daily for these. He has had 5 rounds of chemotherapy so far and is doing so well. Bertie is my absolute world, originally he was training to become my therapy dog for autism and adhd but I retired him due to his health. We are very lucky that he has an incredible neuro team and our insurance has covered and continues to cover quite a lot of his medical costs.
7 weeks ago I thought I was going to be saying goodbye to my best friend and my whole world, my safe space, my comfort at night and reason I get up in the morning. All of a sudden 7 weeks ago he couldn't stand at all, he was sqealing in pain and after rushing him back to the specialists it was finally discovered he had a huge abscess in his shoulder muscle, it had likely been there for months. The damage it caused has been massive but he's been as brave as always and has battled on.
Due to him being severely immunocompromised from chemotherapy and daily immunosuppressants his wound from the abscess needed changes and washouts 3 times a week. He was admitted for 6 weeks as originally he was needing it doing daily. He came home a week ago and I've been doing the 140 mile round trip since then. I pay for his epilepsy medication out of pocket at £200 a month so I can save his insurance allowance for inpatient admissions as he has used a lot of his allowance for this policy year. The petrol costs are huge now so on top of his medications (he has 6 different meds a day) and food costs (he also has chron's disease so is on a very specific diet) I am really struggling financially. I have tried for 14 months to not ask for help but I am now at crisis point. I am asking if anyone can donate even a couple of pounds to help me get to my target to try and take some pressure off his appointments. I know everyone is struggling at the moment but even if you can just share our page me and Bertie would be hugely grateful.
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