Vet Costs for Rescued Husky

After leaving a friend's party last night, I took a route home that I normally would not have taken. As fate would have it, while driving home I saw a Husky laying and alert in the middle of the road. Immediately once I realized the dog was still alive, I made a U-Turn and blocked traffic while I assessed the pup.

I crouched down to see whether she'd allow be to touch her and she immediately nudged my hand and licked it. She was incredibly friendly.

I called the fire department and police department; however, neither were able to offer assistance in relocating her. The fire department was able to provide me with the location to the nearest vet hospital.

Luckily, a few men saw what I was doing and pulled over to assist me with getting her off the road and into the back of my vehicle. We looked to find an owner, but unfortunately we were unable to locate one.

She was bleeding out pretty heavily and things weren't looking great for her. She was not microchipped and in order for her to receive any type of care, I had to take financial responsibility for her-- which I did.

As the night progressed, there was little hope as to whether she would make it. But in the final moments before I had to make the difficult decision to put her down, she perked up, was vocal, even stood up and gained color in her gums.

Surprised by this, the vet and team reassessed the Husky and determined that if she fought it out through the night she had a very likely chance of survival and good quality of life.

Given this, I agreed to continue treatment throughout the evening. I left the hospital at 3AM and prayed for the best.

This morning, I received a text from the night vet that briefed me on her steady progression toward stability along with a call a couple hours later from the day vet letting me know that they found no internal fluids and that the Husky was looking like she should make a full recovery.

There was no doubt or hesitation as to whether I was going to ensure I gave this girl a fighting chance to prove she was a survivor. However, with care-- especially emergency trauma care, there is a pretty hefty cost associated with it.

So far, we've had to pay for the initial assessment, the over night treatment, labs, ultrasounds, X-Rays, and meds. The cost to treat her, given her size, has climbed to approximately $1,200 as of this morning. There are still additional costs for continued care and treatment that the vet has told me to anticipate to ensure she fully heals and has a complete recovery from this.

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason.

That was not my usual route home. What I believed to be a "wrong turn" ended up being the right one and placed me exactly where I needed to be.

I know it's sort of cliche but I don't usually do things like this. However, any little bit helps and is greatly appreciated.

She will NOT be placed in a shelter and instead will live out her Husky days as a Picasso pup.

I will provide updates as frequently as I can.

Thank you for sharing, supporting, praying, and being a part of this effort. God has a way of placing those on our paths when we need them most...time will tell who truly rescued who.

Lawson