Support Jasper's Journey to Full Recovery

I'm asking for help with medical bills for Jasper, my 5-month-old Standard Poodle. Late Sunday night, December 8th, he started vomiting. He spent the next whole day at the vet where he got a full workup. His blood tests revealed that one of his liver enzymes was off the charts high. The vet thinks he swallowed something toxic, though we never did find out what. A few days later, we were back at the vet because he developed jaundice and wasn't eating. Blood tests showed his bilirubin and other liver values had continued to rise, and he was severely dehydrated, so I brought him to the ER at Summit Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma.

Jasper was admitted to the ICU where he got more tests and was put on IV medications and fluids. He wasn't eating, and his bilirubin levels continued to rise. He was in the ICU for 5 days and continued to get worse. The vets there said they had done all they could. Even my regular vet warned me that I was likely bringing him home to die. But I wasn't willing to give up on him!

When we got home, he actually played a little. He let me know he wanted to stick around. I knew for that to happen, I had to get him to eat. I bought the stinkiest foods I could find and even cooked homemade dog food. I also asked friends far and wide to pray for him, and they did. I read him all the comments and prayers that people posted for him online, and little by little, got him eating. And once he did, his bilirubin levels started coming back down.

Friends called his recovery a Christmas miracle. His jaundice is mostly gone, and he is behaving more and more like his old self. His liver values are not all where they should be, but we are getting there.

I can't put a price on the prayers and support we received, but the medical bills for the ICU and our regular vet continue to grow. Anything you can do to help will be appreciated.