Animal Please help 86 yr old Chet’s BF Trajan who has cancer

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Meet my friend Chet - he's 86 yrs old, and his dog Trajan has cancer. Chet is also a veteran

Chet adopted Trajan earlier this year from North Central Shelter in Los Angeles, but in this short span of time the pup was found to have a tumor in his bladder. Chet called me asking for fundraising help. As he’s very elderly, that is the reason he is not on edit.

Chet and his son, Marion have spent all their savings on stent surgery for Trajan, but can't afford radiation, which he needs desperately. The new estimate is just over 16k - but does not include additional chemo which could be a possibility, as well as end of life care, or additional needs that may arise. I would also like to raise some money towards reimbursing some of Chet’s stent surgery bills.

The current goal is $30,000, with the first goalpost being $7500. Even though I helped them get to Vet Cancer Group, and the radiation quote was a little lower, they may require the $16k payment up front.

Trajan didn’t have pet insurance because it is so expensive for a senior dog like Trajan, but nobody adopts a dog either expecting cancer to happen 6 months later.

This is more than just fundraising for medical; this will probably be the last dog Chet ever has.

Please consider donating to their GoFundMe to give them a little more time together. Thank you.

GoFundMe link for Chet

IG video with Chet (little video I made of them)

(I have also applied for about 4 grants for Chet as well, that give $500-$1500 each, so no stone is being left unturned).

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r/gofundme • u/MrPlautimus468 • 14h ago

Question/Info The location it says next to zip code is 60 miles north from where the zip code is.

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So, I'm trying to get my fundraiser set up, and when reviewing the information, under "location" where it shows the zip code then town name as XXXXX - Town, the town it puts is not only over an hour away from me, but that towns zip code is nowhere near the one I entered. What do I need to do?

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