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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I am not trying to fight with you either. I am praying for Moose...but you say he is not in danger of dying. His wounds sounded bad to me...I hope they are ok.
I am just suggesting that if money is tight you should think about lowering numbers...that's ALL I said.
I have many pups in my home...and trust me I shell out thousands in vet care in short periods of time. I have been fortunate to have been able to do it....I can tell you that if I could not, I would not have them. And, if the time ever comes where I cannot I will need to look at what I am doing. If I were doing what you have been doing, I would hope someone would call my attention to it.
You clearly love animals. I just think that maybe you are in a bit over your head. That is not a sin but it is if you allow it to continue after knowing it. I just hope and pray that this is a wake up call for you. |
I really do appreciate your concern. And I'm sorry I got upset - It's been a long hard day for me, especially when I came home to this, and fully knowing it was a completely preventable injury! Tomorrow I'm having my dear friend that's a licensed pet sitter come over and check on them mid day, I made a terrible mistake and am ashamed to admit that.
I probably made it sound worse then it is - He's scrapped up, he has 2 deeper wounds from climbing under the gate, but nothing critical. Honestly, if I wasn't so stressed I would have described things differently. Most of them are puncture wounds - But where they got dirty, those can be worse then deep lacerations! He may require surgery on the deeper ones if they don't continue to drain on their own - He doesn't need surgery or stitches right now, just close supervision and monitoring to make sure infection doesn't set in.
Lets take a deep breath and start over here. I'll post some pictures of Moose later, and you can see for yourself. He's bruised up, scrapped up, and has the couple deeper wounds that may require surgery in a few days if they don't heal up well without it, but he's comfortable and happy tonight. He ate his dinner and is giving kisses, wagging his tail, and walking on his own when I carry him out to potty. He's sore if he tries to get up or walk, but he's not in any real danger tonight.