Cooper Update on PJ Raffle

bosshogg18
bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
edited October 2013 in The Porch
***Raffle Winners***
1st brianlux
2nd pj_soul
3rd manonkouch

$740 was raised as of today for Cooper's medical costs, $435 of which came from the Pearl Jam community. Nissa and I can't thank everyone enough for your help. New pic of Cooper with raffle winners at http://www.gofundme.com/4innis

Even if you don't participate in the raffle, PLEASE "BUMP" THIS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, so as many people can see this post as possible. My wife and I appreciate your help, support and concern for Cooper.

Our dog Cooper, who is a 6 month old French Bulldog, decided to be daring and adventurous which resulted in him breaking four bones in his right front leg (all of the metacarpals). After reviewing Cooper’s x-rays and discussing our options with our veterinarian, we have decided to go ahead with orthopedic surgery to save his leg, verses amputation of the limb. This is the most expensive of our options for his leg, but my wife Nissa and I want to do anything we can to save the leg. On Friday, September 27th, Cooper will under go his surgery. We are unclear as to how long his surgery will take. Cooper will require follow up care after the surgery, which will include x-rays, medications, bandage changes and additional veterinary visits to ensure his leg heals correctly. Currently Cooper is at home with us on “bed rest” and receiving medication to control his pain until his surgery. Just the surgery alone is going to cost anywhere from $1,500 to $2,000, and we are having to borrow money to get this done.
My wife and I do not usually ask people for help, however, desperate times call for creative measures. We would be beyond grateful to anyone willing and or able to help us fund this surgery, any amount will help. Thank you for taking your time to read Cooper’s story.

Because of this, my wife and I have decided to hold a raffle for various Pearl Jam items.

How to Enter:
Please go to: http://www.gofundme.com/4innis and make a $10 donation, which will get you one entry, $25 will get you three entries. Feel free to donate less than $10 for Cooper if you desire. The site works similar to Paypal, just hit "donate" and enter your information. Please PM on Pearl Jam board with name and screen name and how much you donated, so I know the correct amount to add you to the raffle.

***The Raffle Drawing will take place on Friday, October 11th at 10:00 PM Pacific***

How It Works: I will take all names those who donated, write them down on slips of paper and put them in a hat. Each $10 entry gets you one slip, or 3 slips for $25 donation. The first name chosen gets 1st pick, 2nd name gets 2nd pick, and 3rd name gets 3rd pick.

Prizes up for Raffle:
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1991 Pearl Jam 10C Christmas Record

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Autographed by entire band Brad 7" (donated by monkeewrench)

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Autographed by entire band RNDM 7" (donated by monkeewrench)

1995 Pearl Jam 10C Christmas Record (Double record set)
1997 Pearl Jam 10C Christmas Record
Sealed White Backspacer
Official Pearl Jam Mike McCready Guitar Pick (donated by elwayvedder)
Mike McCready Flight to Mars Pick
2000 Holland/Brussels/Rotterdam Poster
2000 Montreal (S/N 45/1050) Poster
2000 Virginia Beach (S/N 164/1050) Poster
2003 Holmdel, NJ Poster
2003 Mexico City Poster
2005 Mexico City Poster
2005 Philadelphia Poster
2006 Detroit Poster
2006 Spain/Portugal Poster

Please PM me if you have any questions. Thank you again.
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  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,195
    best of luck my friend. Dogs are truly the best gifts to us humans. After all, DOG spelled backwards...is..
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,366
    I see Santos gave!

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  • Dead Man Walking
    Dead Man Walking Toronto-ish Posts: 2,762
    I can't find the paypal option. Is it CC only?
  • front spacer
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    I have two great dogs myself and can absolutely see doing the exact same thing as you if one of them got into some trouble. I hope it all works out well for you and Cooper and your raffle is a success!
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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Bump
  • RedMosquito02
    RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    Donation made!

    Speedy recovery Coop! :D
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  • madtowndave
    madtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    BUMP!
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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    I am about to take Cooper down to the vet for his surgery. Thank you to all that have donated so far, wished him well, or even bumped this post. Keep those donations coming in if you can. Nissa and I thank everyone very much for their kindness and support.
  • VOLARE
    VOLARE Posts: 315
    Good luck to you both. I hope he heals up fast.
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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Bump
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,496
    bump...will donate later today!
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  • Edved007
    Edved007 Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,067
    Bump! Just donated

    I know your pain...I have a 4 year old English Bulldog (see avatar) who has been under the knife 4 times already in his short life. Two of the times were only a few weeks apart and major abdominal surgeies that cost about $1,500 a piece and were super hard on him. The Vet actually seemed surprised I wanted to go ahead with it, but I would have done anything within my power to save him. Good luck and I hope for a speedy recovery!

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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Bump
  • VOLARE
    VOLARE Posts: 315
    Bump for good luck
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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Bump
  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Update on Cooper's surgery.....Today I dropped Cooper off at our veterinary clinic and he patiently awaited his surgery. My wife spoke with Dr. Peterson after the surgery. He stated the surgery was surprisingly uneventful, which was a very good thing to hear. He place 2 pins in Coopers foot, through the 2 main weight bearing bones of the foot. He told us there are weekly bandage changes and check ups in Cooper's future but he expects the foot to heal up nicely. We will have to have x-rays in the next 4 weeks or so to make sure the bone is forming a calcium callus (break is healing), and once that happens they will take the pins out. Cooper will be on medication for pain and to keep him calm, as he will be on "bed rest" for about 6-8 weeks. Lets hope he doesn't hate his kennel by the end of this.
    Thank you for all of the well wishes and positive thoughts. The support we have received is amazing and we are very appreciative of it.
    We will keep everyone up to date on Cooper's progress.
  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    Good morning bump. We are going to go pick Cooper up from the vet soon. We are so excited to see our little guy.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,649
    Glad to see this thread bumped this morning! Was the reminder I needed to donate.

    Good luck Cooper!
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  • bosshogg18
    bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,100
    JimmyV wrote:
    Glad to see this thread bumped this morning! Was the reminder I needed to donate.

    Good luck Cooper!
    Thank you so much Jimmy. We picked Cooper up and he looks good, just tired and a little doped up still. We will post some newer pics on the go fund me site soon.
    Thank you again to all the thoughtful people who have donated, participated in the raffle, or even passed along their thoughts and prayers.
    Remember even if you don't participate, please BUMP.
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,195
    Bump for our 4 legged friends
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