Armor fighting for his life in ICU

Hi my name is Sarah,

Armor is my 3 year old GSD and best friend.

On Thursday February 6, he had a root canal done at Boundary Bay veterinary specialist in Langley (due to a broken lower K9 tooth).

We were sent home with 2 doses of “Metacam” to give him with breakfast on February 7th and 8th.

He did well during the root canal procedure, and seemed to be back to his regular energetic and playful self shortly after getting him home.

On Saturday afternoon (Feb 8th) he started having bloody stools, and vomiting. After a long night of trying to get him through it, he started being lethargic and also lost his appetite. He was brought back to the emergency vet (Feb 9th) and immediately rushed into the ICU. His heart rate was between 180-190 and his red blood cell count was at 80%.

He spent the night on IV fluids, and we were hopeful he would be well enough to pick him up today.(Feb 10th)

The ICU vets called to say his condition is critical and getting worse, and is now also bloated with an irregular heartbeat.

I rushed back to emergency vet to see him, and talk to the doctors about what can be done to help save him.

They are now going to sedate and put a tube down his nose, empty his stomach full of blood, tube feed him, do more bloodwork, X-rays, and ultrasounds.

We are expecting a minimum additional 3- 5 day stay in ICU before the possibility of him coming home with me.

I am asking for any small contribution possible from friends, family, and fellow animal lovers to help with the financial stress during this difficult time.

So far with his root canal, and for his current hours of staying in ICU his medical bill is over $9,000. Each additional day he will need to stay there is estimated over $2000. Assuming there’s no further complications, getting him home in 5 days will roughly come to a $17,000 total.

If you cannot contribute, please share or just keep Armor in your thoughts and prayers for a healthy and speedy recovery.

Thank you for reading.

*update Feb 10 at 5:15 pm

- they placed the tube in his nose and emptied 2 litres of blood from his stomach, and also gave him medication for his irregular heartbeat and pain medication, they told me to call back in a couple of hours for another update.

*Update Feb 11th 7:20am 

-Armor is slowly making improvements. He was weaned off the medication for his heart throughout the night, and his heartbeat is remaining somewhat normal. He ate a little bit on his own, and was also tube fed a small amount. 

 The vets said he’s become a bit growly and frustrated about being handled throughout the night. But that’s a sign he’s a little more coherent. 

 They asked me to come in and visit him today around noon, and see if he might eat a little more and perk up when he knows I’m there. I can’t wait to see him! We are hopeful if he stays on this path of recovery that he will be able to fight through this. 

Thank you everyone for the support in donations, messages, and positive vibes you’ve sent his way. It means so much to us!