So I don’t know who is going to really care about this, but I could really use some help.
My baby, my floofy boy, my sweet guy, Shadow (he’s the dog in my profile pic, but I’ll also attach some pics below) had an accident in January where he fell off of a 2nd story deck. He was lucky, all things considered, but his front right paw was seriously injured.
Since the accident, we’ve been trying to keep his movement restricted, and I had been giving him his medicine as instructed.
His limp hasn’t gone away, and he avoids doing things like running, jumping, and playing. He sometimes looks like his “wrist” bends too far back, and looks like he walks flat-footed. The anti-inflammatory he had been taking was giving him ulcers (blood in stool and blood clots in his throw up tipped me off) so I had to take him off of it.
The vets/animal hospital we’ve been dealing with has been awful, writing off my concerns, giving me medicine without informing me of the risks, and not being communicative or even reading my boys chart before doing/assuming things, and I’ve already spent a little over $1k paying for x-rays, visits, meds, etc. I’ve finally gotten him into a university animal hospital with the right specialists, and we are going next week when I’m done with finals. It’s a 2 hour drive away, but I will be staying with family. They said they’d be able to run all the diagnostics the day of the appointment, and, if he needs it, they’ll preform the surgery the next day and keep him over the weekend to monitor.
I’m pretty sure he has been suffering from carpal hyperextension. Today I asked what things would cost, and on the low end, if they only have to do a ligament reconstruction, they said $2500-4000. If they have to do a carpal arthrodesis (where they use plates and screws to fuse the joint together) it would cost between $4500-5500. Those prices include the exam, diagnostics, blood work, anesthesia, and procedure.
Regardless of which procedure he needs, they said the after surgery care would be the same. Bandage changes weekly, done at a vets office, which is about $80 each week for about 8 weeks (~$640 total). Then at 6 or 8 weeks, they want to do another round of x-rays to determine if he’s ready to move on to the next stage of recovery. If he isn’t, then they’ll do even more x-rays at 8 or 12 weeks. Each X-ray is $400.
So, best case, it’s going to range between $3600-5400, and worst case it’s going to be between $5600-7000.
Yeah. I have no idea how I’m going to afford this. I graduate next week and I have my first job out of college starting in August, but I have to relocate 10+ hours away from home, which costs lots of money too, and I won’t get paid until I do start working again.
I’m not here to ask for money though. I have no service I’ll be able to give, really. Best I could offer is a crocheted blanket, hat, or hand warmers. I’ll probably see if I can borrow money from a family member and pay them back later.
What I need is for my voice to not be the only voice out there. Pray for my boy, and ask that Hecate speed his healing and ease his pain. Do a money spell for me, so I may find a way to make ends meet. Do a luck spell so that my boy is lucky enough to not need anything too invasive.
Please. Pray to whoever helps you, or whoever you think may help me. Work your magic with me in mind. Even sending good vibes my way helps, cuz I’ve been feeling like such a sucky dog mom lately.
I’ve also included a picture of his paws after his fall. Pretty dramatic difference.
If you’ve made it this far in my post, thank you for your time. Blessed be.