Dog Bleg
Irradiated by LabRat
ETA: Goal reached! Y’all are wonderful, you really are. If there are complications and thus more costs I will update again and put this back on top.
Update 2: Via Peculiar in comments: “Just heard from Libby that the news from the vet is good. She said he was happy with the way the bone fragments fitted back together, and that the prognosis is good. I’m sure that any advice from anyone who’s had a dog in very long convalescence would be welcome.”
I have thank $deity never been in a position yet where we needed to pass the hat for ourselves. Some of the people I consider to be The Good Folk, and friends, have in the past and now are in need again, and when that happens, I will ask you to stop a moment and consider them if you are similarly blessed with good fortune.
Steve and Libby recently suffered a big disaster with one of their dogs, involving a badly broken leg and an equally badly broken reserve of the amount of cash with which to pay the vet to fix it- i.e. near to nonexistent. Needless to say Irbis is in hospital now as they would never hesitate to help him, but the clinic in question is expecting payment in full Tuesday afternoon when he’s picked up after surgery. He may yet lose his leg, which sadly isn’t a problem that can be fixed with money.
We’ve both already kicked in our share. We know how devastated we would be if this was one of our dogs. Steve and Libby are among the last of the unreconstructed New Mexico Eccentrics, and therefore national treasures on some order, and Irbis as well as most of the rest of the pack are among the few remaining coursing hounds that spend their lives doing what such dogs were made to do.
The logic I’ve brought up in the past is that few of us think twice about dropping money for a meal with friends, for transient conversation and the sheer pleasure of their company, but we much more rarely think about doing the same for the long-term and archived pleasures of the same company experienced through a blog. It’s very much needed now, so think over what good company is worth to you if the charitable impulse needs a nudge. Explanation of how to donate to pay down the bill are at the link above, and Odious and Peculiar should have information about alternate ways to donate should you be uncomfortable with that one by the end of the day. Jackson of O&P is also in the comments at the Querencia post with contact information.
I’ve said enough, and in parting I’ll leave you with the patient, who is much better at puppy eyes than I am:
December 28th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
There are many a kind people on the internet. I went to make a donation, for I’ve been in the exact same position myself with a dog I had named Redfish some years back, and they have already reached their goal!
In such short time, it’s a true testament to generosity.
December 29th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
That is good news, I just got home and am trying to catch up on the reading. They will probably need $$ for aftercare, but I didn’t see any way to donate on their site. Did I miss it?
December 29th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
More thanks than we can articulate in our exhaustion, especially to LabRat, We libertarian types find it hard to ask for help, but our own 60- something health problems have been draining the well.
There will be plenty of follow- up costs. Anyone who wants to help can contact us at ebodio- at- gilanet- dot- com. Thanks in advance.
December 29th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
You are friends.
If and when y’all put up a PayPal button, or there’s a second overall push, I’ll add another post up top as well as this one. Or I can do that know with just the e-mail, whichever.