Eligibility Changes – CorgiAid, Inc

Changes To Funding Guidelines

05/06/2021

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Funding for TPLO cruciate ligament surgery may be considered for only a small portion of the total cost, if at all, and only then if, in the opinion of the veterinarians consulted, there are no other options that will result in a satisfactory prognosis. In addition to being very costly, this surgery does not reflect an immediate or emergency need for a dog and there are alternative treatments/surgeries (such as lateral suture stabilization or extracapsular repair) available which are much less expensive.

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Some surgeries for cruciate ligament (CCL) repair require prior approval. We do not need preapproval for Extracapsular Lateral Suture Stabilization (ELSS or LSS) or TightRope(r) procedures, but other procedures, including Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) and Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) are not always recommended for smaller or dwarf dogs such as corgis. Because of this, before we approve TPLO or TTA we want to know that other surgical options have been considered, and require a statement in writing from the surgeon as to why that is the preferred method for this dog When we receive the approval request, we may immediately approve the surgery. If we still do not approve, we will ask you to get a second opinion that we will pay for. We will base our decision on that second opinion. Approved surgeries are funded in full. Unapproved surgeries will not be funded as we feel there are better choices. If we do not have a chance to preapprove either TPLO or TTA surgery and are presented with an invoice for the procedure, the surgery will not be funded.

01/24/2019

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If the dog is not already chipped, CorgiAid will pay for the microchip.

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If the dog is not already chipped, CorgiAid may be able to help with the cost of the microchip.

06/11/2018

Created new section General Information

Relocated from Eligible Rescuers to General Information:

CorgiAid is the last resort source of funding. If the individual or organization is eligible for other funding of these expenses through a breed or other rescue organization, that funding must have been denied or exhausted before applying to CorgiAid.

We expect that rescuers will cover as many expenses of rescue as possible with their adoption fees. Please ask us only for the amount needed by a given dog that you cannot cover with your adoption fee for that dog.

Added under General Information:

From time to time CorgiAid may need more information about a dog’s situation. We may ask for that information from any source including veterinarians. We may not be able to help the dog if the requested information is not provided.

06/01/2018

Added under Eligible Expenses:

If a dog CorgiAid has agreed to help gets worse due to poor care, we may not be able to help with any aspect of that dog’s care (example: a Pembroke corgi weighs 40 pounds when the application is approved, then gains 10 pounds in the next four months). If necessary care is not sought in a timely fashion, resulting in an issue becoming much worse than when originally diagnosed, CorgiAid may not be able to help with that issue (example: failure to deal with a broken tooth, which eventually becomes abscessed).

05/03/2018

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An examination by a veterinarian must take place within a short time after adoption, and the illness, injury, or condition must be diagnosed at that time. As always, CorgiAid must have a clear indication from the treating veterinarian that the dog has a reasonable chance to have a good quality of life if treated.

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An examination by a veterinarian must take place within a short time after adoption, and the illness, injury, or condition must be diagnosed at that time. CorgiAid must be notified very soon after the original diagnosis of a problem if we are to be able to consider helping with that problem. As always, CorgiAid must have a clear indication from the treating veterinarian that the dog has a reasonable chance to have a good quality of life if treated.

03/26/2018 Correction of vet visit within two weeks:

An examination by a veterinarian must take place within two weeks after adoption, and the illness, injury, or condition must be diagnosed at that time. As always, CorgiAid must have a clear indication from the treating veterinarian that the dog has a reasonable chance to have a good quality of life if treated.

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05/27/2017 Removal of two-week limit on newly adopted dog.

