Update 6/22/08

1 year old Mickey desperately needs orthopedic surgery on his hips. He lives with a wonderful Military family in Oceanside who has just had a newborn baby. His dad has served three tours in Iraq and will be deploying again soon. Financial constraints have left the family unable to cover the cost of any surgeries and they are in dire need of support from Labrador Harbor. We ask that you do whatever you can to help Mickey and his family today.

The Veterinary Imaging Center of San Diego has offered discounted x-rays for Mickey. The Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego has graciously given Mickey a free consultation and has agreed to evaluate the x-rays.

Mickey is with loving people in a great home. Please offer a donation today to help keep Mickey with his family. Without assistance, Mickey's family may be forced to give Mickey up for adoption.

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Update 6/22/08

Balou is an 11 year old chocolate Lab with gum disease and needs some dental work to prevent the infection from spreading to other parts of her body. Balou's mom is currently looking for work, but is financially unable to cover the cost of the needed surgery. Please help Balou today. Even you smallest donation will help to support Balou.

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Update 6/4/08

Carter is a Lab in Rescue through Labrador Rescuers (San Diego). He has disc compressions in both the Thoracic-Lumbar spine and the Unbearable spine. Surgery is required to relieve his pain and get him walking again.

His foster mom has worked diligently with the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego who have agreed to discount Carter's surgery by almost $4,000. However, his surgery total bill will still be a little over $2,000 which the rescue group cannot afford. Labrador Harbor has offered some assistance, but Carter needs your help now to have this surgery.

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Update 6/8/08

Big Bud is a vibrant, young service dog that desperately needs surgery on his elbows, which are deteriorating due to a genetic condition. The estimated cost of surgery is $3,000 - $3,500 and his owner, who is on disability, cannot afford the high cost surgery. The vet says that prognosis is excellent for Big Bud considering his age and personality. Please find what you can to help this dog who has so much to offer to his owner and family.

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Update 6/22/08

Stella ingested about 10 Deramaxx (doggie pain pills). Stella's mom was going to donate the meds to a rescue group, but Stella got the bottle and ate them. Stella has been released from the ER and is doing well at home. Her mom is on SSI, but she does have doggie insurance, so she's hoping that we can help cover the cost. The insurance should reimburse her for most of the bill, less the $150 co-pay so Stella's mom needs some help paying for the balance of the bill at the vet.

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Update 5/23/08

Maxie was bitten by a rattlesnake near her home in Jamul and was rushed to the emergency vet who was able to provide anti-venom and treatment to save her young life. Maxie's family recently lost their home and all of their possessions in the devastating Harris fires. Please reach out to this family to help cover the extensive costs of saving Maxie's young life.

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Update 5/23/08

Bruegger's operation revealed a cancerous tumor in his jaw. Bruegger is a strong boy and his dad is going to do whatever it takes to help Bruegger.

Update 5/8/08

Bruegger needs urgent dental surgery to remove a tooth and clean a serious infection in his mouth. Bruegger is a beloved family dog whose owner is in need of financial assistance for this surgery.

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Update 5/8/08

Gracie Mae contracted a serious case of parvo and almost lost her young life. Gracie's mom was able to raise some funds for the expensive treatment and hospital stay, but the vet bill is still more than she can afford to pay. Gracie is at home recovering well now, but she still needs you help to cover her remaining medical expenses.

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Update 4/20/08

Madison was run over by a car on a family trip and his leg was broken in 6 places. He was rushed to the hospital and cared for, but his family is in desperate need of assistance to help cover the costs of the life saving surgery. Madison's best friend is the family's 4-year-old boy, Bryce. Bryce is legally blind and has CP and he and Madison rely heavily on each other. Please help Madison today.

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Update 4/15/08

Buddy and Bear contracted Parvo and became extremely ill. Their owner was able to get them to a vet, but the treatment and hospital stay quickly added up to several thousand dollars. Lab Harbor has offered some of its general funds as assistance, but Bear and Buddy's family still needs help covering the services that saved the lives of these wonderful young labs.

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Update 2/29/08

Cricket was able to have surgery, but needs x-rays to ensure her leg is healing properly, bandage changes, meds, etc. Please help Cricket today with a donation for her continued care.

