The Bobo Fund

We want to send a big thank you to the Walmart stores in Keller and Grapevine, Texas who each provided a generous $250 grant to The Bobo Fund! We are so grateful and excited to be able to help more pet parents with these donations! Thank you Walmart! 

Today is National Cat Day! 🐱 And even though Halloween is this week too, did you know that cats cannot taste sweet things? Cats have different taste receptors from humans, dogs, and other mammals, and are the only species that lacks the ability to detect sugar! This is likely due to their evolutionary diet as obligate carnivores, which dogs are not. This is why you see many dog treats with sweet additions like peanut butter or maple syrup, but not cat treats. It's because cats cannot taste these things! 🍭 #nationalcatday #didyouknow

So you might be wondering: How exactly does The Bobo Fund work? Step 1: Pet owners will visit thebobofund.org to review requirements and determine if they are eligible to apply for assistance. We provide assistance to pet owner who are facing financial hardship and have pets that require prescription medication or food for a chronic medical condition. Step 2: Pet owners will fill out an application, providing information about their financial hardship and their pet’s chronic medical needs. Step 3: Application will be reviewed and eligibility/the amount of aid that will be awarded will be determined. We will keep applicants updated via email. Step 4: The Bobo Fund will call in payment for chronic medications or food directly to the prescribing veterinarian or have medication shipped directly from Chewy! For more information, visit thebobofund.org to find out more information about qualifications and how you can support our mission 🧡

So many of the chronic illnesses that our pets develop occur naturally with old age. We can do absolutely everything to ensure our pet is healthy, but something may still turn up. I adopted two cats when I was in high school--littermates--who both eventually developed high-blood pressure in their teens. These were both healthy cats, not overweight by any means, and had never had any kind of medical problem, so I thought that it HAD to be genetic for them both to develop the disease. Sally was not diagnosed with high blood pressure until she was around 18 years old. She was an otherwise very healthy senior cat. Since I had never had to give her a pill in literally her entire life, I was grateful to find out that transdermal medication existed. I think that was my first experience with it. It's just a cream that you put on the inside of your cat's ear everyday. No one wants to stress out their 18 year old cat by forcing a pill down their throat. Sally lived to be a few months shy of 21! The oldest, and longest pet I have ever had. I have had many many experiences with pets and long-term medication, and it's not just Bobo who inspired The Bobo Fund, it's Sally and many others. I am looking forward to helping and connecting with other pet owners who need our support. -- Sarah Fuqua, Founder of The Bobo Fund We are SO excited to find out that we have the option to order directly through Chewy, which has options for transdermal medications for cats, to help pet parents in need. These medications can help so much if you have a senior cat that you do not want to stress. If you have a story about your pet with a chronic illness, please message or email us thebobofund@gmail.com 🧡

October is Pet Obesity Awareness Month. Did you know that according to the Purina Institute, up to 63% of cats and 59.3% of dogs are considered overweight or obese?! Obesity is linked to many diseases, including osteoarthritis and feline diabetes. The easiest way to keep your pet at a healthy weight is to properly portion their food. The recommended feeding amount on the bag isn't always a one size fits all. You can use a calorie calculator like on petnutritionalliance.org to determine the amount of food your pet should be getting each day to maintain a healthy body weight. Follow and check out thebobofund.org for more information about how we can with chronic medications for your pet or someone you know.

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic conditions in both dogs and cats. 1 in 5 dogs and, according to one study, as many as 98% of all cats over the age of twelve are affected by arthritis. Osteoarthritis that affects a dog or cat's quality of life is one of the chronic conditions The Bobo Fund will help to subsidize the cost of medication for pet owners facing financial hardship. You can help these pets and their families by donating to The Bobo Fund. Read more about our mission and programs that we will be launching very soon on thebobofund.org! Donate: 🔸 Paypal: thebobofund@gmail.com 🔸 Venmo: @thebobofund #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #fundraising #fundraiser #chronicillness #pets #dogs #cats #support #petowners #animalpainawareness #athritis #oseoarthritis

Did you know that 1 in 10 cats will develop hyperthyroidism, an overproduction of thyroid hormones, which requires lifelong, typically twice daily, medication or prescription food?

✨ Our website is now live! ✨ Visit thebobofund.org to learn more about the organization, find links to pet owner resources, make a donation to help pet owners in needs, learn about our Donor Connection Network, and join the wait list to receive assistance from The Bobo Fund starting on October 1st! #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #fundraising #fundraiser #chronicillness #pets #dogs #cats #support #petowners #website

We are looking for passionate board members to join Team Bobo! This is an unpaid, volunteer position. You can be located anywhere in the US. Whatever experience you may bring to the table, we are interested, especially those with fundraising, grant writing, and marketing experience as this will be a large part of our mission. Pet owners who feel strongly about the mission are encouraged to apply! View the opportunity on VolunteerMatch or connect with us here if you are interested! https://lnkd.in/gAgsp-3S

📣 Introducing: The Bobo Fund! 📣 Our Mission: The Bobo Fund is committed to providing assistance to pet owners facing financial hardship, ensuring that their beloved pets with chronic illnesses receive the essential medication they need. About: The Bobo Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created in memory of Bobo, a dachshund who was rescued from a shelter in Kentucky at the age of 10 after his owner passed away during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bobo battled with Cushing's disease, hypothyroidism, and chronic pancreatitis. Having firsthand experience with both the emotional and financial challenges involved in providing for a pet with chronic illnesses, The Bobo Fund seeks to alleviate the financial strain on pet owners who are facing hardship by assisting with the cost of essential medications for these pets. We are still in the fundraising stages and hope to open up applications to pet owners facing financial hardship starting October 1st! How to help: 🔸 We are looking for board members to join our team! Please send a message if the mission speaks to you! 🔸 Share this post! 🔸 Follow and share our social media! We hope our social media will be a place to share resources for pet owners to learn more about common chronic conditions, coupons and sales on prescription medication, free and low-cost pet care resources, and help other pet owners who are facing financial hardship. @thebobofund on Facebook and Instagram. 🔸 Check out our website launch this Friday with details about the application process and to be placed on the wait list for the application to open. We are so excited for you to be here! More to come! - Team Bobo #nonprofit #welcome #pets #dogs #cats #financialassistance #chronicillness #support #welcome #hiring #volunteer