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Meet Gatsby, our beautiful 4 year old french bulldog. Gatsby loves to stand at windows, watching and smelling the world and looking for squirrels. She loves to snuggle, give kisses and stick her butt in the air and dance.
Like a lot of frenchies, Gatsby has had some ongoing issues with her back, making her suffer extreme pain, and giving her difficulty walking. But after a vet visit, some pain meds and anti inflammatories, each of these episodes has passed after a few days to a week.
On March 29th, Gatsby had another flare up, but this time it didn't get better. After two trips to her regular vet and one to the emergency, her pain just seemed to worsen and her hind legs became weak and unstable. She wouldn't eat or sleep, and became incontinent. Her vet then said that we had a difficult choice to make - she could have an extremely expensive surgery that *might* help, but also may do nothing, and could also paralyze or kill her OR we would have to euthanize her.
On March 31st we brought her to the Mississauga Oakville Emergency Veterinary Hospital, where they gave us a quote of $8310.06 for the surgery. I immediately made this account, and thankfully a family member was able to allow us to put the 75% down payment on their credit card.
Gatsby underwent the spinal surgery on the evening of April 1st. The vet seems to think she has a good chance of at least partial recovery, but it could take months to know for sure how much, if any, of her mobility she regains.
We owe the remainder of the bill upon picking her up (hopefully tomorrow, April 4th), and then we are faced with the daunting task of paying off this $8310.06 debt. Not to mention all of the diapers, laundry, and possible wheelchair costs during and after her recovery.
We're thrilled that our little bean has made it through her surgery, but we are far from out of the woods. It's all so overwhelming.
Our hearts are so very heavy, but we are so grateful for all of the generous donations and support we have received so far. Please, keep sharing Gatsby's story!
Thank you, so very much
-Bethany, Brendan, Sherman and Gatsby xo
Like a lot of frenchies, Gatsby has had some ongoing issues with her back, making her suffer extreme pain, and giving her difficulty walking. But after a vet visit, some pain meds and anti inflammatories, each of these episodes has passed after a few days to a week.
On March 29th, Gatsby had another flare up, but this time it didn't get better. After two trips to her regular vet and one to the emergency, her pain just seemed to worsen and her hind legs became weak and unstable. She wouldn't eat or sleep, and became incontinent. Her vet then said that we had a difficult choice to make - she could have an extremely expensive surgery that *might* help, but also may do nothing, and could also paralyze or kill her OR we would have to euthanize her.
On March 31st we brought her to the Mississauga Oakville Emergency Veterinary Hospital, where they gave us a quote of $8310.06 for the surgery. I immediately made this account, and thankfully a family member was able to allow us to put the 75% down payment on their credit card.
Gatsby underwent the spinal surgery on the evening of April 1st. The vet seems to think she has a good chance of at least partial recovery, but it could take months to know for sure how much, if any, of her mobility she regains.
We owe the remainder of the bill upon picking her up (hopefully tomorrow, April 4th), and then we are faced with the daunting task of paying off this $8310.06 debt. Not to mention all of the diapers, laundry, and possible wheelchair costs during and after her recovery.
We're thrilled that our little bean has made it through her surgery, but we are far from out of the woods. It's all so overwhelming.
Our hearts are so very heavy, but we are so grateful for all of the generous donations and support we have received so far. Please, keep sharing Gatsby's story!
Thank you, so very much
-Bethany, Brendan, Sherman and Gatsby xo