Juniper's Dental Emergency Fund

Anybody who has spent time with her knows just how special Juniper is. She's sweet and concerned, deeply loving of her family, always optimistic (that food will fall on the floor), obsessively ball motivated (#ballislife), and her insistence on cuddling even when it's 40°C mid August is as endearing as it is uncomfortable.


I love my Junie B Jones. We've been together just over four years now and as somebody who experiences severe and chronic mental illness, I would not have gotten out of bed as nearly as many mornings as I have sharing my life with Junie. I am forever grateful for her love and consistency, and the sense of routine her and her care gives me when not much else does.


Ten days ago my poor bugdog broke a molar really badly on an antler chew and needs dental surgery to have it removed. The tooth has died and as of today she's finally on a course of pain medication and antibiotics after a long wait to see the vet due to new pandemic protocols and how busy things are; she needs the tooth out immediately to keep out infection. The vet gave me an estimate and I honestly barely have the words for how seeing it made me feel.




I've been writing and talking a lot lately about how difficult it has been to live on disability assistance during these strange pandemic times. I don't quality for CERB and any savings I had quickly went. I've tried quitting smoking and drinking coffee to cut back, I borrow money from my loving friends to make it through the end of every month, and two steps forward always feels like another two steps back financially. I want to be as open and transparent as possible about this as I need to ask my community for support in a big way right now.


Almost $2000 is way out of the scope of my budget right now. Paying the initial appointment to assess her tooth today cost $262 and that would have had me scraping the bottom of the barrel to get through October just one day into the month. 2020 has been a hell of a year emotionally, mentally, and financially for me and for so many others and as somebody who preaches about asking for help when you need it, I need to ask for help again.


Juniper's necessary dental surgery is next Thursday, the 8th, and the cost could be anywhere from just over $900 to just under $2000, and I am at a loss as how to come up with that amount in a week on an annual income that is less than $13 000. I really appreciate if you've read this far, your support for my beloved doggo partner is so precious to me.


Lots of love,
Ravon & June