Help us save Waffles!
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Waffles is an almost two year old Pomeranian mix owned by our wonderful bather/nutrition expert at Dogs' Own Grooming Salon, Daycare and School, and she needs your help! This GoFundMe is being set up by the staff at Dogs' Own, because her owner is not the type to ask for help.
Waffles has been through a lot in her short life. She was taken in by Dogs' Own during the floods that Northern Colorado experienced in the fall of 2013, along with her mother and littermates, and four other small dogs. After caring for all of the dogs for several months, we discovered that the dogs' owners did not lose their house in the flood, they were homeless and trying to defraud FEMA. The dogs were all malnourished, the puppies all had roundworms, and it became apparent that these people only used their dogs for breeding and selling. During this time, Jess fell in love with the only female puppy in the group, and named her Waffles. When the people came to pick the dogs up, they only wanted to take the dogs that would be easiest to sell, which included all the puppies. We eventually negotiated with them for Waffles, because Jess wanted to keep her so badly.
After recovering from worms, and malnutrition as a puppy, Waffles had reoccuring skin infections that had to be treated. She also suffered a concussion as a puppy, after falling hard after jumping (being 4 lbs is tough!) She started having trouble with some intermittent pain. She had to return to the vet, and was diagnosed with luxating patellas. Her owner has never asked for help through any of this, and has been diligently saving money for her inevitable future knee surgeries.
After a camping trip this summer, Waffles became very ill. She was lethargic and wouldn't eat, so her owner took her into the vet. She has been hospitalized since last week, and she has been diagnosed with Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a rare bacterial infection that can be contracted from the urine of wildlife. It can live in the ground for up to six months. It can affect the kidneys and liver, and Waffles had to be nursed through renal failure late last week. She has also suffered pancreatitis, and has been on a nasal drip feeding tube all weekend. Waffles is now doing a little better, and can hopefully return home tomorrow, but her owner is now faced with daunting vet bills. She has upped the limit on her CareCredit, and will still have more to pay on top of that. Again, she has never asked for help through all of this, but we know this is going to be a big financial hardship for her.
The staff at Dogs' Own would like to ask for help for Waffles and her owner. We know that everyone has financial hardships now and again, but this was so unexpected that it was a shock to all of us. If you are able to donate even a small amount it would mean so much to us.
Waffles has been through a lot in her short life. She was taken in by Dogs' Own during the floods that Northern Colorado experienced in the fall of 2013, along with her mother and littermates, and four other small dogs. After caring for all of the dogs for several months, we discovered that the dogs' owners did not lose their house in the flood, they were homeless and trying to defraud FEMA. The dogs were all malnourished, the puppies all had roundworms, and it became apparent that these people only used their dogs for breeding and selling. During this time, Jess fell in love with the only female puppy in the group, and named her Waffles. When the people came to pick the dogs up, they only wanted to take the dogs that would be easiest to sell, which included all the puppies. We eventually negotiated with them for Waffles, because Jess wanted to keep her so badly.
After recovering from worms, and malnutrition as a puppy, Waffles had reoccuring skin infections that had to be treated. She also suffered a concussion as a puppy, after falling hard after jumping (being 4 lbs is tough!) She started having trouble with some intermittent pain. She had to return to the vet, and was diagnosed with luxating patellas. Her owner has never asked for help through any of this, and has been diligently saving money for her inevitable future knee surgeries.
After a camping trip this summer, Waffles became very ill. She was lethargic and wouldn't eat, so her owner took her into the vet. She has been hospitalized since last week, and she has been diagnosed with Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a rare bacterial infection that can be contracted from the urine of wildlife. It can live in the ground for up to six months. It can affect the kidneys and liver, and Waffles had to be nursed through renal failure late last week. She has also suffered pancreatitis, and has been on a nasal drip feeding tube all weekend. Waffles is now doing a little better, and can hopefully return home tomorrow, but her owner is now faced with daunting vet bills. She has upped the limit on her CareCredit, and will still have more to pay on top of that. Again, she has never asked for help through all of this, but we know this is going to be a big financial hardship for her.
The staff at Dogs' Own would like to ask for help for Waffles and her owner. We know that everyone has financial hardships now and again, but this was so unexpected that it was a shock to all of us. If you are able to donate even a small amount it would mean so much to us.
Organizer and beneficiary
Megan Donovan
Organizer
Loveland, CO
Jessica Jonasen
Beneficiary