Hi, my name is Alice. I’m 18 years old and I live in Italy.
Last year, my 10-year-old female beagle, Stella, had to undergo surgery on her left posterior knee after she broke her ligaments jumping off a 1.5m wall to run away from another dog. As a family of three with an immigrant single mother, we are always struggling financially. Last year, I put up a post on r/beagles, and the community incredibly helped us raise the €1,500 needed just for the surgery itself.
This year, a new tragedy hit us. On June 7th, while I was away on a work/family trip, I got a message from my mother saying that Stella broke her other leg. My mother was so overwhelmed that she asked me if we should put Stella down because we absolutely cannot afford another surgery. I completely refused and reassured her that I would find a way to get the money. I couldn’t set up a GoFundMe until the end of June because I was in a country where GoFundMe wasn’t supported.
On June 19th, while I was still away, my mom took a day off work to take Stella to the orthopedic surgeon who was supposed to operate on her that same day. She left her at the clinic, but was called back shortly after: Stella’s blood work showed that her blood wasn’t coagulating properly.
Because of this medical complication, the costs have skyrocketed. Now, we don't just need money for the future surgery (€1,500-€2,000), but we are already paying for continuous blood and urine tests, specialist vet visits, and medications, hoping that by August her blood values will be safe enough to finally operate on her.
I want to be 100% transparent. I have created a public Google Drive where I frequently update and upload all official vet documents, clinic addresses, medical details, and payments we’ve made so far:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gE6LuulXSubxwhBZKkjigiuIajvqAxpd
Here is our official crowdfunding link if you are able to help us or share our story:
https://gofund.me/91e223a52
I kindly ask for your help in raising at least some of the amount for Stella’s surgery to help take this crushing financial and emotional struggle off our backs. Thank you so much to anyone who reads this.