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Hello all, in February 2023 my two children and I rescued a 6 yr old Labradoodle, lovingly known as Marlo. It can easily be argued that we didn’t rescue Marlo, but he actually rescued us.
From the time Marlo came into our lives, he was an immediate emotional support dog to my daughter and the glue of our small family.
Jump ahead to 8:30 am, December 17th. Marlo is a pup who doesn’t need a leash and heels on command. On this fateful morning Marlo and I were in the garage together and he spotted his arch nemesis, a squirrel. Tunnel vision set in and Marlo was off!
At the same time, a car was cutting through our neighborhood to avoid a traffic light. This car was traveling at speeds in access of 40 mph easily. The driver didn’t see Marlo and Marlo clearly didn’t see the car. Marlo was struck by the car (which took approximately 30 yards to come to a complete stop), spun in the air and tried to limp away to me. It was as if I saw the whole thing in slow motion. I held him in my arms as he howled in pain and cried crocodile tears. Marlo’s blood still stains the street in front of our home.
Immediately I saw that Marlo had a compound fracture and the bone was protruding outward. My two children heard the accident and came rushing out to help, as did our amazing neighbors.
We rushed Marlo to the local Vet ER and after exam we were confronted with a bill for care of over $15,000! I started calling around and we ended up transporting Marlo 2.5 hours away from Chicagoland to Purdue University Veterinary school in W. Lafayette, IN (an entirely different time zone).
Well the price came down at the school but the level of care may have gone up!
Marlo received a plate in his left front leg for the compound fracture, staples to his right front shoulder due to the skin being torn open from impact, significant swelling and bruising/road rash all over his body and air in his thorax due to the impact. Marlo’s size may have saved his life and it is truly a miracle he is still with us.
Even in all his pain and crying as we comforted Marlo he began to wag his tail, knowing that we were there for him.
Marlo is home now and his extensive journey to his recovery begins.
I always thought if I had a pet with a serious medical issue that there was no way I’d drop thousands on the pets care…until it happened to our family member, Marlo. I will never pass that judgement again.
Realizing you need help is humbling. Asking for that help is an exercise in the swallowing of one’s pride that I am not accustomed to.
I am asking for your support for Marlo with his surgery and medical costs and the continued costs in his recovery coupled with travel to see his surgeon at Purdue U.
To pay your generosity forward, anything collected beyond what is needed to support Marlo will be re-donated to a charitable group.
Thank you,
Andrew
From the time Marlo came into our lives, he was an immediate emotional support dog to my daughter and the glue of our small family.
Jump ahead to 8:30 am, December 17th. Marlo is a pup who doesn’t need a leash and heels on command. On this fateful morning Marlo and I were in the garage together and he spotted his arch nemesis, a squirrel. Tunnel vision set in and Marlo was off!
At the same time, a car was cutting through our neighborhood to avoid a traffic light. This car was traveling at speeds in access of 40 mph easily. The driver didn’t see Marlo and Marlo clearly didn’t see the car. Marlo was struck by the car (which took approximately 30 yards to come to a complete stop), spun in the air and tried to limp away to me. It was as if I saw the whole thing in slow motion. I held him in my arms as he howled in pain and cried crocodile tears. Marlo’s blood still stains the street in front of our home.
Immediately I saw that Marlo had a compound fracture and the bone was protruding outward. My two children heard the accident and came rushing out to help, as did our amazing neighbors.
We rushed Marlo to the local Vet ER and after exam we were confronted with a bill for care of over $15,000! I started calling around and we ended up transporting Marlo 2.5 hours away from Chicagoland to Purdue University Veterinary school in W. Lafayette, IN (an entirely different time zone).
Well the price came down at the school but the level of care may have gone up!
Marlo received a plate in his left front leg for the compound fracture, staples to his right front shoulder due to the skin being torn open from impact, significant swelling and bruising/road rash all over his body and air in his thorax due to the impact. Marlo’s size may have saved his life and it is truly a miracle he is still with us.
Even in all his pain and crying as we comforted Marlo he began to wag his tail, knowing that we were there for him.
Marlo is home now and his extensive journey to his recovery begins.
I always thought if I had a pet with a serious medical issue that there was no way I’d drop thousands on the pets care…until it happened to our family member, Marlo. I will never pass that judgement again.
Realizing you need help is humbling. Asking for that help is an exercise in the swallowing of one’s pride that I am not accustomed to.
I am asking for your support for Marlo with his surgery and medical costs and the continued costs in his recovery coupled with travel to see his surgeon at Purdue U.
To pay your generosity forward, anything collected beyond what is needed to support Marlo will be re-donated to a charitable group.
Thank you,
Andrew
Organisateur
Andrew Snarey
Organisateur
Naperville, IL