Peaches CT, Spinal Tap and Spay Fundraiser!
Fundraising for a stray rescue dog who needs your help for her next steps on her journey!
Christchurch, Canterbury
Peaches, a brave foster dog has made so much progress. Once a critically ill stray - she owes her life to her kind and generous supporters!
However Peaches' path to recovery has brought significant financial challenges for our small rescue - we now face daunting expenses for the next step in her medical journey and have opened this page specifically for that purpose.
What does Peaches need?
Her specialists are happy with her progress and stability. They advise she now needs A CT scan and CSF (spinal tap) as soon as we can fundraise for it.
Why?
This will enable the vets to reduce (or eliminate) some of her medications, as the dose she’s on now isn’t sustainable long term without organ damage. She could’ve reached remission! But we acannot risk all this progress to date, by withdrawing the medications too early either! Hence the tests for updated information.
The outcome of these tests will significantly influence her treatment plan and hopefully improve her quality of life moving forward with less meds needed. We can also start to plan for her long term future and even possible adoption!
Costs:
To complete the CT scan and CSF (plus hospitalisation, sedation etc) it will be $5464 - 6272. To include bloods, a skin biopsy and spay (taking advantage of the anaesthetic on the day). The estimate becomes: $7708 - 9066.
* To contribute to peaches ongoing medical costs page, please see her ongoing costs fundraiser page here:
About us
New Zealand Chihuahua Rescue ("NZCR") is a registered Charitable Trust (CC55119) founded in 2017 after a need for a rescue dedicated specifically to the re-homing of Chihuahuas (and Chihuahua crosses) was identified.
Use of funds
CT Scan, CSF test, medication on the day, vet and nurse fees, imaging reports, after hours fee if needed. If able - spay, skin biopsy of ear lesions, bloodwork.
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Latest update
Updated Goal - thanks to a very generous private donator! 3 March 2024
We're deeply grateful for the incredible generosity shown towards Peaches and are committed to maintaining transparency regarding the financial needs and costs.
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to a kind private donor and their family, whose contribution has significantly helped us progress towards our funding goal for Peaches' tests.
As a result, we've adjusted our target to reflect this wonderful support, ensuring clarity and honesty for our generous community. Quote attached for reference of the likely cost for this important day.
We only need to raise a little more to book Peaches for her CSF and CT scan!! Because of the urgency, we’re going to forgo the spay, bloods and biopsy at present. Which means we will be able to book her in as soon as we’ve reached the new goal!!
Please keep sharing and donating, once we hit the goal - we will let you know the date of her appointment!!
P.s:
Thank you to this kind donator, who is an avid animal lover, and prior adopter. We are so grateful for this family who have regularly donated to keeping peaches well… Quite simply, her guardian angels. 👼🏻
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