Our baby boy is sick :( I noticed he wasn't acting like himself the last few days, he was looking very sad and started to look a little thin so I took him to the vet on 7/25. He had lost 12lbs since his last appointment at the end of May. The vet noticed his eyes were bloodshot, and yellow so he took him for immediate labs and x-rays. His labs came back, and his liver and kidney are not doing well. The vet wanted to transfer and admit Bear to a facility with a higher level of care to get IV fluids and be monitored overnight, but we just cannot afford that. The vet was concerned about Leptospirosis and Blastomycosis due to the fact that Bear likes to drink the water that pools in the backyard from storms, even though we try our best to keep him away from it. The test for Lepto came back negative, so the next step is to test for the Blastomycosis which is a $250 urine test. He will be going back to the vet tomorrow for more fluids and another injection of antibiotics.

We don't ever ask for help, because there are SO many others out there that need help more. But we really need some help right now. We spent $1200 today that we really didn't have, but he's our child and we need him to be okay. I just went back to work a few weeks ago after being laid off for the last 6 months. We have been trying to get caught up on our bills and life just wanted to life, I guess. The vet visit tomorrow with the other test will be an additional $400-$500. I don't know what the future treatments are going to look like, I just know the vet said it's going to "cost a pretty penny". ALL funds raised will go towards the care Bear receives, and if anything is left over it will be donated to a local animal shelter.