Kelly RyanPAYPAL ME LINK – paypal.me/PipandTed
I’m writing to you in desperation to save my dogs lives.
In the photo attached you will see Teddy on the left and Pippa on the right.
Teddy has been diagnosed with a meningioma (brain tumour) that is pressing on his optic nerve and has caused him to go blind.
Pippa has been diagnosed with lymphoma (blood cancer). We completed chemo and radiotherapy which was successful in putting her into remission for 4 months, however it has just returned last week.
These dogs are my life. I am 37 and suffered a stroke in 2020. Pippa gave herself the role of my emotional support dog and never left my side. She would spend all day and night in bed with me when I was unwell, and on the days I wasn’t feeling too bad she would nag me to get up and go for a walk. I’m not sure I would’ve coped so well emotionally throughout the healing process without her.
We adopted Teddy 3 years ago, at the age of 8. He had been living in a backyard and slept in an empty kennel with no bed or blankets and had some kibble thrown out to him every night. He kept escaping, obviously looking for someone to love him, and the owners got sick of busting him out of the pound so put him up for free on Facebook. He is the sweetest boy who just loves being with you 24/7 and cuddling.
We have an amazing oncology team at SASH North Ryde who have advised us both of these cancers are very aggressive, but also very treatable.
The problem is we have already spent around $30k on their treatment and it looks like we will be up for another $20k or so. It is money we simply don’t have.
If we do not proceed with treatment, Pippa will deteriorate quickly and need to be put to sleep in around 6 weeks.
If we do proceed with treatment, we can extend her life for another 3 years or so.
With Ted, if he doesn’t not receive radiation treatment soon, the tumour will continue to grow and press on his brain resulting in seizures and headaches.
Both dogs are still so happy and loving life so it seems unbearable to me to just let them get sick and die.