Support for Ragis veterinary expenses
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€4,725 raised of €7K
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Hi, my name is Fátima and I have created this fundraising campaign to help out my dearest friends Lex K. and Ragis.
Ragis is a dog who has already survived animal testing, yet he almost lost his life recently: after suffering an unexpected & unprovoked attack by another bigger dog...
On the 25th February 2022, Ragis was out on a walk in the street when he got violently attacked by big dog and started screaming in pain. After his human attempted to check exactly what type of injuries he might have got, he fell onto the ground and continued screaming in excruciating pain. It got to a point where he started having trouble breathing, and his human - Lex - immediately took him to the vet.
This could have happened to anyone. The person who was accompanying the attacking dog, simply called them and ran away.
At the vet it was detected that Ragis was suffering from internal bleeding, and that he had to receive a blood transfusion ASAP. He was so extremely lucky that a matching donor was found and that also, after the blood transfusion was made, he did not show any adverse reactions to it.
At the moment he has started to slowly show signs of improvement, yet his vet bills keep rising - already being well over 6 thousand euros, and still getting higher.
Unfortunately, given that health insurance companies in Germany do not usually accept animals with existing health conditions, Ragis does not benefit from having a health insurance at the moment.
All dogs are special, yet Ragis has his own story and individuality:
- he was rescued from animal experiments and suffers from separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder;
- he has managed to develop friendships with squirrels, cats, dogs, kids...his love is enormous and he is ever so kind and loving, that everyone who meets him falls in love;
- Ragis is officially recognized as a socio emotional support animal;
- he supports people of different ages at a local wellness clinic;
- additionally, students of different ages have fell in love with him after having benefited from his company and experiencing lower anxiety levels, getting cuddles and kisses;
- also, Ragis has helped several students in finding strategies for coping with stress management.
Please, consider helping Lex - his human - to pay for his vet bills, after having suffered from such an impactful accident.
Please take note that, in case it happens that we manage to surpass the goal, any additional amount will be directly donated to Beagles Freedom Project : an organization that has rescued Ragis from animal testing, and which keeps on doing the same life-saving work for other animal lives.
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Lex Kartane
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