Changed in Eligible Rescuers

CorgiAid cannot provide funding for the care of established personal pets. However, in the following cases CorgiAid will consider funding for dogs adopted within the last two weeks if the application meets all other CorgiAid guidelines:

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CorgiAid cannot provide funding for the care of established personal pets. However, CorgiAid may be able to help a newly adopted dog with an issue that a vet determines was present at the time of adoption. The application must meet all other CorgiAid guidelines:”

03/05/2017 Amounts Grant Committee can Approve

Amount grants committee can approve changed from $1500 to $2000

08/16/2016 Spay/Neuter

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The dog must be neutered or spayed, or will be altered as soon as medically possible

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Dogs are required to be spayed or neutered before CorgiAid is able to help with the expense of their care. The Board may consider waiving the requirement for spay/neuter temporarily when the dog requires medical treatment before it can safely be anesthetized, or permanently if the dog is permanently physically incapable of breeding. The board will decide on a case-by-case basis if we are able to help while a dog is intact

02/16/2016 Boarding

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We may consider boarding, when no other housing is available (including alternate foster homes or safe shelters) while the rescuer is actively searching for alternate housing.

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We may be able to help with the expense of boarding, particularly when health and/or safety are at risk. If you have questions about whether we can help in a particular situation, please ask us.

06/15/2014 Removal of limit on grants

Changed in Funding Guidelines

We may also be able to help with non-medical, extraordinary expenses. We may consider boarding, when no other housing is available (including alternate foster homes or safe shelters) while the rescuer is actively searching for alternate housing.

We may be able to help with the expense of boarding, particularly when health and/or safety are at risk. If you have questions about whether we can help in a particular situation, please ask us.

06/15/2014 Removal of limit on grants

Removed from Eligible Expenses

There is a per-dog limit of $5000.

Removed from Funding Guidelines

There is a per-dog limit of $3000, except under extraordinary circumstances. The limit of $5000 for one dog will not be exceeded regardless of circumstances..

01/04/2014

Changed in Eligible Expenses

Expenses must have been incurred within six months of the application.

Receipts must be received within six months of the date the care was given.

09/01/2013

Changed in Eligible Expenses

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CorgiAid generally cannot help with cataract surgery, nor with consultations about cataracts. If an applicant decides to pay for a consultation with a veterinary ophthalmologist, and that ophthalmologist is very confident surgery will greatly improve a dog’s sight, we may consider helping with surgery.

CorgiAid may be able to help with consultations with veterinary ophthalmologists about possible cataract surgery. If that ophthalmologist is very confident surgery will greatly improve a dog’s sight, we may consider helping with surgery.

07/18/2013

Changed in Eligible Expenses

There is a per-dog limit of $3000, except under extraordinary circumstances. The limit of $5000 for one dog will not be exceeded regardless of circumstances.

There is a per-dog limit of $5000.

05/20/2012

Changed in Eligible Expenses

From

CorgiAid’s first goal is to make sure that expenses for therapeutic medical needsare covered. (Therapeutic medical care cures or alleviates a current condition or illness.) Before a grant is given, a licensed veterinarian must assess all injuries and ailments and predict that the dog has a solid chance for a good quality of life with treatment. The vet should provide a detailed list of treatments required and/or given.

CorgiAid’s first goal is to make sure that expenses for therapeutic medical needsreceive aid if eligible. (Therapeutic medical care cures or alleviates a current condition or illness.) Before a grant is given, CorgiAid will need copies of itemized receipts or invoices from a licensed veterinarian. CorgiAid is not able to help until the dog has received the needed care.

01/22/2012

Added To Eligible Expenses

Talk to us about tests for degenerative myelopathy before authorizing a test for DM. We may only help with DM tests under very specific circumstances. The dog must be eight years old or older, and must have mobility problems. We will talk over the individual case with you, including any pain issues, and will determine if we are able to help with the cost of a DM test. We will not pay more for a DM test than the cost of a cheek swab evaluated through the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (which, in early 2012, is $65).

03/04/2009

Added To Eligible Expenses

02/01/2009

Added To Eligible Expenses

CorgiAid expects that if a dog is injured while in the possession of a rescuer, and that rescuer could reasonably be considered at fault due to carelessness or neglect, CorgiAid should not be asked to cover the cost of correcting that injury. Under very limited circumstances CorgiAid may help with part of the cost of correcting the injury.

