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  • August 13, 2020
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Amelia has suffered many different traumas in her young life and they stem back many years. She has struggled to cope with some of the events and still to this day is triggered badly from the pain she has experienced. The one true thing that helps Amelia is her love for her beautiful dog named ‘Minnie’. ‘Minnie’ has been by her side now for the last few years that have proven to be some of the hardest for her to face, however, the young dog has remained there for her no matter what. ‘Minnie’ is the lifeline for her mum and she helps her cope in a way nothing else can.

Recently ‘Minnie’ was struck by a car and was very severely injured which included an extremely badly broken leg that left the dog in incredible pain. Amelia was able to get her pooch to the vets to find out what could be done to help the sad little dog. The first vet surgery Amelia visited was not as helpful as the young mother needed and after doing so contacted us at Pet Medical Crisis. PMC recommended for Amelia to contact the Lort Smith Animal Hospital, but without wheels or a way there the problem continued. Thanks to Claire a wonderful volunteer for PMC she was able to deliver the dog to the great team at the centre.

Needing immediate surgery that Amelia was unable to afford PMC kicked in the maximum amount we could and then reached out to the public for help. Again the amazing kindness from Mr Rob Curtain from peninsula properties donated the remaining very large bill so that ‘Minnie’ would be able to be saved.

Sadly this event has sent Amelia back into hospital as she recovers at the same time as her lovely dog. PTSD is a cruel and torturous condition and this truly makes us appreciate the value our animals have in our lives.

We are so grateful for all the help and assistance we receive, from the vets to the donors to our volunteers and to or followers.

An enormous thank you to Lort Smith for the great work. Claire for your kindness and time in taking ‘Minnie’ to the Vet and for waiting all day. And to Mr. Rob Curtain you are truly one of the most generous and beautiful people we have ever known you are helping change the world for the better.

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  • August 12, 2020
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Six years ago Lyndal adopted her baby girl named ‘Tiger’ a Bull Arab mix dog. After seeing a sign that a puppy needed to be helped in her local milk bar, Lyndal made a decision that changed her forever. Over the past six years ‘Tiger’ has been there through all the hard moments that Lyndal faced. Through mental health issues and some extraordinarily traumatic times, ‘Tiger’ has been there as the rock that her loving owner has needed. ‘Tiger’ has meant survival to Mum Lyndal and that’s no exaggeration.

Lyndal noticed her pup was not eating, throwing up, eating grass, and was clearly deteriorating in front of her. ‘Tiger’ hadn’t been desexed, and was due to be neutered in July but due to finances, Lyndal had to cancel. Often what happens to female dogs when they aren’t desexed they develop a condition called pyometra which is deadly. ‘Tiger’ was taken to the local vets where she was told ‘Tiger’ needed urgent surgery or she would lose her life. Pet Medical Crisis was contacted and due to the necessitous circumstances, Lyndal was in PMC knew we had to manage the case for ‘Tiger’ to be saved.

“ I looked on the internet for hours after being quoted over $4500 for the operation, and they told me she would be likely to die from infection anyway. That’s when I found you guys (PMC) I filled out the forms on the website and heard back first thing the next morning. She is my everything. She saved my life I suffer from a few mental health issues and ‘Tiger’ is the reason I get out of bed every day. I know I need to feed, take her to the toilet, play, and give her lots of cuddles every day. She keeps me going. She means more than anything to me, I can’t imagine life without her. She is also my therapy dog.” The thankful Lyndal told team PMC showing how fast and important we take these situations.

After getting ‘Tiger’ to the great team at Tullamarine Animal Hospital they were able to operate and help the loving pair get out and reunite. Lyndal is over the moon now that ‘Tiger’ is safe and sound back at home recovering well.

PMC would like to stress the importance of getting your animals desexed not only to stop strays and euthanasia but also for the animal’s health and well being. 

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  • August 11, 2020
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‘Fara’ is a gorgeous girl. The black lab who is now 7 was trained to be a guide dog but didn’t succeed because she loves to play way too much. ‘Fara’ is now a companion dog for Monique suffers from some mental health issues and ‘Fara’ has been an amazing help to her. Monique has lost both of her parents recently and it’s been extra hard on her as her father was her primary carer.

“Fara is my companion dog, she means everything to me. Fara is all I have.” Monique said to PMC.

‘Fara’ suffers from arthritis and also has very long hairs in her ears that have caused infection in the past, but it is the urgent dental problems that sent Monique to the local vets in need of help. The Warby Veterinary Practice was an amazing help to ‘Fara’ and took on the case that Pet Medical Crisis had been asked to manage. Thankfully the adorable Lab had the procedure to help her dental situation and she is now back with her very relieved mum Monique.

