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Support Clyde's Journey to Full Health

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My name is Jude, and I am a father of four. My partner and I rescued our first dog together in 2018, just after we bought our first house. She was a 10 month old sheppard/hunting dog mix from the south who clearly had not been getting enough to eat. The day we brought her home, curled up in the back of our SUV, you could see every rib and hip bone. We named her Clyde... We chose the name before the dog. She hasn't complained once!

Fast forward a few months, Clyde got all her tummy issues under control, put on a few pounds, and a ton of muscle! Her favorite activity was running laps at lightning speed around the house. She left racetrack dirt paths across the lawn on all sides. Everyone who met her fell in love. She would greet every visitor with an excessive amount of wiggles and energy! ...And probably a toy.

A year or so ago, Clyde started to slow down. As her dog parents, we figured that was normal. Middle age was setting in. But as the months went on, she quickly declined. In an alarmingly short time, our sweet pup went from a youthful athlete to a couch potato. A series of vet trips, x-rays, and medication trials has revealed Clyde has bilateral torn CCLs (equivalent to ACL tears in humans.) She is in constant pain and has extremely limited mobility in her hind legs.

I always anticipated that if I was faced with a vet bill of thousands of dollars, the path forward would seem uncertain. That my four-legged fur baby would already be in a hospice care situation - that the complication rates or risks of the procedure would outway the benefit. This was far from the news we received. In fact we were faced with two choices: Refuse surgery and watch her continue to decline, risk total tears in both knees, subject her to endless pain, and a reduced lifespan; or find the money for surgery and fully bring her back the life she once had. We are told dogs that get this surgery make full recoveries and often run like puppies again!

The veterinary orthopedic surgeon has let us know this surgery will cost between $9,000 and $11,000 depending on whether they can repair both sides at the same time. Please consider donating to help Clyde get her spirit back.
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  • Anonymous
    • $200
    • 2 mos
  • Anonymous
    • $100
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  • Anonymous
    • $25
    • 2 mos
  • Laurie Hunt
    • $100
    • 2 mos
  • Rai Bernheim
    • $100
    • 2 mos
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Jude Ryder-Pease
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Buckfield, ME

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