Help Save Priya’s Life After Being Poisoned

Hi loves,

I’m Krystal, and this is my angel baby Priya: my best friend, little guru, baby Shakti, guardian angel, and the most loyal companion and love I’ve ever experienced for the past 8 years.

For the past few months, I’ve poured everything I have into keeping her alive after she was repeatedly exposed to poisoning and contaminated food by a former roommate.

She is healing from the internal damage, but it’s a very slow process and I have unfortunately run out of funds. I wasn’t aware of her access to the poisoning at first as I wasn’t told the contamination was outside where she played and laid in the sun until after a month of living there and her becoming mysteriously sick. The roommate then continued to put this outside after promising me he would stop. I got us out of the environment as soon as possible, but not soon enough for the damage to cause organ failure and internal issues.

She’s been fighting with so much grace and strength, but it’s a long process… and needs final emergency treatments to save her life. I’m really, really scared, but also hopeful.

I’ve already spent over $7000 of my own money toward her healing and releasing the toxins from her little body. And treatment has been working. Just one week before she became very ill, I had put down a very large deposit and rent for our new little (safe) home and bought a van for us to explore in — and then I had an unexpected emergency procedure that had complications and has left me in bed for weeks myself. Priya and I have been in it together, spending countless all nighters getting sick and bleeding together. It’s been a very raw and painful bonding experience. The timing of everything has been intensely stressful and at moments, completely shattering, as we attempt to ground into a new town and life.

All of this has happened at the one time I find myself unable to pay the rest on my own. I’m currently in the U.S., without a work permit, unable to legally leave the country, and unable to legally earn income in person. I just spent a year pouring money and energy into a visa situation that didn’t work out for me. Now with immigration delays, it could still be another year before I receive work authorization. I’ve made it work (against all odds!) but in this situation am feeling out of further options.

This GoFundMe will help cover:

• Urgent emergency treatments

• Continuing her medicine and treatments over the next months

• Basic rent and survival costs while I care for her recovery

(I’ve listed the more medical information at the bottom of this).

I’m someone who’s never asked for financial help before, but I’m humbly moving through the fear and vulnerability to open this request to my community. I trust the universe placed me in this position for a reason, as the timing of everything has been profound.

I’m exhausted as I write this and can hardly read the screen as I’ve pulled so many all-nighters by her side as she became weak, passed blood, and even lost consciousness. And yet, the miracle in all of this: she hasn’t shown pain. She’s been peaceful and calm. I thank the Divine every day for that, because if she was suffering, I don’t know how I’d make it through. When I cry I turn on the shower in the washroom so she can’t hear me because she’s so sensitive and empathic and I’m doing my best to stay strong for her.

Priya is truly an angel. Wise, empathic, and deeply aware, more than any dog I’ve ever known. I grew up with many dogs, and she is by far the most energetically aware, empathic and present. She’s my little soulmate. We even have the same birthday!

She’s still happy, devoted, playful, and deeply loving outside of these episodes. I believe with the right care, she still has a long, beautiful life ahead! I refuse to believe this is the end for her due to someone’s hurtful careless actions.

I am also open to offering 1:1 coaching, yogic, traditional Tantric and spiritual guidance in exchange for any support.

My website will be back up and running this week to call in funds for this— I had to step away from my career while navigating my visa situation and waiting on a citizenship path that didn’t come through for me.

I now have no choice but to restart my career at least online while I’m here, so if you’re interested in any service exchange please let me know.

I have volunteered, been of service and deeply devoted to serving humanity and the collective my entire life. It’s what gets me up every morning. Through this I continue to volunteer at a local ashram and temple twice a week, as much as I’m able. And continue to write and film self help videos, podcasts and blog posts for free to help uplift others. This is my first time in my life I’m asking for help in return, and truly anything means the world to us right now.

I don’t want my current situation to be the reason Priya can’t stay with me and live the life she so deeply deserves.

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MINE AND PRIYA’S STORY:

Eight years ago my ex-partner who I had just moved in with in LA said that we wanted to get a dog together. I’d been a traveling nomad for over 10 years straight at that point, traveled to over 60 countries never staying anywhere more than two months and always living out of my suitcase. I didn’t want to end up stuck anywhere, which I shared with him.

