Woman asks for help for Service Dog's Surgery

AbbyK9 · 01-10-2011, 01:52 PM

I came across this article this morning.

Woman can't afford service dog's surgery - News - The Times-Tribune

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Lottie can tell when a seizure is coming, and she does what she can to help.

The 6-year-old German shepherd-Rottweiler mix is trained to smell the seizure before it starts, and when she does, she stands over her owner, licking her face so she won't swallow her tongue.

As a service dog, Lottie does for Charmaine Maynard what the 57-year-old woman can't do for herself: hear the oven timer go off or the doorbell ring, stop her from falling so she won't hit her head and brace her as she gets up.

Now Ms. Maynard is trying to return the favor and help the dog who has helped her for so long.

In December, Lottie slipped on an icy deck at Ms. Maynard's Sugarloaf home and wailed in pain. The veterinarian said she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament.

Ms. Maynard had two options, he said: Pay for a surgery that would cost more than $3,000, or euthanize Lottie.

SchDDR · 01-10-2011, 02:01 PM

Swallow her tongue?

amaris · 01-10-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SchDDR

Swallow her tongue?

i'm pretty sure it's almost impossible to swallow your tongue, it's more likely seizure patients bite down on it or otherwise hurt their tongue...

i believe swallowing tongues are just an old wive's tale

Epilepsy 101: you can't swallow your tongue | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com

GSDBESTK9 · 01-10-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SchDDR

Swallow her tongue?

Same thing I said! Weird.

AbbyK9 · 01-10-2011, 02:22 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that it isn't actually possible to swallow your tongue ... but you know how accurate a lot of news reporting is.

Sounds like the dog is trained to do a lot of different things, however ... like alerting the owner to sounds, acting as a brace, etc.

GSD_Xander · 01-10-2011, 02:26 PM

I have epilepsy.

It is IMPOSSIBLE to swallow your tongue. LOL It does kind of make me laugh when I hear people tell me I need to be careful

Biting your tongue during a seizure? Yep - it hurts like a...well, like...a lot.

That's very sad that the dog needs surgery

GSDElsa · 01-10-2011, 02:53 PM

Hopefully this woman realizes that can for service dogs can be used on a flex card if approved ahead of time and are generally tax deductible. That should help with the cost a fair amount.

AbbyK9 · 01-10-2011, 03:07 PM

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Hopefully this woman realizes that can for service dogs can be used on a flex card if approved ahead of time and are generally tax deductible. That should help with the cost a fair amount.

Maybe you could contact the author of the article (her email is at the bottom, I believe) and send her the information to pass on to the Service Dog's owner?

Jelpy · 01-10-2011, 05:02 PM

FYI Stuff...she may not be able to afford to flex anything. If she received SSI then her benefit is $674 a month. Maximum.

Jelpy and the Mesquite Mafia

lizzyjo · 01-10-2011, 05:06 PM

Could the group that she got the dog from help her?

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01-10-2011, 02:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
GSD_Xander Master Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 937	I have epilepsy. It is IMPOSSIBLE to swallow your tongue. LOL It does kind of make me laugh when I hear people tell me I need to be careful Biting your tongue during a seizure? Yep - it hurts like a...well, like...a lot. That's very sad that the dog needs surgery

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