Support Patrick After Chewy's Painful Loss

Hello, my name is Patrick and I'm starting this GoFundMe to help relieve the burden from my dog Chewy's surprise vet bills. The cover picture is the day I got him April 17 2014. He was put down on April 6, 2025.

Over the course of a week, Chewy stopped eating, then started vomiting, then started chattering his teeth/mouth, and there was a really foul smell coming from his mouth. I took him to a vet that offered free exams. Initially, they saw his teeth and I was told that it's his teeth that are the problem and they were going to fix it and save him. The vet wanted to do a blood test to make sure he was good for sedation, but when his blood test came back, his kidney values were so high the vet's machine couldn't even read that high, and the vet did not think it was safe to sedate him. They kept him overnight and administered an IV, but the next day his kidney values had barely changed. They wanted to do imaging to check if there were any other issues, but I could not afford the imaging, and at this point, Chewy was suffering very badly, so I made the decision to let him go. It wasn't peaceful. He cried and was in pain in his last moments, but I was right there holding him. I did not abandon him, and he was in my arms until he left.

The initial cost of everything they wanted to do was $2,461. There's no way I could afford that in one lump sum, but I got approved for a payment plan that was $107 a month for 36 months, so I said okay, let's do it. I thought he was going to be fine and they were going to save him but that's not what happened. What I did not pay attention to was the 36% annual percentage rate, so the total after everything is paid is going to be $3,881. Had I known how this day was going to turn out I would have done things differently. Then they wanted another $880 to get his ashes back. So I basically paid 4 grand for them to kill my dog and I didn't even get his ashes back.

I can't help but feel scammed and robbed. I feel like Chewy didn't have to die and I really wish I had made different decisions. I loved this dog so much, as I'm sure everyone loves their pets. I wish I had taken him to the vet sooner and I wish I had asked somebody for help. Maybe he would still be here with me.