He told me that even if we broke up, we would split the dog half the time between both of us, and reluctantly, I agreed.

I love dogs deeply and grew up with hundreds of them, my parents bred Rottweilers. They’ve always been better friends to me than humans, but I didn’t want to be stuck anywhere or end up having to move back to my home country (Canada).

We went to the pound and I’d never been to one in a big city before, it was the small dog area, there were over a hundred small dogs in these little jail-like cells, trying to get through the bars, crying and barking loudly. It was overwhelming for me. I started crying uncontrollably because it hurt me so much to see them, I told him I couldn’t handle it and I’d wait in the hallway.

A few minutes later, he came out and said, “We can leave. I just want you to look at one dog quickly because I have a feeling about her.”

We walked through all of the barking dogs to the last little cell. There were about ten chihuahuas and other small dogs barking at us and going crazy, and then there was Priya, sitting like a little angel in the corner. The only dog not freaking out in the entire place. She looked calm, scared, and aware.

We took her outside to meet her. When the lady who worked there left for us to be alone with her, Priya was crying for her. I saw how attached she was to this lady. Growing up with my own attachment issues and seeing how much love she needed, I felt inside of myself that I was going to be the person to give her the love, attention and care that she needed.

(Note- she was 9lbs smaller when I adopted her which is a huge difference for her body! Because she wouldn’t eat the food they gave her).

Even though I didn’t want to change my life, I felt committed to this sweet little being already.

My partner left on his motorcycle, and I drove our car home, as I was driving, she sat on my lap and put her paws right on my heart and just stared into my eyes the whole way. I was amazed by how present she was… and how deep her soul felt.

And as we were driving, I looked down at her and said, “No matter what, I’m never going to leave you.”

As hard as that commitment’s been these past eight years, I changed my entire life to stay committed to it. This entire visa situation is so that I can have a place for Priya, otherwise, I know I would still be a full-time nomad and never be in an immigration situation like this. It’s crazy to think sometimes how much a little 15lb ball of love runs my world.

When we got home that day, we looked at the adoption papers and it said that her birthday was October 18th — the same birthday as mine! I knew she was my little soulmate.

When my partner and I parted ways, I stayed committed to my promise to her even though he was open to keeping her. He didn’t keep his end of the plan to watch her sometimes and hasn’t checked in on her in years. Even though the changes were hard for me, she’s worth it all.♥️

We’ve shared every birthday since. And she’s been attached to my hip ever since.

She’s been my greatest responsibility, my greatest gift, my greatest blessing, and my greatest lesson.

♥️♥️♥️

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If you can’t donate, please share this with someone who might be able to.

I cannot thank enough for any help. Truly.

With all our love and eternal gratitude,

Krystal + Priya

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Priya’s healing process after months of being exposed to poison on and off:

So far I’ve covered:

Vet visits + emergency exams

• Full bloodwork and lab testing

• Stool testing + parasite checks

• Emergency medications from the vet (anti-nausea, GI protectants, antibiotics)

• Subcutaneous fluids

• Natural remedies + holistic support (milk thistle, glutathione, probiotics, slippery elm bark...)

• Liver detox and binder supplements (zeolite, bentonite clay, activated charcoal)

• Nutritional support (organic chicken (is all she can stomach), bone broth, more gut-soothing herbs)

• Follow-up exams and rechecks

• Ongoing at-home care supplies (pet-safe cleaning products, gloves, wraps, pads— I’ve been going to the store every few days for this..)

• I’ve taken the past 6 weeks away from all income sources and everything else in my life to care for her 24/7

Priya’s vet has let me know she needs emergency treatment to stabilize her body and prevent further internal damage.

The treatment may include:

– More IV fluids and hospitalization ($800–$1,500)

– Repeat bloodwork and diagnostics ($300–$700)

– Emergency and follow-up medications ($200–$600+)

– Surgery if deeper organ damage is found ($1,500–$3,500)

– At-home recovery care (subcutaneous fluids, supplements, and vet-prescribed food) ($500–$800)

The total needed could be well over $5,000 depending on how her body responds. I’m requesting $5000 here as a goal as I am working hard to make the rest myself and trust that I will, it’s just a process trying to get things going right now while also moving through this.