06/04/2008

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To make the decision making process as equitable as possible, all applications for funding are discussed by the Grant Committee. They make the decision for grants up to $1500. Grants over $1500 must also be approved by the CorgiAid board. There is a per-dog limit of $3000, except under extraordinary circumstances. The limit of $5000 for one dog will not be exceeded regardless of circumstances.

11/04/2007

Changed:

CorgiAid cannot provide funding for the care of established personal pets. However, in the following cases CorgiAid will consider funding for recently adopted dogs if the application meets all other CorgiAid guidelines:

INDIVIDUAL RESCUES: An individual has rescued a dog that was injured or ill at the time of rescue and would like to provide a permanent home for the dog. In this situation, CorgiAid will not consider funding requests for routine, non-emergency care that rescued dogs often need, such as bathing, flea control, vaccinations, routine worming, etc. The dog must have been examined, and a preliminary diagnosis made, by a veterinarian, of an illness, injury, or condition existing at the time of rescue. This examination by a veterinarian must take place within one week of rescue. CorgiAid will seek complete documentation before funding the care and/or treatment of such an illness, injury, or condition.
ADOPTION THROUGH A HUMANE SOCIETY OR SHELTER: A dog that appeared healthy or had a minor illness/injury has been adopted from a shelter and, after adoption, it becomes apparent that the dog’s condition was serious. CorgiAid may consider funding in these cases if the symptoms become apparent and a vet sees the dog and diagnoses the condition within one week of adoption. CorgiAid must have a clear indication from the treating veterinarian that the dog’s chances of recovery are reasonable. CorgiAid will seek complete documentation before funding.
PLACEMENTS THROUGH A RESCUE ORGANIZATION: An ill or injured dog has been taken in by an established rescue organization. A permanent home is found for the dog during the funding application process, or a home is found before the organization had an opportunity to start the funding application process. The assumption here will be that, in the absence of an adoptive home, the case would have met all CorgiAid funding guidelines, and that the adoption would have been seriously jeopardized if the assistance were not available.

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INDIVIDUAL RESCUES: An individual has rescued a dog that was injured or ill at the time of rescue and would like to provide a permanent home for the dog.
ADOPTION THROUGH A HUMANE SOCIETY OR SHELTER: A dog that appeared healthy or had a minor illness/injury has been adopted from a shelter and, after adoption, it becomes apparent that the dog’s condition was serious.
PLACEMENTS THROUGH A RESCUE ORGANIZATION: An ill or injured dog has been taken in by an established rescue organization. A permanent home is found for the dog during the funding application process, or a home is found before the organization had an opportunity to start the funding application process. The assumption here will be that, in the absence of an adoptive home, the case would have met all CorgiAid funding guidelines, and that the adoption would have been seriously jeopardized if the assistance were not available.

In the case of an adopted dog, CorgiAid will not consider funding requests for routine, non-emergency care, such as spay/neuter, microchipping, flea/heartworm prevention, vaccinations, routine worming, etc.

An examination by a veterinarian must take place within two weeks of adoption, and the illness, injury, or condition must be diagnosed at that time. As always, CorgiAid must have a clear indication from the treating veterinarian that the dog has a reasonable chance to have a good quality of life if treated.

Added to Eligible Dogs:

CorgiAid cannot fund medical expenses for dogs turned into rescue by their breeder because of birth defects or other medical issues. In the case of any request for funding for a congenital defect, the circumstances under which the dog entered into rescue will be examined before funding can be considered.

06/02/2007

Changed:

To make the decision making process as equitable as possible, all applications for funding are discussed by the Grant Committee. They make the decision for grants up to $1000. Grants over $1000 must also be approved by the CorgiAid board.

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05/02/2006

Added:

If the funding request is for non-emergency surgery, all surgical and non-surgical options need to be considered. CorgiAid may require the applicant to seek a second opinion and/or further evaluation to ensure that the suggested surgery or treatment is the only option for ensuring a good quality of life for the dog. In the event that a second opinion is requested, CorgiAid will pay for the second opinion.