Critical Care for Sila: Help Her Recover

A dear friend of mine moved to Florida, mostly for his mental health. While down there, he rescued a Siberian Husky he has named Sila, who has been the best medicine for him. They have gotten attached, as we all do to our fur babies, over the past three years.

Recently, Sila has fallen ill. It was very sudden. One day she was fine, and the next she was vomiting and had diarrhea with blood. The owner was able to get the dog to a 24-hour animal hospital. Two options were given: $1,200 to hydrate, do bloodwork, and give a Rx for Sepsis or a $2,700 option which would give more help and answers. My friend, not having the funds, opted for the $1,200 choice. At 4am, after a whole night of watching, waiting, and hydrating, the hospital released Sila back into his care.

At home, she slept most of the day sleeping, but not eating as she should. As she wouldn't touch her dog food, he gave her some cooked chicken and rice. She nibbled on the chicken a little, but that was it. Very unlike her. She also stopped drinking water. Then things took another turn for the worse as she once again had some diarrhea with blood. He's now at the point where he needs to call the hospital back and ask what the next step would be. Obviously, that will cost more money. He's already borrowed $1,200 from a friend and cannot take on the additional $2,700 so I offered to do this GoFundMe.

We are worried about the immediate need for the funds. So we are happy to have them go directly to the hospital or to her owner, Mark. If given to Mark, he can pay the hospital and also return what he borrowed from her initial hospital visit so that would be the preferred method, but we understand how some people are weary to do that so donating to the hospital in Sila's name would be appreciated as well.

If you have any questions, feel free to call the hospital where she has been treated and where he plans to return her later today: https://www.veterinaryemergencygroup.com/locations/florida/miami

I called to ask how to transfer your donations if you choose to donate directly to the hospital, and they were unfamiliar with receiving funds from a GoFundMe. They do accept credit cards, debit cards, CareCredit, scratch pay (whatever that is) and something called affirm. The hospital does not accept payments to put into a reserve for the pet before she comes in, but if you want, you can leave your information if you prefer to pay directly to the hospital and they will reach out to you during Sila's visit and at that time, they can take the funds from you, if you prefer to pay directly to the hospital instead of through GoFundMe. We don't care how the money comes in, we just want her taken care of.

The care she was given two days ago was not a full diagnosis will full bloodwork and x-rays. They only did the minimum. She is only three years old and is typical of her breed - full of energy. But today, a day after coming home from her initial visit, she just lies around not moving much. We are also afraid she may be in pain, especially now that she is bleeding again. Another fear is the mental health and healing she has given to her owner, who is now distraught. We are afraid of his decline as well. She is his emotional support dog and if anything happens to her, we don't know what will become of him.

Please help Sila get the help she needs.