Critical Vet Procedures Donation Campaign - vet bill disclosures

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On August 22, 2026 Michael posted three Instagram stories disclosing veterinary bills or payments totalling $6,944.32: $2,171.89 for the Company’s homebred foal, Magnus, $3,197.80 for the Company's ridgling, Crypto, and $1,574.63 for the family dog, Frisky.

For Magnus and Crypto, these disclosures show a total of $5,369.69 was paid to the veterinary clinic, and Michael thanked supporters for making the treatment possible. What he did not disclose was how much was actually raised, how donations were allocated, whether any donated money remained after the bills were paid, or whether he or the Company contributed any funds.

Michael said Frisky’s $1,574.63 bill “wasn’t covered by any fundraiser but simply us at the ranch.” The bill, posted after the family dog’s final trip to the vet, shows an expense, but does not disclose the source of the money used to pay it, so Michael’s statement cannot be independently verified from the disclosure provided.

The Frisky stories cannot be categorized as a separate fundraising campaign because they contained no donation link or express request for money. However, on August 18, 2026 Michael and his daughter Lara posted at least five stories documenting the family dog’s urgent trip to the vet after saying Frisky was “starting to shut down”, while the intensive “Critical Vet Procedures Fund” campaign was underway. He also described Frisky as the “ranch token K-9”. In that context, the stories may reasonably be viewed as a fundraising–adjacent “soft ask”: communicating financial burden and inviting supporter sympathy without expressly soliciting a donation. Family pets have also previously been expressly included in Flying “L” Ranch fundraising. Such "soft-asks" are not unusual for Michael.

These disclosures do not answer the basic fundraising question: How much was raised, how much was spent on exactly what, and what happened to any balance?

Interestingly, Michael introduces the Frisky disclosure with “Since so many asked”, but does not say what anyone supposedly asked or provide anything verifiable about those claimed inquiries. The phrase presents the disclosure as follower-driven while giving Michael an opportunity to volunteer a potentially reassuring claim without providing the transparent accounting necessary to verify it. This follower-prompted framing is not unusual for Michael.

Vet billing disclosures
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Fundraising-adjacent "soft ask" for family dog.
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August 24, 2026