Pet Medical Crisis is here to be a service that does more than pay vet bills, we help the owners manage to get through these times. Owners in necessitous circumstances truly need our help, and in order to help we need your support. 

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  • July 17, 2020
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Felicity is a single mum of two girls. She is on a disability pension and hates to ask for help from anyone, let alone a charity. Felicity has been diagnosed with a terminal illness that is rapidly taking her young life from her. So when her baby boy, ‘Jaffa’, a jack Russell cross aged around 13 years developed serious trouble near his bottom and rear end Felicity was at a loss how she would help him.

As the problem got worse for poor Jaffa he began to bleed and suffer great pain, Felicity knew they were in grave danger of losing her long time best friend who means the absolute world to her and her health.

”Jaffa is my closest friend, he waits for me to come home just so he can be next to me as he follows me from room to room. He even guards the toilet door when I am in there.” Said Felicity about her little man.

Felicity took ‘Jaffa’ to her local Vets in Springvale who were unable to offer a reasonable price for a consultation, which left her bewildered and unsure how to proceed. Once Felicity learned about Pet Medical Crisis through Donna, her mental health support, they made contact. PMC suggested she go directly to the beautiful crew at Southern Animal Health in Cheltenham.

Felicity could not believe that Jaffa would also be diagnosed as having cancer. She always thought he’d outlive her. PMC will keep this special couple together as long as possible.

Discovering that ‘Jaffa’ had 3 perianal tumours that needed expensive surgical excision, SAH recommended a specialist referral.“Felicity’s dog is her only companion. Felicity has a terminal illness and cannot afford to pay… Her dog is in great discomfort and is constantly bleeding. It’s just a shame that people don’t realise how important these pets are to their owners mental health, the change the world for them.” Donna a mental health expert said about this case.

‘Jaffa’ had the surgery at Pet Emergency and Specialist Centre who compassionately discounted surgery by 50%. An enormous thank you to Dr Chris Preston at PESC for your kindness and care. And thanks to Donna for assisting in the wellbeing of such a great person.

  • July 17, 2020
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Adam is a loving father and a veteran who suffers PTSD. Adam loves his four kids and the newest member of the family ‘Narla’ an adorable Cavoodle puppy who is eleven weeks old. ‘Narla’ was about to start her training to be a support dog when Adam’s young daughter accidentally stood on the very small puppies foot.

Supporting four kids alone on a veterans pension is very difficult, so when little baby ‘Narla’ was clearly badly injured Adam knew it would be near impossible to afford the treatment required. Adam got ‘Narla’ to the Lort Smith veterinary team for a diagnosis and the fantastic crew there recommended for Adam to reach out for help from us at team PMC.

After going through Adam’s application PMC had no doubts this was one of the most worthy cases we have seen and agreed to manage and help the case. The amazing support the tiny pup has offered already to Adam and his kids is immeasurable, and having her trained to be a support animal will be a huge help as she grows up.

The Lort Smith were a fantastic help and did the procedure to help ‘Narla’ heal as she now recovers with her adoring family. “Yes she is absolutely adorable, a real heartbreaker her eyes will melt anyone’s heart I’m happy to help wherever needed hopefully this will generate more awareness for your organisation” Adam explained to us.

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  • June 30, 2020
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‘Bj’ is a 3yo Staffy who mum Sarah adopted when he was just a young puppy from a breeder. He has had ongoing skin conditions and is on medication, which is very costly. During ‘Bij’s’ last check up the vet found he had a lump on his ear, sadly the lump turned out to be cancerous and very painful.

Sarah from Footscray isn’t working at the moment and has a young daughter who loves ‘Bj’ dearly. As the bills in Sarah’s life have accumulated the living situation for her family has become extremely difficult, she knows how much of a difference having a support dog means to her health.

“My pet means the world to me, he is my support dog he’s really help me through a lot and he really helps my anxiety he is my best friend I wouldn’t be able to live without him and either would my other dog and my daughter, they’re all the best of friends. I would love to get this done to get him back to his happy self.” Sarah said to PMC prior to his operation.

The Lort Smith Vets were wonderful in helping us with this case and now the loving boy is back where he belongs with his family. After a few issues with his stitches we are hopeful ‘Bj’ will make a strong recovery. Thank you to the Veterinary team at the Lort Smith and best wishes to Sarah and her family including ‘Billy’.

