A Plea for Ella, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

by on August 21, 2010 · 1 comment

A short time ago, a friend of mine, Jana Rade, who many of my readers will be familiar with as Jasmine‘s human mom, contacted me to tell me about Ella, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel belonging to Annie Singleton. Below is the email that Jana sent me regarding Ella.

Jana’s Pleas for Ella, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with Syringomyelia


“Let’s Help Ella!

Ella is a lovely 5 years old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Ella has severe syringomyelia.

Syringomyelia (SM) is a terrible condition that affects particularly Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. You can read more about it in my original article The Dark Cloud Of Syringomyelia: Fight For Ella or watch a video syringomyelia in dogs here. In its severe form, syringomyelia is extremely painful and debilitating disease.

Ella already had her surgery, which seemed successful at first. Six months after surgery Ella seemed to have been doing great.

However, this dangerous surgery is not always successful. Some patients die shortly after the surgery and some experience a relapse when their bodies try to heal themselves at the surgical site. Scar tissue can develop and cause the symptoms to return.

This seems to be Ella’s case. Her symptoms are coming back, she started seeking solitude and hiding. Ella needs another MRI and probably will need another surgery.

Annie @acavaliersvoice already used all her resources for the first surgery and treatment and has now nowhere to turn except to us. She has set up a ChipIn on her website and she is asking us for help.

Let’s help Ella!”

Can You Help Ella?

As your can see from Jana’s message, Annie has already used all of her financial resources to pay for the first surgery and treatment and now has nothing left to fund Ella’s future health care needs. She needs to raise $2000 in order to get Ella the MRI and treatment that she needs. She needs your donation to raise these funds. Please consider helping Ella. Even a small donation will help. Click on the “ChipIn!” button below to make a donation safely and securely on Ella’s behalf or visit Annie’s website, Ella the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to contribute.

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