Service Dog requires Cardiac Care
Donation protected
UPDATE!
Otter was scheduled for his surgery on September 20. Leading up to August 17, his heart was getting worse. One the 17th he was rushed to UW Madison ICU. At 1:20am August 22, Otter was on the road to MedVet Cinncinati & checked in at 9:20am. Dr. Wright cleared her calendar & Otter had his surgery on August 23.
We just returned from his surgery & are now trying to catch our breath! Otter is doing better than I've seen in over a month, the spring in his step is back! The surgery was a success!
Otter is now in the, "Take it easy" mode!
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I’m Larry, a disabled American Veteran with my Service Dog, Otter, and I'm on a fixed income. Otter helps me with several of my medical conditions. His ability to notify me prior to having a seizure is by far the most important talent he possesses; without him I would be in big trouble since we live 22 miles from the nearest city and my life would be drastically different!
It has been determined by Otter’s University of Wisconsin at Madison cardiologist that Otter has re-entrant tachycardia which requires the services of Dr. White (a specialized Veterinary Cardiologist) at the MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is one of only two Veterinary doctors in the nation which can provide these services, with the other being in New York state and that cardiologist shares his time , 25% at Cornell and 75% in Italy.
Per Dr, White, "The cause of his very rapid heart rates over the years is a reentrant electrical pathway within his heart in which the electrical impulse goes from the upper to lower chambers over his normal conduction system and then returns from lower to upper chambers over the extra electrical connection known as an accessory pathway. This is the most amenable abnormal heart rhythm to ablation therapy. We map the extra electrical connection and deliver radiofrequency energy to that site to ablate (ie. destroy) it. We have done 81 dogs with accessory pathways to date and the success rate is 93%."
The ordeal will be almost 3,000 miles round trip for us, plus four nights in motels/hotels and incidentals. Then there’s the cost of the procedure which could be upwards of $6,000.
I like to raise enough money to cover the expenses for the treatment and related travel expenses. Something I’d not been planning on and with no insurance for Otter and being on a fixed income I’m in a bit of a bind!
Without Otter my life will be substantially impacted!
Please help in whatever way you can!
God Bless and Thank You!
Otter and Larry
Excess funding beyond expenses will be donated to; The Log Church, Tripoli, WI - http://www.tripolilogchurch.com/
Also please see: https://www.gofundme.com/2kttqvg
The goal has been updated to $11,000 which includes the unexpected stay in the UW Madison Veterinary ICU from 8/17/16 to 8/22/16.
Otter was scheduled for his surgery on September 20. Leading up to August 17, his heart was getting worse. One the 17th he was rushed to UW Madison ICU. At 1:20am August 22, Otter was on the road to MedVet Cinncinati & checked in at 9:20am. Dr. Wright cleared her calendar & Otter had his surgery on August 23.
We just returned from his surgery & are now trying to catch our breath! Otter is doing better than I've seen in over a month, the spring in his step is back! The surgery was a success!
Otter is now in the, "Take it easy" mode!
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I’m Larry, a disabled American Veteran with my Service Dog, Otter, and I'm on a fixed income. Otter helps me with several of my medical conditions. His ability to notify me prior to having a seizure is by far the most important talent he possesses; without him I would be in big trouble since we live 22 miles from the nearest city and my life would be drastically different!
It has been determined by Otter’s University of Wisconsin at Madison cardiologist that Otter has re-entrant tachycardia which requires the services of Dr. White (a specialized Veterinary Cardiologist) at the MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is one of only two Veterinary doctors in the nation which can provide these services, with the other being in New York state and that cardiologist shares his time , 25% at Cornell and 75% in Italy.
Per Dr, White, "The cause of his very rapid heart rates over the years is a reentrant electrical pathway within his heart in which the electrical impulse goes from the upper to lower chambers over his normal conduction system and then returns from lower to upper chambers over the extra electrical connection known as an accessory pathway. This is the most amenable abnormal heart rhythm to ablation therapy. We map the extra electrical connection and deliver radiofrequency energy to that site to ablate (ie. destroy) it. We have done 81 dogs with accessory pathways to date and the success rate is 93%."
The ordeal will be almost 3,000 miles round trip for us, plus four nights in motels/hotels and incidentals. Then there’s the cost of the procedure which could be upwards of $6,000.
I like to raise enough money to cover the expenses for the treatment and related travel expenses. Something I’d not been planning on and with no insurance for Otter and being on a fixed income I’m in a bit of a bind!
Without Otter my life will be substantially impacted!
Please help in whatever way you can!
God Bless and Thank You!
Otter and Larry
Excess funding beyond expenses will be donated to; The Log Church, Tripoli, WI - http://www.tripolilogchurch.com/
Also please see: https://www.gofundme.com/2kttqvg
The goal has been updated to $11,000 which includes the unexpected stay in the UW Madison Veterinary ICU from 8/17/16 to 8/22/16.
Organizer
Larry Gedemer
Organizer
Town of Lynne, WI