Well.. we went to pick him up from the emergency clinic early this morning. He is doing better and is no longer vomitting. I don't think he ever had diarrhea. Unfortunately, he's going to need to stay hospitalized. It was so adorable, when we showed up.. he immediately started wagging his tail and jumping up and down. Poor baby.
We took him to another local vet (our normal vet is located about 45 minutes away and I didn't want to transport him a long distance) to continue his treatment. He will continue to be hooked up to IVs and hopefully we be able to come home soon!
The estimate is 4 days, however because he has not thrown up or had any diarrhea, they will probably try to feed him later today. I'm hoping he gets to come home soon but I want him to stay as long as he needs to and get better.
I wanted to ask you all... for those of you who have had to deal with costly medical expenses, did you do any fund raisers or anything? The estimate of his vet bills will total about $1600. My boyfriend and I are both college students and I don't have a job, so basically.. we're pretty much out of luck. Right now it's all on a credit card but I'm hoping to start some kind of bake sale (is that lame?
) or SOMETHING to help alleviate things a little bit. Give me your suggestions because I definitely need them.
Once again, thank you all for your kind words and prayers. I can't imagine what this whole experience would be like without all of your support. It means more than you know.
Here are some pictures we took early this morning (the last couple are from earlier this week):