[Mybabe4me]

Okay I need to say this really quick because it is getting late. It is after 1:00am and I have been waiting for a response for Tahoe's mom.
It only take an x-ray 100.00 to diagnose AAI. I have all the billing records from Babybear's surgery and hospital stay in front of me. I paid the ER vet 100.00 for an x-ray that said yes it was AAI and his neck was broken. They can tell by this. The mri is very expensive and not needed. It is just the vets way of getting money for some expensive test that doesn't need to be done.
Babybear's emergancy surgery was 3200 for 5 day stay in Intensive care and for his surgery. I had paid more the days prier because of tests that were done at my vets office and also I had taken babybear to the ER and had to go home to get the funds to have the surgery done. I didn't know if we could come up with the money. I did go through care credit but they denied me. They approved my husband. Now this was after I begged my family memebers for loans and no one had the money. I sure wasn't expection to be sitting in my livingroom one Saturday morning loving on my babybear and him turn to jump down and break his neck and go into a sezuire and go completely stiff and turn blue. I dont' think anyone expects that. But unfortnately it happend and no I couldnt' afford the surgery. Just like Tahoe's mom. I got my husband approved for Carecredit. I was smart the hosital gave me a price I put the amount in higher just in case something else came up and my husband was approve. Now I am still paying for baby's surgery, but it got done. If it wasn't for my husband I dont' know what I would have done. I didn't have anyone, I had no support, I didnt' know about Yorkie Talk until about a month after baby broke his neck. So I went through this alone with family memembers saying oh it is just a damn dog. Not to me he was my baby. And just like my skin kids I was willing to do anything.
But this can happen to Tahoe. That is why I am so concerned. I know you are putting a lot of work into this little guy, but if he ends up with a broken neck it might be to late. Lorriane went through the same thing as me, but her little guy just made the yes gesture and broke his neck. It doesn't take much if they have AAI. And my ER vet told me that yes I could take Babybear home and put a neck brace on him and hope he heals. But that doesn't stop that fact he has AAI and the only way to fix this is to put either pins or wire in the neck to stablize it. (believe me I am very knowledgable when it comes to AAI)The neck brace would only be a temperary fix. The AAI is still present and the neck and break at anytime. As a matter of fact my vet said if he finds any more babies with this congenital defect he is refering them to me because I am more knowledgable on this subject then he is. I think this is why there is a lot of people on this group that are telling you to please contact me so I can tell you what I have gone through with baby. You have only heard a very short part of what I went through with him and am still going through with him. OH and he was only 18 months when he broke his neck. But i had been dealing with this since he was 6 months old. BEing told it was a pinched nerve.
I will be going to work tomorrow I will try to get on before I leave to see if you have posted to me. IF not I will check when I get home.
Hope Tahoe is doing better and please keep him quite and either kenneled( i hate to do this to my baby) or if he is still paralyzed put him in a play pen or a very small area with pillows if he tries to stand he doesnt' injure himself. Please heed my warnings I am only trying to help you out. My heart is truely breaking for Tahoe and you.