Quote:
Originally Posted by butterfly  Now that you guys are talking about all the $$$$$$$$$ it costs for what you've gone through, I know it's no one's business, but I'm sure we've all wondered what your expences have been so far.
You have done so much for quite a while now, and it has to be a lot.
My little Mariposa, that died in June, at 5 years old, suffered from severe collapsed trachia since she was 1. I have saved all her paperwork, but have never taken the time to add up the $$, which I will do sometime. I KNOW it has to be in the thousands.
My little "Angel Baby" that has CP, has had a lot of doctoring also, but nothing compared to Mari.
Now that I have read your posts, I am wondering about acupuncture for Angel. Her right front leg has always been weak and curled, but over the last year, it has gotten into a tight curl and is almost hard to open up. I do open it up and massage it daily, but she is basically 3 legged at this point, and she has a hard time walking with those little back legs. It frightens me, thinking, in time she might not be able to walk at all, then it will be the end of her. Maybe Acupuncture could help. I'll try anything at this point. She is such a sweet little cuddler, has a great personality, but just can't move very well. She is just a little 2# thing, so she doesn't have anything to fall back on. I love her so.
OK, here I am going on and on...sorry...  |
Haha yeah... a LOT! Layla's surgery alone was $3500. Neurologists are not cheap
That included her stay at the hospital later too... it was a few days before we felt comfortable enough to bring her home. I guess we kept hoping she would be able to go to the bathroom on her own and maybe even take some steps first, but we all know now that wasn't going to happen anyway.
For everything else... we've spent probably $3000 on rehab and acupuncture and whatever else we tried, but at the beginning we were taking her somewhere EVERY DAY! Her cart was I think $345 or something like that. We won't be spending that much on rehab anymore because we know how to do a lot at home. I do think there is still benefit in taking her sometimes though.
Basically, we spent everything we made by selling our last place. I wouldn't have had that money if it happened a week earlier, or a week later. I was going to pay off my motorcycle and put the rest on my student loan. We are SO LUCKY this happened at the right time.
Have you taken Angel to a holistic vet? They might be able to let you know if acupuncture will work. If she is having trouble walking with her back legs, have you considered getting her a cart? There are cheaper ones than the one we got so it might help her out without being too much of a financial burden.