 Stormy update
I feel much better now and I think I did the best thing possible I could for Stormy last night. I went in around 10pm to speak with Dr. Bernard the vet who decided Stormy shouldn't be put down and he wanted me to surrender her to him. At first I was shocked and confused that so much time had passed and she wasn't put down. I was mad at this office in general not at this vet though. If it wasn't for him she wouldn't be alive right now. So I spoke with one of the nice ladies at the front before I went in on the phone and she said that when they did the shift change at 7pm yesterday the new vet came in and was very curious about the case and why she was being put to sleep. The other vet had just wrote down a couple things and from what he wrote Dr Bernard didn't feel it was "serious" to put her down for. The lady told me that he fell for Stormy and she said in all the years she's been there she's never seen him do this for another animal, there was something about my baby that had him wanting to do more for her. So I went in and he examined her, paying attention to her eyes the most. I guess the other vet said he thought she may have neurological issues which he NEVER mentioned to me AT ALL EVER! He said that because when we went in yesterday her pupils were dilated very small the size of a pin. Today they weren't like that though. They were normal but he did mention that when he was shinning the light the left one didn't contract as fast as the other, he said there could be something blocking the passage ways between the eyes but he isn't sure at this time. We talked for a good 45mins, I cried alot. I told him how I felt and how much I care for Stormy and the whole situation and how crazy it has been for me and that if I had lots of money I'd do whatever it was to make her better but I don't and I just can't do it and I only want the best for her because she is so very special to me and my whole family. I think he realized how much she ment to me and I believe he cares about animals as well. He told me that even if I had alot of money sometimes you can't spend it all on the animal because it's just not worth it, he doesn't believe in animals suffering. He said that it's better to have a healthy pet then a sick one and that the costs for medical bills is outrageous. He didn't want to say to much about the office and other vet but I can tell he was not impressed. He told me he actually had a note from the whole owner about NOT putting her down, he was losing money!! SO you see who is in it for the money and who actually has a heart. He said he can't promise me anything because he doesn't know what can be wrong with her inside. He said he's going to first get the blood in bum problem out of the way and figured out, hes going to do xrays of her to check for the "broken ribs" and whatever else can be wrong, he wants to eventually do her nose last because he said she needs more there and that this may be causing issues because theres no filters there and it just can't be open like that. He said it may take some time and he said if he can't do anything for her she may have to be put down in the bed but this can go either way and I will be praying she makes out fine and that there isn't any major issues. He told me his wife is scared of dogs so he doesn't know if he can have her at the end but said she will either go with him home or she may stay at the vets and be a pet there since this is a 24-7 vet clinic that is open all the time obviously. I told him that she's my little baby and she really enjoys to be around people and that I am not sure if living at a vet clinic would be the best for her, I said I would be willing to buy her back at the end if that was an option, he didn't say nothing about that but he did say that who knows maybe after all this is done he will give her back to me! He said this a few times as we were talking. I am not getting my hopes up because I don't want to be hurt in the end if I don't get her back but I must say it did sound good to hear this. He is going to keep me posted as to what is going on to her and I will be asking him if it's okay if I visit, from my understanding she will be staying at the clinic for all this and possibly going home with him occasionally for now. I felt really good talking to him and I really feel he wants to help her out, he said he can't help me any other way because it's not his office and the only way he can try to help is this way because it won't cost him nearly as much to get her better then it would me.
So heres a couple pictures of her before we left, she helped put my daughter to sleep one last time.
thanks everyone who is being supportive for me, I need it the most right now! |