dog may have to be put to sleep urgent help

frosticles1111

can anyone help. my daughters 3 year old pekekingese had a suddem back/spine problem.we took him to vet and after the xrays etc we find and he needs an urgent operation or he will be paralysed .we don,t want him put to sleep but need £2000 for the operation....none of us has any money saved as my husband was made redundent at the start of the year and we have used all our money.he has just started a new job but it will take a few months to save the money and the dogs treatment is very urgent,it can,t wait.my daughter has £1000 coming to her in a few weeks ..what i want help knowing is ,is there any animal charity that can help with the operation, as she has a £1000 in a few weeks and would pay everything else owed between us but the dog needs his op now asap..please don,t say why have a dog that you can,t afford as he is very well looked after and my daughters boyfriend does have a job but just no savings or pet insurance..thankyou

outrageous_monkey

Hi

Sorry to hear about your daughters dog. Have a look on the RSPCA website for a list of their own vetinary services. I've just got this off their website, dont know if its of any use to you tho

Subsidised veterinary assistance
RSPCA companion animal hospitals provide low-cost treatment for animals belonging to people in receipt of certain state benefits or to those who otherwise cannot afford the fees of a private veterinary surgeon

If your daughter is in receipt of benefits, it could be worth checking out.

How about asking the vet practice that she uses if she could pay the bill off monthly?? I dont know if this is possible, but again, worth finding out.

frosticles1111

hi, sorry i did mean to say that we phoned the rspca and they only give upto £50 off and our local vet don,t do the op ,we have to take him to a specialist so no hope of paying monthly..thanks for trying to help.

MX5huggy

Would the PDSA be any help to you.

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/eligibility.html

frosticles1111

thanks,, i tried pdsa but we are not within their help region

kickstart_3

Only other ones i can think of are the Blue Cross ? I know its a lot of money but cant you speak to your vet? My friend had a large bill for a horse once and the vet let her split it into monthly payments. He would rather get the money that way , than have to chase after it . Worth asking ? Good luck!

newcook

I know you have said that you dont want to put the dog down but has the vet said what its quality of life be like after the operation? will it need to have similar surgery later in life? what sort of sucess rate does the operation have?