Hi my name is Shelley and I’m fundraising for my dog, my baby girl, my support animal. Evey is my best friend, she’s always by my side…my shadow. Yesterday (November 14th) was a regular Friday. Evey and I chilled on the couch and watched a movie. I haven’t worked since 2015 due to my anxiety and depression. I’m sure some of you know how much that affects every day things. Anyway getting sidetracked, sorry it’s 6am and I can’t sleep. As like every other week day at 2:35 I left my house and Evey to pick up the kids from school. She doesn’t like to be separated from me anymore than I do her. But the school is just in the road from my house and I’m gone 20mins at most. So just like every day I tell her I’ll be right back I just have to get the kiddos. Yesterday wasn’t any different…yes she tends to get in some minor trouble occasionally but it was totally different this time. When I got back home there was an empty gum container (you know the big ones that is usually in my car cup holder). At first I didn’t think anything of it but then within 45 minutes she started acting odd. She was stumbling and I could tell something was wrong. Then it hit me some gum has that poison in it called Xylitol. I start to panic and cry uncontrollably but I managed to get myself together enough to call the vet (emergency line)…the closest vet to me is about an hour and 15 minutes away. I’m surprised she could understand me with my crying…anyway she got me to give her 3 tablespoons of peroxide….luckily I had bought some a few days before so my daughter could clean around her earrings. How am I supposed to get my dog to take 3 tablespoons while she’s lying there barely able to move. The lady on the phone suggested a cup or something to put it in…there was no way I was leaving her side so on my coffee table there was this little lantern for when the lights go. I broke the top off and used it as a cup. I managed to get some of it down her throat and then I had to rub her belly to get it idk “mixed up” enough for her to throw up. She threw up twice but still needed to go to a vet immediately. The vet closest to me wouldn’t be able to do anything for her so I had to drive 2 hours to get to the vet they wanted me to go to. Fastest driving I’ve ever done, four ways on, honking for cars to get out of my way. Thinking back now I wasn’t in the best condition to be driving, full panic attack mode. So after hitting hard rain that made me slow before we both ended up dead. I reach the vet at 5:30 ish and they carried her right to the back (they were expecting us). Then the waiting….I don’t know how long it took but they finally told me she was stable but not out of the woods yet. Waited some more hours, then they decided it was best for her to be hospitalized for 24hrs. There was no way in hell I was driving the 2hrs home and leaving her there alone. I was going to just sleep in my car in the parking lot but my parents talked me into finding a hotel. I found the closest one to me and went there. So here I sit at almost 7 in the morning, in the same clothes with nothing with me but my wallet and my phone. I don’t even know what time it was when I left the hospital, my mind was and still is back at that hospital with Evey. Btw her name means live, love, breathe…I knew when I got her she was going to help me through the hard times. Divorce, becoming a single mom of two and very little income because of my disability.

so here I sit brokenhearted and don’t know if she’s out of the woods yet…her liver and blood showed problems. They said they would call me around 11 with an update but I’ll be either back at the hospital or calling before then. I’m maxing out all my credit cards to pay for her medical bills, which I don’t know if she’ll be able to go home after the 24hrs or if she will have to stay longer. Right now I’m looking at about $6000 in medical bills, which may turn to more idk at this point. So I’m reaching out for help…I’m not one that likes asking for help because I’m worried I’d be a burden. But I don’t know what else to do….

i hope this makes sense as you read it, my mind is in mess…and all my anxiety and depression meds are at home.

i don’t know what else to say except please help in anyway you can. You don’t know how grateful I would be but i understand if you can’t because honestly I wouldn’t be able to help anyone in my situation…financially or emotionally

Take care and love your pets and all of your family….hug them tight and let them know how much they mean to you

im exhausted and might actually get a nap in after putting myself out there like this….

Wish us luck

Love Shelley and Evey