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09-02-2008, 10:38 AM | #61 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana
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| Petey's in Trouble... Everyone...Petey got sick on Saturday. I noticed that he was lethargic and didn't seem to be pooping. I caught him vomiting too. A few hours later he seemed like he was coming out of it. However, by midnight it was clear he was in trouble. I nursed him through the night and as he was still holding on by morning, I got him into the vet. It is now Tuesday and the vet says that he has bladderstones and possibly a portosystemic shunt. He is finally peeing (which we didn't know he wasn't doing all along) and eating and coming out of it. However, he needs surgery to ensure he won't get another stone lodged in his urinary tract and end up in another emergency situation. His vet bill is astronomical and very much out of my realm to pay. The surgery is out of the question, in this circumstance as I can't afford it. To take him home tonight, I need several hundred dollars and a payment plan for the rest. Well...the plan I can do (somehow) but I am still scrambling to 'find' the cash to get him relased to me so I can enjoy what time he has. I have cried myself silly for 3 days. I have begged family for help, but they could'nt. The total vet bill, with surgery, is going to be $2000. Just to get Petey home tonight, without benefit of the surgery, will cost me $600 cash. So...I don't know where to turn now. If anyone has any suggestions, I am desperately in need and time is running out. Petey's Momma
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09-02-2008, 10:56 AM | #62 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: HASTINGS, NE- 4 NOW!!!
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| I am so sorry petey is sick Doesn't your vet have a payment option?? Can you put some on a credit card??
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09-02-2008, 11:08 AM | #63 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana
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| The best they could offer was the $600 cash down and remaining $500 in installments. I can't pick him up and take him home until I can come up with the cash first, which I don't have. Unfortunately, I do not have a credit card to utilize, nor the ability to get one. Thanks for letting me vent...
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09-02-2008, 05:23 PM | #64 | |
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I did some research and found this site: Bladder Stones (Urinary Calculi) in Dogs Well worth reading. Did the vet do x-rays or put dye in the bladder, has there been an analysis done on the stone to know what the chemical makeup is? This is from the above mentioned article but be sure to read the entire article: Diet Alteration: Diet alternation may be as helpful as anything in the medical treatment of struvite urolithiasis. The S/D Diet produced by Hill's can actually cause the stones - even large ones - to dissolve completely. Other companies such as Purina and Waltham have also developed special diets available through your veterinarian. These diets take time, often 60 to 180 days, to work. The principle by which S/D works is that it contains lower than normal levels of large proteins, magnesium, and phosphorous. Less protein means less urea, and therefore, less ammonium and carbon dioxide formed by the action of urease. Remember that struvite is made up of magnesium and phosphate ions, so lower levels of these materials also decrease the quantity of crystals that can potentially be formed. Feeding S/D helps the urine become more acidic. And last but not least, Hill's has slightly increased the sodium chloride (normal table salt) to increase water consumption by the animal, thereby increasing a flushing action through the bladder and better keeping the crystals in solution. Changing his diet can help the situation and I'm surprised the vet didn't recommend it or at least give you options. Royal Canine also has a urinary diet. Most vets offer a payment plan, even if you don't opt for the surgery, which at this point, I wouldn't because the way your post reads, it sounds like a preventative option. I can't help with the vet bill as I'm still waiting for payments myself. Once you get him home, if it was me, I would be looking for another vet.
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09-16-2008, 11:22 AM | #65 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana
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| Linda, I was able to get Petey back from the first vet, borrowing some money from a friend and making outrageous payment arrangements to them for my next 4 paychecks to boot. Within 24 hours of coming home, another stone stopped him up. The first vet said that they could do nothing more for me since I still had an outstanding bill with them. He needed surgery! I happened to text my daughter my distress and she told me about a friend of hers whose brother-in-law was a vet. She contacted her friend who told me to call them ASAP. I did and told them my financial situation and Petey's condition. They had me come in. Thank goodness! They examined him and said that he would die that evening without surgery to remove the 4 stones in his bladder and the stone(s) that had stopped him up again. They agreed to do the surgery and wait to get paid for it until I got the other vets bill taken care of. They even took $200 off the bill after they saw the outrageous bill I had already. So, the long and short of it is that Petey is fine now, but neutered. Both vets said that the scar tissue formed from removing the stones from his penis would make it difficult, if not painful to do his duty if I were to breed him. Also, there was still the small chance that he had the genetic disorder that contributed to all this. That has not been confirmed yet, as the stones are still out for testing. Petey had his check up yesterday and is back to his old self. He remains on the Prescription C/D diet and will remain on it from here on out, unless the stone test results come back and show that he should be on a different diet. I tell ya, I cried for two days as I watched him dying, until I found the second vet. One cool thing...he is more trusting of me now. He comes to me for me to pick him up much more readily than ever before. He has lost a few ounces, but he should gain that back quickly now. He is currently just under 5lbs. Also, I know you are still waiting on payments...I was originally going to get you some more money in OCT, until this happened. I know that my payment 'plan' hasn't worked out anything like I expected it to, and I am sorry for that. One thing you can be sure of though, Petey is loved very much and I am doing everything in my power to take care of him and make him as happy as he is making me.
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09-16-2008, 12:53 PM | #66 |
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| I'm glad to hear Petey is doing okay now. Last edited by TresCutePiggies; 09-16-2008 at 12:54 PM. |
09-16-2008, 05:20 PM | #67 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA
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| awwww what a cute face! congrats
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09-17-2008, 07:36 AM | #68 | |
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