Karalash Photography

09/25/2026

We're hosting discounted half hr sessions this Saturday! It was originally for therapy dogs, but we have a couple open slots left if anyone else wants some photos by the fountain in front of Sangren Hall at WMU!
Reach out if youd like a spot! We have a 3:30 and 4:30pm spot available!

All money goes towards our dog Mayas treatments and bills! 💜

09/14/2026

We are still fundraising for Maya. Between the 3 ways of fundraising we have raised about $700. Thank you to those that have scheduled services or donated through GoFundMe or directly.💜 words can't express how grateful we are to have all this support.

Reminder of the fundraisers:
Maya was diagnosed with Hepatocutaneous Syndrome. This is a rare, progressive and can be fatal disease. Doctors are optimistic as she doesn't have the typical liver changes seen with this disease but the skin and overall way she is feeling is severe. We have maxed out credit cards and now she desperately needs weekly amino acid infusions in hopes of getting her closer to her happy adventurous self. We wouldn't be asking for help if we didn't need it. So we're again fundraiser to help with her treatments and the debt we have collected from her testing and meds.

So we have made a GoFundMe but are also fundraising through our two businesses as we'd rather work for what we raise.
1. Love and Cuddles Pet Care, LLC will be offering discounted services through October if you mention "Maya's Fundraiser" when scheduling. OR if you pre-pay for any visits, I will apply a discount as well depending on the services. So if you have some fur babies that need nail trims, pet sitting visits, etc., please reach out!
2. Karalash Photography will also be doing a fundraiser. If you schedule a 30minute session and pay the deposit immediately, we will discount the session to $100. That's $50 off! (This does not include the order of photos after editing.) These sessions can be done at your home (within reasonable driving distance), at a local park, or if enough interest, we can find a space to rent for studio sessions.
3. GoFundMe link- apparently theres a limit to how many times I can share a link, so please look at previous posts for the link?! 🤷‍♀️

Please reach out if you need any pet care or photography services and please share this post and the GoFundMe to spread the word.
Thank you💜

09/10/2026

Maya's first infusion for her hepatocutaneous syndrome was completed today. We had to do a second iv catheter due to swelling from the first about halfway through otherwise so far so good! Shes happy to be home and not have her leg attached to a line lol

I wanted to thank every single person that has reached out and sent well wishes to Maya and us. And another thank you to all that have donated to her treatments and debt. Every dollar is helping us get back on track and is very appreciated.

We're still fundraising for her so please reach out if you need any pet sitting, nail trims, etc. ( Love and Cuddles Pet Care, LLC)
We're also doing discounted photography sessions so reach out to us if interested!
Or you can donate to our GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/328cf5dcd

Thank you all so so much for the love you've shown Maya. 💜

09/05/2026

Happy 12th Birthday to our girl Maya! Did a little photoshoot before we spend the day spoiling her! We should be starting her infusions this next week so cross your fingers for her!

We are fundraising for her treatments so reach out if you'd like to set up a 30min session for our discounted $100 to fundraise for her!

Or you can donate directly to her GoFundMe if you'd still like to help.
https://gofund.me/328cf5dcd

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and love 💜

09/01/2026

We are fundraising again for Maya. Please help her.💜
Maya was diagnosed with Hepatocutaneous Syndrome. This is a rare, progressive and can be fatal disease. Doctors are optimistic as she doesn't have the typical liver changes seen with this disease but the skin and overall way she is feeling is severe. We have maxed out credit cards and now she desperately needs weekly amino acid infusions in hopes of getting her closer to her happy adventurous self. We wouldn't be asking for help if we didn't need it. So we're again fundraiser to help with her treatments and the debt we have collected from her testing and meds.
So we have made a GoFundMe but are also fundraising through our two businesses as we'd rather work for what we raise.
1. Love and Cuddles Pet Care, LLC will be offering discounted services through October if you mention "Maya's Fundraiser" when scheduling. OR if you pre-pay for any visits, I will apply a discount as well depending on the services. So if you have some fur babies that need nail trims, pet sitting visits, etc., please reach out!
2. Karalash Photography will also be doing a fundraiser. If you schedule a 30minute session and pay the deposit immediately, we will discount the session to $100. That's $50 off! (This does not include the order of photos after editing.) These sessions can be done at your home (within reasonable driving distance), at a local park, or if enough interest, we can find a space to rent for studio sessions.
Thank you all that have checked in on her and me and for the love you've shown me. This is destroying my heart. I have to help her, she wants so bad to be herself, I can see it. So I won't stop fighting for her. But I need help.
Please reach out if you need any pet care or photography services and please share this post and the GoFundMe to spread the word.
Thank you💜

We're reaching out for help for our personal baby, Maya. For o… Meg Karalash needs your support for Support Maya's Fight Against Hepatocutaneous Syndrome

06/16/2026

Hello friends! This is long, bear with us!
We're reaching out for help for our personal baby, Maya.
For almost a year and half now, we have been battling several health issues for her. From blistering feet, to pancreatitis and special diet, to pain being too unbearable to move and even not wanting to eat, to minor internal bleeding. It's been a very challenging time and now we are in a flare up that we can't get under control and she continues to decline. Her amazing doctors have thrown everything at her with no improvement so we are going to an internal medicine specialist at the end of the month. To say we've been worried is an understatement.
All this to say, we have maxed out credit cards over the last year and need help to get her the care she needs. So we are doing THREE fundraisers for her.
1. Love and Cuddles Pet Care, LLC will be offering discounted services the rest of this month if you mention "Maya's Fundraiser" when scheduling. OR if you pre-pay for visits next month (July), I will apply a discount as well depending on the services. So if you have some fur babies that need nail trims, pet sitting visits, etc., please reach out!
2. Karalash Photography will also be doing a fundraiser. If you schedule a 30minute session and pay the deposit before the end of the month, we will discount the session to $100. That's $50 off! (This does not include the order of photos after editing.) These sessions can be done at your home (within reasonable driving distance), at a local park, or if enough interest, we can find a space to rent for studio sessions.
3. If you don't need any services or photos, but still want to help, you can donate to Meg's venmo. We didn't want to do a gofundme since they take a percentage of the money. https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3335958065840128020&created=1770928045

We hate asking for help, but our girl needs this. We can't keep watching her waste away and not enjoy anything. We appreciate any help you can give and please share this post to get the word out.

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas from the Karalash Family! Hope you all had a wonderful year! ❤️💚❤️💚

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

Thank you Pet Vet Family Pet Care Center for having us!

12/09/2025

Thank you everyone for coming to our holiday photo event this weekend! We had a great turn out and so much fun seeing everyone!

Thank you again J & K Pet Services for hosting!

If you missed the event, we have another holiday event at Pet Vet Family Pet Care Center on Drake Rd in Kalamazoo this upcoming Saturday the 13th! Check out our other post about it for more info!