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SPOTLIGHT ON
FUNDRAISERS
William, Jackson and Friends against DCM group
Raised: over £3,000
Inspiration media and prize draws. We Our laboratory has recently
are so grateful for the huge generated canine cardiac stem
“My beautiful Doberman, amount they have raised for this cells and shown they possess
Jackson, was diagnosed with important research. desirable properties, which
the life-shortening disease, DCM should allow them to reduce the
(Dilated Cardiomyopathy) at just impact of this serious disease.”
20 months old. Sadly, the day Impact
before his 3rd birthday, he lost Heart failure and sudden death
his battle against this incurable due to dilated cardiomyopathy
disease, but in his short life he (DCM) have a severe impact
achieved so much. Jackson on canine wellbeing. DCM is
was a true ambassador for the particularly well characterised
breed, raising thousands through in Dobermanns which have a
sponsored walks and events. He 58.8% cumulative prevalence.
inspires me now to keep raising Standard treatment does not
money to beat this disease and reduce disease progression
to show just how amazing this making stem cell therapy an
breed is.” attractive alternative approach.
This approach will revolutionise
Fundraising therapy for DCM across dog
breeds and our group is uniquely
William, Jackson and the Friends positioned to explore this
against DCM group have raised exciting therapeutic paradigm.
money online through social
Laura and Kye Kye went into status on the 15th nearly £2,000! AND she has
October 2016 and we lost him on
only been fundraising for us
the 16th. Kye was only 5 and half for a year!
Raised: nearly years old. My sweet boy is now
£2,000 for the ACT running free over Rainbow Bridge Impact
through lockdown! and we’ve been fundraising in his Epilepsy is the most common
memory ever since.”
chronic brain disorder in
Inspiration Fundraising domestic dogs, estimated to
“Kye was a beautiful, happy, cool, Laura would normally be affect over 50,000 of dogs in the
UK. It is an early onset condition
laid-back kind of a guy. When attending events, raising money and is lifelong, requiring daily
he was 16 months he became and awareness of this awful medication – a truly daunting
seriously ill and spent 10 days disease. But COVID hasn’t prospect for any owner. The
fighting for his life. We thought that stopped her! During lockdown RVC Pet Epilepsy Tracker,
was scary but that was before the Laura has organised regular funded by the ACT, helps owners
seizures started. online ‘pick a number’ initiatives manage the condition in several
With the help of our vet we and incredibly she has still ways, including: providing alarms
“coped” with Kye’s seizures. managed to raise and reminders for medications;
At his worst he went 5 days helping owners recognise and
clustering with up to 18 seizures monitor triggers in their pet; log
a day….at his best he went 286 seizures and health concerns
wonderful happy days seizure in a way that can be easily
free. In between we were dealing downloaded by the vet and
with seizures every 5/10 days. providing educational content
about the condition.
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