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  • June 29, 2020
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Susan is a 58 yo single lady loving near Maffra on a disability pension suffering chronic back pain. Susan loves her little dog ‘Piccolo’ who gives her comfort and companionship helping her mental health greatly. ‘She is only a little tiny wee thing who I got from a friend 10 years ago and loved immediately.

Thank you to Pet Medical Crisis for helping us’. Said Susan.

Susan rents and it is difficult to make ends meet as she lives week to week on her pension. Currently owing money on her car it was impossible for her to afford the dental work on poor little ‘Piccolo’s’ veterinary care. Dental issue can often be life threatening on older dogs when not taken care of correctly.

The Animal Clinic in Maffra were incredible in helping Pet Medical Crisis who were more than happy to assist this lovely pair, reuniting them once again happy and healthy.Thanks to Chris and the team in Maffra. We all wish for the best for Susan and wee ‘Piccolo’.

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  • June 12, 2020
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Rebekah has had some very tough and traumatic times in her life. The one thing that has truly helped her is her favourite thing a staffy boy named ‘BJ’. ‘BJ’ is a kind lovely dog that has made Rebekah’s life so much better. Suffering from PTSD is always a challenge to say the very least, so having her wonderful little boy to calm her has been critical for the mental wellbeing of Rebekah.

Rebekah noticed her boy ‘BJ’ was limping heavily and was in a great deal of distress and pain and rushed him to the local vets for diagnosis. After hearing that ‘BJ’ had what appeared to be a Ruptured Cruciate Ligament which would cost between $3000-$5000 she knew she was in trouble. Knowing that there was no possible way she could afford the much-needed surgery Rebekah reached out for the help of Pet Medical Crisis.

After PMC assessed the case we went to our dear friends at Southern Animal Health to get a second quote, and, as usual they offered a far better price strictly to help the charity.

“I can not imagine my life without him in it. If I had to put him to sleep because I couldn’t find the money then it would break my heart. Words cannot express the pain I would feel if he was gone.” Rebekah shared with us and we feel the same about our pets.

Once Marcus and the gang at SAH got ‘BJ’ in for the surgery Rebekah felt a huge amount of relief and stress lift off her shoulders. ‘BJ’ has now been sent home as he recovers well and continues to help his mum feel better on a daily basis.

Dogs make such a huge difference in our lives and are often necessary to human health and well being. PMC are so please we could help Rebekah save her little buddy and we are so very thankful for the great-continued work from SAH.

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  • June 3, 2020
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Narla needed the other leg fixed so she could support her loving dad Paddy who suffers muscular atrophy and is wheelchair-bound. Paddy adores ‘Narla’ and she makes a world of difference to his wellbeing. PMC raised funds to help pay for the surgery.
After she damaged both of her knees, needing ACL operations on the pair it looked tough for us to raise the money needed for the expensive second surgery. Thanks to the always compassionate and generous team at Southern Animal Health along with another game-changing donation from the ridiculously kind Mr. Rob Curtain ‘Narla’ appears to be recovering very well.
“She is doing well but pretty drugged up. The operation went really well I go back in 4 days thanks so much.” Paddy said after the operation.
Pet Medical Crisis is so grateful for the wonderful support we receive from all our wonderful donors every cent helps our cause.

  • May 14, 2020
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Lee is a Disability Pensioner who suffers from diabetes and is vision impaired- he can see the outlines of people but not their faces. Lee loves to help people and he volunteers for the SES and is respected greatly for his contributions. Lee lives Castlemaine with his loving dog ‘Sasha’ a 7-year old chocolate brown Labrador, and a fun-loving naughty cat. ‘Sasha’ was kept as a breeding dog but thankfully was rescued by Lee a few years ago to stop her from having another litter of pups.

‘Sasha’ suffered an aural haematoma and a severe ear infection, which needed to be taken care of quickly before the infection spread. At the same time as doing the surgery for the ear the great vets at Castlemaine decided for her own well being that it would be best to de-sex ‘Sasha’. Lee knew that he would struggle to pay for the procedures needed to help his girl, and that is when Pet Medical Crisis were contacted to help manage the case.

“Sasha is so brainy – she walks beside your front leg and watches over you in case you are going to step in something and guides you away. Her previous owners trained her to help with an autistic person”. Lee told us. After having her surgeries ‘Sasha’ is doing very well. Lee said she’s been by his side the whole time, and he’s very relieved to have his best mate back.

Lee has done a wonderful job with her medications and aftercare meaning ‘Sasha’ has bounced back with loads of energy. Thanks to the Castlemaine veterinary team for the work they have done helping us help Lee and his ‘Sasha’ get through this time.

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