Update 1/25/08

Cricket is a two year old black lab that was hit by a car and has a tarsal/metatarsal fracture/luxation. Her owner reports that the vet says she either needs surgery to correct the problem, or needs to have her leg amputated, as splinting will not work. Her owner is working to raise funds to save Cricket's leg and is close to reaching the $3200+ goal, but she desperately needs your support.

Cricket's mom is a teacher, and has already spent her summer fund on Cricket's time at the hospital, and is moving back in with her parents.

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Update 1/25/08

Kayla's family still needs help to cover the extensive costs of several abdominal surgeries. Kayla is recovering with her family, but her family still needs assistance from generous donors.

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Update 2/29/08

Stella no longer has to wear her cone, and she is allowed to go outside to play! She looks like she is getting her hair back, too. Her family still needs help to pay down the vet bills. Please help this family in their dedicated care of Stella.

Update 12/15/07

Coco and her family were camping in the desert with friends over the Thanksgiving weekend. The adults were deep frying a turkey, and the kids and dogs were playing. Someone in another area lit a firework and Coco got scared. She ran into the turkey fire and was severely burned by the hot oil. Her family took her quick to Brawly for emergency treatment. Doctors there recommend Coco continue her treatment at the Irvine Veterinary Surgical Center.

The family has already maxed out their Care Credit and other resources paying over $6,000.00 towards Coco's treatment thus far. The Vets estimate the family is facing around $1500.00 - $2000.00 more before Coco is fully healed. She will require three body bandage replacements per week, and potential other surgeries if skin grafts do not take well, or other damage occurs.

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Update 2/25/08

From Stanley's Mom -
We are very grateful to everyone that has contributed to Stanley's recovery and vet bills. We are still negotiating an $8,000 debt to the vet. Any contribution helps us greatly. Stanley is playing happily with his "new" leg, but we take it easier than we used to. He still has his puppy energy and is finally back in good spirits after the accident. Please if you can let everyone know that all donations go directly to the vet. We have not been able to afford his follow-up x-rays so we are not 100 percent sure that his bones have fully healed, but optimistic from looking at the way he is playing."

Update 11/16/07

My name is Heather and my 1-year-old lab mix is Stanley. After my 30 th birthday party on Saturday, Oct. 13th, Stanley was hit by a car in San Francisco and run over. He was immediately transferred to an emergency clinic and amazingly; he pulled through over the course of the night and became their "miracle dog." The vet said that on Saturday night he had 3 of his most challenging veterinary cases ever and it was all on the same dog, Stanley. This little guy is a fighter. After initially approving an estimate of about $3000, the costs of his veterinary services skyrocketed to $7000. I acquired loans from family to help pay for those initial bills.

Then Stanley needed an emergency surgery for a ruptured spleen and still needed a surgery for a spiral fracture in his leg. This brought the grand total to over $16,000. I turned to friends, organizations and postings on craigslist asking for help... Almost instantly, a man called and said he would donate the rest of Stanley's bills on behalf of his company (another $9,200) and the vet agreed to move forward with Stanley's surgeries. We were so grateful for this act of kindness, sending cards and chocolates and lots of photos to the man's business. Then when it was time to pay the bill, the man and his company wrote a BAD CHECK to the vet in the amount of $9,200. The vet won't go after the man because he is out of state, nor will the DA or the FBI. We had faith in the kindness of strangers and while the vet never collected the $5,000 deposit from the donor (as they said they would), they are holding me accountable for the entire bill. Somehow what seemed like someone's amazing generosity backfired on us and now many organizations won't help because Stanley has been treated already. As far as Stanley's health, he has been home recovering now for a couple of weeks and is in great spirits. He is only 1 year old and has so many more years to live a happy and full life. Please help us cover these bills and reverse the bad luck we have had recently. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Update 10/29/07

Hunter is at home recovering now, but the family has an immense financial hardship in trying to cover the $13,000+ vet bills to save Hunter's life. Please donate to help Hunter and his family today!

Update 10/19/07

Hunter consumed poison on Saturday (possibly snail poison) and was rushed to the emergency vet where he went into a coma for three days. During the coma he developed pneumonia. He came out of his coma and is currently battling the pneumonia. His vet says that he is doing well, is up and moving around and has made a miracle recovery.

Hunter's family has accrued a massive unexpected vet bill, but are determined to get Hunter back to 100% whatever it takes. Please help Hunter's family in his time of need.

The vet's found large piece of chicken in Hunter's stomach, not something that the family fed him. It is possible that he was poisoned maliciously.

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