Oh girl, I am so sorry to hear about this. You must have been scared to death. I know that when Tatum had a big scare a couple of weeks ago, I was in tears and was a total nervous wreck. Her gums were literally, as white as snow. Of course her size makes me freak out even more...but we worry with ANY of ours babies, no matter how big or small they are
I cannot even believe that stupid vet. She could have done SOMETHING for you. That just goes to show you what type of "vet" she is though
She is very obviously in it for the money, NOT for the love of animals like a GOOD vet should be.
I would SERIOUSLY take Minnie to SOMEONE though girl...she REALLY DOES need to be checked out. I totally understand that you guys don't have a whole chunk of change laying around (especially 1-2k) BUT, I'm sure someone will be willing to let you pay it out if it comes down to it. Also, in my experience, emergency vets are ALWAYS more expensive, so it probably won't cost you near that much at a regular vet. Mine is great and will let anyone do a payment plan, no matter how big or small your bill is. I see so many elderly people who come in their with their dogs and just can't afford to pay the vet bill all in one shot, and he never has a problem with people paying it out. He is a really great vet. Just check around girl...I'm sure that being in NY (it is so big) that there is SOMEONE there who will be willing to let you make payments if needed.
Good luck and BIG hugs to Minnie
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