I need some help...ideas please (long)

[Tillys_mom]

Not sure what to say but wishing you all the best.

[katelin]

Wishing you the best of luck. I've never heard of a vet that wouldn't assist a sick animal, payment or not. Be sure the vet understands that you have a very limited budget, and they should take any treatment one step at a time.

Since it is almost Sunday, I would suggest waiting until Monday for the vet. Off hour consultations are very expensive. Do you have him on as bland a diet as possible? Rice, baby food chicken meat, lots of water (put a little Karo syrup in the water to make it more attractive to him and so he will drink it and not get dehydrated.)

Hoping for the best possible outcome here.

[fasteddie]

As far as the Paypal account goes, if you have any friends with Paypal that you trust, you could send them the money (it's usually free for personal to personal payments). They can then withdraw it to their bank account and then give it to you.

Good luck!

[LoveMyJake]

I'm so sorry for your predicament when all you're trying to do is help this poor baby get well. Do you know anyone who has a Paypal account that you could send the money to? That way, maybe they could withdraw the amount and give it to you?

I would talk to your vet and see if you can work out some sort of payment plan. Since the pup is sick and needs medical attention, I'm sure if you explained that you are on a limited income, they will work with you. It's worth a try.

God bless you for trying to help this baby! I wish you all the best!

[Woogie Man]

There's quite a few things that would cause the symptoms you're describing. Have you seen any worms in his stool? Another possibility is that he has coccidia, an intestinal inflammation caused by a bacteria. The treatment for that is Albon but he really needs a fecal to determine just what's wrong. Watch out to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated. If he seems weak you can give him a little Nutrical or, if you don't have any, use some karo syrup or honey or molasses. You only need to use a dab at a time. This may help to keep him from going downhill on you until you can see the vet. Good luck with everything.

[jeanietoo]

It won't help financially but I'd stop the turkey. All my dogs get sick on turkey

[cococalypso]

I don't know if you have this bank around you, but we have a First Convenience bank in our Wal-mart that you can open a checking account for just 20$. I understand the prediciment you are in, if my vet didn't let me pay him later, I don't know what we would do sometimes. I hope you can find someone who will work with you. Good Luck and bless you for trying to help this little guy.

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by llcornell

Also I have a friend whose dog was very sick and she went to a craft store and bought organic paint and made these little paintings using muslin cloth wrapped around a solid backing then stapled tight. She painted them a solid color then took the dogs paw and made a single little dog footprint. She post these on craigslist, ebay, local grocery, vet clinic and anywhere they would let her put a flyer with the dogs story. The cost of the print was up to the buyer/donator. I thought this was so sweet and creative but I didnt think it would help her much. Wrong I was she raised $14,000 in 3 months. Its definatly not a fast solution for the money. But maybe you could get the credit and then try to recoup it later with something like this. Alot of people are willing to help (especially for you its such a sweet story) and getting a small painting or something is all some need to encourage a donation. For some people it shows your not just asking for a hand out. Good luck. Things will work out somehow.

Thank you so much for such a cute idea! I know...making and selling stuff takes time but it sure can't hurt! I think it's incredibly generous of you to share that with me (or us).

No, I don't want a handout! I wouldn't take money from ANYONE for anything (unless it's work).

I just need some ideas that aren't happening in MY head and there's so much knowledge about (esp) financial stuff that I don't have a clue about. It's just been so frustrating to be in this situation and feel like you're hitting a wall everytime you turn around!

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Well, you could also try - in the meantime - getting him off of poultry and rice. Instead, get him on whitefish, potatoes, and green beans. It's a diet that is often a miracle for dogs in any sort of trouble, but especially digestive trouble. Let me know if you want to go that route. It is a diet developed by an animal nutritionist and used w/ great success by several YT members - most recently if you read Laurenr's thread about Mango...

It may be worth a try to help him, but yeah - def. sounds like he needs to see a vet. I so wish I had advice about the paypal thing...

REALLY? About the fish and potatoes and green beans? I'll try ANYTHING!

Yesterday (when I posted this) he wasn't eating anything at all (this is his typical M.O. when he starts this)....but then at nighttime, it's like he's all better, wanting to eat. And his poops eventually get better (not perfect, but better), and he keeps the food down. I tried putting a little plain yogurt in his morning feeding b/c I had hoped it might help the intestinal flora (a little knowledge is a bad thing I'm starting to think!).....I will PM you! Thank you! Although I'm not sure he'll eat green beans. I know he won't eat cottage cheese or yogurt (unless it's disguised in his food). But I'm def. willing to try. Since he's eating today and back to himself, I'm going to just leave him on what I've been giving him just to get him thru til tomorrow!

And yes, he def needs to see a vet~ which he's going to do TOMORROW!

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by AmeliaBadelia

You're right. I see the terms now. I didn't realize you had to give away your first born child to access your money in Paypal! That's just ridiculous!

