Hi, I never thought I’d have to make my own fund, but here we are. My dog, Zelda, that I adopted when she was 3 months old and is my everything, is very sick.
She was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, an auto-immune disease, when she was around 1 1/2 years old, which only about 0.5% of dogs even get. We spent thousands and hospitalized her for aspiration pneumonia, etc. She went into remission as most dogs do, and she’s lived a very happy and healthy life since then.
About 5 days ago, all of the symptoms came crashing back incredibly quickly, with megaesophagus (making it so food and saliva sits in her throat, and she can’t swallow), weak back legs, coughing/choking, unable to hold down food, water, meds, etc. We immediately brought her in to the vet to have her blood titers for the disease checked, but we’ve been through this, we already know she’s relapsed, which only 3% of dogs with the disease do. We got bloodwork done, brought home meds, and tried to work through it while we waited for results. The next day, she declined even more, so we took her to the ER where they found she had already aspirated and has pneumonia. We tried out-patient care, and she still wasn’t doing well, so we brought her back in the next day also. The vet said she wasn’t the worst they’d seen and that we could continue to try out-patient care, as we’re incredibly strapped on money.
Yesterday morning she began doing better, and then she rapidly declined again last night with a fever of 105.0. We took her back to the ER, where they suggested hospitalization for at least the next 24-48 hours, possibly longer.
I applied for a CareCredit card and got approved for the initial costs. My fiance and I have other animals, bills, school debt, a mortgage, etc., and are struggling. Everything up to this point has cost about $9000, and will likely be more by the end. She really is my everything, and I can’t stand the thought of her going like this. She’s been with me through every breakup, job, move, everything. Just 5 days ago, she was swimming, giving me sass, running around with her sister, etc. I can’t let her go like this.
If you have anything at all to spare, anything helps. Thank you so much if you’ve read this whole thing. Please help me save my baby.