Marysville community member Christina Latimer recently had an emergency with her young dog and was able to have her treated and bring her home thanks to community help.
Maple is a puppy that is less than a year old.
"We added her to the family because we wanted our older dog to have a friend. She always loved dogs and bringing home a puppy meant the world to her," said Latimer.
Recently, though, Maple got injured and broke her leg.
"I was really worried because you could see it was obviously broken. She was with my mom and my mom called me and told me. I made a U-turn in the middle of the road and I raced home to grab her," said Latimer.
Latimer said she knew she could cover some of the veterinarian payment, but was worried about the total cost.
"I had called many vets and knew I could cover the initial visit, but I was terrified at how much it would be. I have a good job, but I didn’t get paid until the following week and I could not let her wait that long," said Latimer.
Not wanting to leave Maple at the veterinarian until she could return with payment for the proper equipment, Latimer turned to the internet for help.
She posted on the Facebook page Helpin, which is a page meant for people to help each other.
"Helpin was great. Several people donated money. They donated enough to where we could even afford her meds, splint and what was needed for aftercare," said Latimer.
With the extra funds Maple was able to come home from the veterinarians in a cast.
"Maple is doing well. She had surgery on . 11 to have pins put in, so she is wearing a splint still. She is not letting it slow her down, and she is still terrorizing other animals and acting as though she was never injured," said Latimer.
Latimer really appreciates that people have come together when she was in need to help bring her dog home.
"I want to say thank you. I was starting to feel like there weren’t many good people left in the world with everything that had been going on. But everyone came together and helped in a way that touched me deeply," said Latimer.
More information about the Helpin Facebook page is available at https://www.facebook.com/groups/helpin.community.
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