Next question, you're able to SEND money, right? I wonder if you could talk with a Vet & see if there would be a way for you to Paypal him? Maybe if you explain your situation, just as you did here, he would be willing to work with you? Nowadays, it seems like just about everyone has a Paypal Account. Maybe he (or she?) does too? If nothing else, maybe s/he will work out some sort of payment plan for you. Surely once he sees her cute little face, he won't be able to deny her.

I really hope everything works out for you & little Madison. You'll both be in my thoughts.

Yes, it's crazy isn't it? I guess they changed their policies at some point. Wish I'd done it a long time ago, but.....water under the bridge I suppose.

And no, you can't even send money without being verified..meaning linking it to a bank account!!! My real reason for agreeing to setting it up that way thru my boss was b/c I figured I could get stuff on Ebay and buy things from some of the sellers here at YT and just Paypal it.....but the first thing I tried to buy on Ebay, came back saying I needed to be verified. UGH...what a fiasco. I'm sure it will be wonderful to have once I establish a bank account.

I imagine that with the relatively (to me anyway) high monthly limits they allow people to depsosit into their Paypal acct's or transfer, they found that they needed to have a better accounting of it for government purposes....it seems like it would be a way for people who had that tendency, to "hide" money somehow the way it used to be. I'm FAR from any financial wizard (duh), but that's just my thought about why they might have changed it.
Regardless, the amount of money I put in there is kind of laughable, but...it is what it is.

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by Tillys_mom

Not sure what to say but wishing you all the best.

Thank you so much! I do believe prayer works. He's a little better today and will hopefully be fine til tomorrow....

[paulapoo]

I justed wanted to let you know that my boy Otis used to get grumbly tummy and mucousy stool when he was younger. Chicken and rice never helped and usually made him sicker. I'm not suggesting this for you, but wheat bread settles his tummy to this day. I would try what simonandhallie said. Good Luck, I hope everything works out.

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by katelin

Wishing you the best of luck. I've never heard of a vet that wouldn't assist a sick animal, payment or not. Be sure the vet understands that you have a very limited budget, and they should take any treatment one step at a time.

Since it is almost Sunday, I would suggest waiting until Monday for the vet. Off hour consultations are very expensive. Do you have him on as bland a diet as possible? Rice, baby food chicken meat, lots of water (put a little Karo syrup in the water to make it more attractive to him and so he will drink it and not get dehydrated.)

Hoping for the best possible outcome here.

Thank you so much! I had never imagined a vet not helping a sick animal either, however, a couple of years ago, I had to take Max to the ER clinic here b/c he was sick...it was pancreatitis but it happened to be of course, on a night when my dh was out of town (he works out of town and is gone all week), on his way home, but he had his credit card and checks...and even if I'd had them, the clinic wanted 2 pieces of HIS ID if I were to use one of them ANd my dh had (as usual) left his cellphone charger at home and his battery went DEAD while I was at the clinic nearly hysterical (it was AWFUL).....in addition, for them to let me leave him there overnight with IV's (this was after they'd done the blood test and x-rays and whatever else they did in the 5 hours I sat there, scared to death), they wanted the ENTIRE amount upfront. That was over $1000. And I, of course, didn't have anything to give them. They made me sign an IOU (b/c my dh would be home later that night and I promised to bring them a check the next morning), and I had to take Max HOMEwith me and just hope that he made it thru the night til I could take him to my own vet the next morning and leave him for the weekend. I'm still not over that experience.

The kicker to this is that two of the vets who work at my own vet (in fact one of them IS my vet, although she wasn't there this night and the vet that we saw, I'd never seen before at all) are the vets at the clinic.
Which, even though my vet wasn't involved, it kind of put a bad taste in my mouth. But.....I am taking him into my vet tomorrow, God willing nothing bad happens today! I was just so worried that this would escalate over the weekend and I'd have to take him back to that place!
Thankfully, it looks like I won't!

I am giving him just boiled white rice that's been cooked with a small amount of ground turkey and just small (like 2 Tb at a time) amounts. He's taking water now without any problem, and I picked up some nutrical yesterday, for just in case. Although, when he's not eating, he refuses everything, but I wanted to have it anyway. At least he's eating now and keeping it down! Again, thank you!

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by cococalypso

I don't know if you have this bank around you, but we have a First Convenience bank in our Wal-mart that you can open a checking account for just 20$. I understand the prediciment you are in, if my vet didn't let me pay him later, I don't know what we would do sometimes. I hope you can find someone who will work with you. Good Luck and bless you for trying to help this little guy.

Thank you for that information! I'm going to check it out..actually, I think our Walmart has a Banco Popular, or something like that, but it's sure worth checking into! The suggestions people have given me are so valuable, I really appreciate it!

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by fasteddie

As far as the Paypal account goes, if you have any friends with Paypal that you trust, you could send them the money (it's usually free for personal to personal payments). They can then withdraw it to their bank account and then give it to you.

Good luck!

I trust all my friends, but I can't transfer the money out of my Paypal unless it's linked to a bank account. I'm going to try one other thing, but I'm not too hopeful. I think the smart people signed up for Paypal before they instituted this policy (I WAYYYY behind on the learning curve here). But thank you for trying anyway, I truly appreciate it!