By Community comes together to save dog’s life
The local community has been praised for coming together to raise money to save the life of a Scunthorpe dog in need of surgery.
Karrine Bourne, 45, and her three children organised a fundraiser to raise the money needed for surgery which will remove a large mass from her dog, Puppy’s stomach.
The surgery’s estimated cost is £3,500 – £4,000, but they are only asking for £3,000 at this moment in time.
So far, they have only raised £318 at the time of this writing, but the comments have been filled with well wishes and encouragement.
In a statement on their GoFundMe page, Karrine wrote: “We have a family dog named Puppy, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, who is nine and very much apart of the family.
“Unfortunately, following a recent visit to the vets, we found out that Puppy has a large mass in her stomach, attached to her spleen, and her kidneys are struggling.
“The vet we spoke with told us that without surgery, Puppy would likely die, but that she is otherwise a healthy dog, and that they recommend this.”
The family have already spent £1,000 on the diagnosis alone, but an extra £4,000 is out of their price range.
Karrine added: “Financially, as a family, we are struggling to come up with these types of funds to move forward and get Puppy the surgery.
“We decided to do this Gofundme page as a last-ditch attempt to try and get the help for Puppy before it’s too late.”
To donate to Puppy’s fundraiser, please click here.
(Image: Karrine Bourne)
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