I have been matched with my service dog Milo VII for almost 3 years; he turns 5 on October 5th.
He is very sick with hemorrhagic gastroenterits as a 24/7 vet hospital for 48-72 hours.
He was seen at urgent care October 2nd and again October 3rd after the diarrhea and vomiting got worse and he started passing large amounts of blood.
Unfortunately, I had to cancel his pet insurance January 2025 when it rose to over $400/month with a $1000 deductible per illness or injury.
My mom and I have maxed out credit cards and taken everything out of savings totaling $12,079.05 as the hospital required highest estimate payment up front. The lowest estimate for hospital plus 2 urgent care visits is $8,960.69.
I have reached out to Canine Companions, the organization he is from about their Trixie fund for a partial reimbursement but they typically only do partial reimbursements and I won't hear about their application until mid next week.
I also have an IAADP membership as he's an ADI accredited service dog and the hospital vet reached out about their catastrophic vet grant but also won't hear back until at least next week as they were already closed today when the vet reached out.
I will post updates as the hospital updates me.
Vet bills for both urgent care visits and the hospital stay.
Organizer
Karen Lohr
Organizer
Oakland, CA