This Poor Girl Fell Down The Stairs And Broke Her Jaw But The Community Came Together To Help Pay For Her Surgery To Get It Fixed After Her Accident
Norwalk, Connecticut. Earlier this week, Victoria Hartmann organized a heartfelt GoFundMe for her dog, Onyx, after she suffered a terrible fall down the stairs.
“This morning, Onyx hit her mouth on the stairs while falling. She ended up breaking her jaw open, and her teeth are hanging out,” Victoria wrote, “I’m still unsure of the extent of her injuries. But, she definitely needs emergency surgery to fix her jaw.”
Like all pet lovers would be, Victoria was extremely concerned for Onyx and wanted to afford any help necessary. The community started to get involved in Onyx’s cause while Victoria continued to post updates.
On November 27, Onyx underwent sedated x-rays which revealed a pretty clean break in her jaw. Still, she needed to see a surgeon as soon as possible.
Victoria and Onyx were out of town visiting family, so they drove back home to Virginia after the appointment.
“We are praying a specialist will see her tomorrow and do the surgery as soon as possible since she is in immense pain,” Victoria wrote, “We are also hoping that they will accept a payment plan as we do not quite have the full amount of what the surgery will cost.”
On November 29, Victoria dropped off Onyx at Cornell University Vet Speciality Hospital for emergency dental surgery.
“She will have the broken portion of her jaw removed– which is about twenty to thirty percent of her jaw– and then the rest will be splinted to hold it in place while it heals,” Victoria explained.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Onyx
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Onyx’s doctor believed that this would be the best approach since Onyx can learn how to have full jaw function again and avoid future surgeries.
After receiving the surgery, Onyx should recover in one to two months. After that, she will still be able to eat and hold a ball, just in an adapted way.
“Obviously, this whole situation is not ideal, but we could not have this possible without everyone’s help,” Victoria said, “I seriously have been nothing but a ball of tears for three days from seeing my baby girl so hurt and scared. I am truthfully just in disbelief from how loved and supported we are by our community of family, friends, and beyond.”
People from all over donated to support Onyx’s procedure and left heartfelt words of hope on Victoria’s page.
“Sending all of my love to you and your baby,” wrote Christina Hoadley, who donated fifty dollars.
“Praying for you and your sweet baby Tori!” wrote Aaliyah Craig, who donated twenty dollars.
Finally, Onyx underwent her surgery yesterday. It went great, and she arrived home yesterday evening.
Now, Victoria is focusing on Onyx’s recovery by keeping her calm and managing her pain. She is still in disbelief at the amount of support she and Onyx received from the community.
Because of such caring donors, Victoria was able to shut off new donations. The GoFundMe reached over six thousand and five hundred dollars, and she now has enough to cover Onyx’s surgery and post-op.
Still, Victoria plans to post more updates as Onyx continues throughout the recovery process! If you would like to follow Onyx on her journey, visit the GoFundMe link here.
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