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You cannot blame people for being suspicious given some of the activities that have been spoken about in this forum lately. Just asking for money to help pay for a dog's operation is not much different from begging.

Any concerns Deadwombat had could have been raised in a courteous manner, without the smartarsery.

Jess and Trish, I have spoken to Fiona and am donating to Jessie's fix-my-leg fund.

Thank You so much :thanks:

I really do understand where people are coming from. I have been posting Jessie's story everywhere and simply asking for help. Some people dont understand that if you donate $1 or $2 it goes so far. We are just asking for some help. We are organising a fundraising BBQ outside PETstock. I also make dog collars and coats in my spare time and all of the money made goes to Jessie. We are almost half way there.

Lots of fundraisers use chocolate drives to make money, I would be happy to sell chockies for Jessie if it is an avenue you want to go down to raise funds :) I will also buy a couple of coats, will visit your website now.

How do I order your coats? :)

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One of the best fundraisers I have done within my office (and for recognised events/charities such as the Daffodil Day raising funds for Cancer Research) have been the guess the lollies in the jar, a colleague and I have organised it, wheeled the trolley round the office and collected $2 a guess. Can't remember how much exactly was raised but it was surprisingly popular. If you work in an office maybe you would be allowed to do that or leave a jar in the Reception area (we are not allowed to do that).

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If you know anyone in a hospital try selling chocolates. We have someone selling them here to send a boy overseas and they are constantly depleted. Doctors and nurses eat A LOT of chocolate!!!

I might start doing it for various dog rescue needs when this man is finished fundraising as it's a really valuable source.

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Just a quick update we have raised $1380 from the donation page, the Easter greyhound walk and kind donations into the vet hospital. The adopter is also putting in a significant amount :) well done guys :thanks:

fantastic Jess!

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Thank you to everyone for your interest in Jessie! It’s great to hear that there is so much concern in her care. She is a great dog with a lovely personality.

I am the specialist surgeon who recently evaluated Jessie and will be performing her surgery. To explain her situation a bit more, Jessie had damage to her growth plate that caused her deformity. The deformity causes a bow in the radius that prevents her from walking normally and makes the leg significantly shorter than her normal leg. It will certainly cause arthritis in Jessie’s wrist and elbow if it is not addressed with surgery.

Since Jessie uses the leg to some degree now, I wouldn’t recommend amputation. It also gives excellent encouragement that we can help her dramatically with surgery.

The ideal surgery would involve straightening the leg at surgery, and slowly lengthening the leg with an external ring fixator until it is a normal length. This process would take 4 months and be quite costly. However, we have opted for a compromise solution with about half the cost. Instead, we plan on straightening the leg with a plate in a way that will give her some additional length as well. Her abnormal leg will still be shorter than the normal one, but fortunately, dogs can cope with discrepancies in limb length very well. She won’t be normal or perfect, but (most importantly) she will be comfortable and functional with a much lower risk of arthritis in the future.

I have 8 years of surgical training post graduation from veterinary school. I am board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.acvs.org) and am a registered specialist by the Veterinary Surgeon’s Board of South Australia (www.vsbsa.org.au) and have extensive training and experience with Angular Limb Deformity management in dogs. As for cost, I am donating my time and expertise for Jessie. Our fees will cover the cost of the materials we use for Jessie’s surgery. The plate and screws I need to use for a dog Jessie’s size are quite expensive. (They are designed and made for use in people.)

I hope I have answered any concerns you might have. Please feel free to visit our website at www.vetsair.com.au for more information about our facility, or to contact me at [email protected] if you have any further questions.

So, please donate to Jessie’s cause if you can! She’s a WONDERFUL dog and certainly deserving of a better quality of life!

Best wishes,

John Punke, DVM, MS

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Specialist Small Animal Surgeon

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Best of luck with the surgery, it will be great to see how much difference it makes to her.

Jess do you have your collars for sale online? I couldn't find them... I'm terribly addicted to lovely sighthound collars... :D

Another good fundraiser can be ebay auctions. Sometimes people don't have spare cash but items they can donate.

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Thank you to everyone for your interest in Jessie! It’s great to hear that there is so much concern in her care. She is a great dog with a lovely personality.

I am the specialist surgeon who recently evaluated Jessie and will be performing her surgery. To explain her situation a bit more, Jessie had damage to her growth plate that caused her deformity. The deformity causes a bow in the radius that prevents her from walking normally and makes the leg significantly shorter than her normal leg. It will certainly cause arthritis in Jessie’s wrist and elbow if it is not addressed with surgery.

Since Jessie uses the leg to some degree now, I wouldn’t recommend amputation. It also gives excellent encouragement that we can help her dramatically with surgery.

The ideal surgery would involve straightening the leg at surgery, and slowly lengthening the leg with an external ring fixator until it is a normal length. This process would take 4 months and be quite costly. However, we have opted for a compromise solution with about half the cost. Instead, we plan on straightening the leg with a plate in a way that will give her some additional length as well. Her abnormal leg will still be shorter than the normal one, but fortunately, dogs can cope with discrepancies in limb length very well. She won’t be normal or perfect, but (most importantly) she will be comfortable and functional with a much lower risk of arthritis in the future.

I have 8 years of surgical training post graduation from veterinary school. I am board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.acvs.org) and am a registered specialist by the Veterinary Surgeon’s Board of South Australia (www.vsbsa.org.au) and have extensive training and experience with Angular Limb Deformity management in dogs. As for cost, I am donating my time and expertise for Jessie. Our fees will cover the cost of the materials we use for Jessie’s surgery. The plate and screws I need to use for a dog Jessie’s size are quite expensive. (They are designed and made for use in people.)

I hope I have answered any concerns you might have. Please feel free to visit our website at www.vetsair.com.au for more information about our facility, or to contact me at [email protected] if you have any further questions.

So, please donate to Jessie’s cause if you can! She’s a WONDERFUL dog and certainly deserving of a better quality of life!

Best wishes,

John Punke, DVM, MS

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Specialist Small Animal Surgeon

Thank you John for everything. We really appreciate your work and also the work of your team. Also your willingness to donate your time to help Jessie. :thanks:

We will be holding a Fundraising BBQ outside PETstock in Parafield SA. Please come a long buy a sausage and help raise funds for Jessie's surgery.

Please find Facebook event below:

http://www.facebook.com/events/361741207194801/

Thank you all for your support!!!

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My hat off to you John... thank you for your kind involvement in Jessie's new beginning. Kudos!

T.

I wholeheartedly second this! :thumbsup:

x 3 :)

It's absolutely wonderful what you are doing for this girl. :thanks: :thanks: :thanks:

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We are having a sausage sizzle at Petstock at Parafield this Saturday and Sunday to raise funds for Jessies surgery.

We would love to see any Adelaidians who can come and buy a sausage, and help us reach our goal, we are halfway there, so hopefully this SS will be a success.

Jessie will be there for part of the day so come and have a cuddle.

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We are having a sausage sizzle at Petstock at Parafield this Saturday and Sunday to raise funds for Jessies surgery.

We would love to see any Adelaidians who can come and buy a sausage, and help us reach our goal, we are halfway there, so hopefully this SS will be a success.

Jessie will be there for part of the day so come and have a cuddle.

I was only thinking of Jessie the other day. :)

Wishing you's lots of luck & success with the sausage sizzle on the weekend. :crossfingers:

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