Help our dog Cosmo receive cancer surgery!

$175 of $5,000 goal
Given by 9 generous donors in 16 days

Help our dog Cosmo receive cancer surgery!

Wellington

Our beautiful dog Cosmo needs our help. He has been diagnosed with another mast cell cancer, this time on his back left leg, in a difficult location that requires specialist surgery and skin grafting.

In April, Cosmo had a mast cell tumour removed. Thankfully, it was completely removed with clean margins, and he was given the all-clear. That surgery took a significant amount of our savings, and we were hopeful we could put cancer behind us.

Sadly, we are now facing another battle. Cosmo needs a much more complex and costly operation, performed by a specialist, to remove the cancer and repair the affected area with skin grafting.

We hoped our pet insurance would help cover the costs, but our claim has been declined because the insurer considers this a pre-existing condition. This is despite our vets providing a letter confirming that this is a completely different tumour from the one removed in April.

After already spending so much on his previous surgery, we are struggling to meet the cost of this next procedure alone. We are setting up this Givealittle page to help raise funds towards Cosmo’s specialist surgery, skin grafting and recovery.

Cosmo is not just our dog; he is our bestest friend and a much-loved member of our family. We want to give him every chance to recover and enjoy more happy years with us.

Any donation, no matter how small, would mean the world to us. If you are unable to donate, sharing Cosmo’s page would also help enormously.

Thank you ❤️

Use of funds

Mast cell tumor surgery costs

Specialist costs for surgery/after appointments

Medication/painrelief

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Latest donations

Brooke-Amelia
Brooke-Amelia on 29 Oct 2026
$5
Herbie and Mocka
Herbie and Mocka on 28 Oct 2026
All the best Cosmo
$50
Christine
Christine on 28 Oct 2026
Sending loads and loads of love to Cosmo for a successful surgery and recovery. Having been through a (successful) removal of MCT on back leg too, I know how worrying this is ❤️❤️❤️❤️
$30
Roxy
Roxy on 26 Oct 2026
$20
Lisa
Lisa on 26 Oct 2026
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best with your dog
$30

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This campaign started on 25 Oct 2026 and ends on 25 Jan 2027.