Alice's Emergency Medical Bills
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On January 9th, I was supposed to be at a work conference and not home. I am forever grateful for having the overwhelming feeling that I needed to cancel the trip. I came home that night to find Alice lethargic, not eating, and not moving. She just sat in her hay box and wouldn't even take the offer of cilantro, her favorite veggie. I knew something wasn't right.
After a call with Cat Logsdon of Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue, we determined that she was crashing and needed emergency care. I rushed her to Long Beach Animal Hospital because they were the only emergency veternary office open that had a rabbit vet onhand. Upon arrival they started emergency proceedures to help stablize her. Her temp was only 94 degrees Fahrenheit. A normal rabbit temperature should be 100.5 and 103.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Alice was placed in an oxygen tank and a heat burrito to help get her temperature up. X-rays were taken to determine what was happening with Alice. She had a bad case of bloat. Bloat is a dreaded condition in rabbits, with poor prognosis, causing excruciating pain. After consulting with Dr. Kanfer from Exotic Animal Veternary Center, Dr. Kennedy with LBAH administered IV medication, pain medication, and performed a decompression. LBAH was not open 24/7, so they were trying to stablize her enough so that she could be moved to an overnight emergency vet. We eventually transferred her to Long Beach Animal Emergency where they kept her stable until she could be taken to see Dr. Kanfer.
Once at EAVC on January 10th, Alice was again put into an oxygen tank and given more heat as she was not holding her temperature. Her next set of set of X-Rays showed that the block in her intestines was gone and a good amount of the bloat was too. We were hopeful that she was through the worst of it. As it turns out, her x-rays and bloodwork looked good but internally she was still very sick. She was not eating, pooping, or peeing. She also wasn't holding her temp. Dr. Kanfer kept Alice and the hospital and then took her home with her for round-the-clock monitoring, giving medicine, and keeping her stable. Dr. Kanfer & Cat Logsdon kept in contact with me all through the night on her condition and throughout the next day.
On January 12th, Alice was finally stable enough for an oral exam. She had a loose molar and her incisors were crooked, which could have caused the bloat. She was given a tooth trim after being given more pain medication. She was finally stable enough for me to bring her home around 5PM.
Alice was home but still very sick. I was giving her critical care every 2-3 hours, protein powder 1x daily, pain medication 2x daily, reglan 3x daily, Cisapride 3x daily, Enrofloxacin & Metronidazole 2x daily. She also had fresh hay twice a day, veggies, pellets, and oats. We needed to do all of this in order to get her system functioning normally again.
As of January 31th, Alice is still on pain med and Reglan 2x a day. She is slowly getting better and will need another recheck on the 17th of February.
It is thanks to Dr. Kennedy for going out of her comfort zone and doing a decompression, after consulting with Dr. Kanfer, that Alice survived through the first night. It is also thanks to Dr. Kanfer for such amazing vet care and for being willing to do a consult. They are the reason Alice is here today.
Alice's vet bills added up quickly! Here is the breakdown from each hospital. I was able to put this on my Care Credit but learned that I have to pay it off within 6 months or I will also be charged compounded interest at 29%. I do keep emergency vet funds but they had been depleted by Winston and I didn't have any time to rebuild those emergency funds.
Long Beach Animal Hospital - $510.00
Long Beach Animal Emergency - $671.20
Exotic Animal Care Center - $2662.87
Exotic Animal Care Center Recheck w/refill of meds and tooth trim on January 26th- $156.60
Any donations raised will be used to help pay down Alice's vet bills. *photos of actual bills will be added tonight.
After a call with Cat Logsdon of Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue, we determined that she was crashing and needed emergency care. I rushed her to Long Beach Animal Hospital because they were the only emergency veternary office open that had a rabbit vet onhand. Upon arrival they started emergency proceedures to help stablize her. Her temp was only 94 degrees Fahrenheit. A normal rabbit temperature should be 100.5 and 103.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Alice was placed in an oxygen tank and a heat burrito to help get her temperature up. X-rays were taken to determine what was happening with Alice. She had a bad case of bloat. Bloat is a dreaded condition in rabbits, with poor prognosis, causing excruciating pain. After consulting with Dr. Kanfer from Exotic Animal Veternary Center, Dr. Kennedy with LBAH administered IV medication, pain medication, and performed a decompression. LBAH was not open 24/7, so they were trying to stablize her enough so that she could be moved to an overnight emergency vet. We eventually transferred her to Long Beach Animal Emergency where they kept her stable until she could be taken to see Dr. Kanfer.
Once at EAVC on January 10th, Alice was again put into an oxygen tank and given more heat as she was not holding her temperature. Her next set of set of X-Rays showed that the block in her intestines was gone and a good amount of the bloat was too. We were hopeful that she was through the worst of it. As it turns out, her x-rays and bloodwork looked good but internally she was still very sick. She was not eating, pooping, or peeing. She also wasn't holding her temp. Dr. Kanfer kept Alice and the hospital and then took her home with her for round-the-clock monitoring, giving medicine, and keeping her stable. Dr. Kanfer & Cat Logsdon kept in contact with me all through the night on her condition and throughout the next day.
On January 12th, Alice was finally stable enough for an oral exam. She had a loose molar and her incisors were crooked, which could have caused the bloat. She was given a tooth trim after being given more pain medication. She was finally stable enough for me to bring her home around 5PM.
Alice was home but still very sick. I was giving her critical care every 2-3 hours, protein powder 1x daily, pain medication 2x daily, reglan 3x daily, Cisapride 3x daily, Enrofloxacin & Metronidazole 2x daily. She also had fresh hay twice a day, veggies, pellets, and oats. We needed to do all of this in order to get her system functioning normally again.
As of January 31th, Alice is still on pain med and Reglan 2x a day. She is slowly getting better and will need another recheck on the 17th of February.
It is thanks to Dr. Kennedy for going out of her comfort zone and doing a decompression, after consulting with Dr. Kanfer, that Alice survived through the first night. It is also thanks to Dr. Kanfer for such amazing vet care and for being willing to do a consult. They are the reason Alice is here today.
Alice's vet bills added up quickly! Here is the breakdown from each hospital. I was able to put this on my Care Credit but learned that I have to pay it off within 6 months or I will also be charged compounded interest at 29%. I do keep emergency vet funds but they had been depleted by Winston and I didn't have any time to rebuild those emergency funds.
Long Beach Animal Hospital - $510.00
Long Beach Animal Emergency - $671.20
Exotic Animal Care Center - $2662.87
Exotic Animal Care Center Recheck w/refill of meds and tooth trim on January 26th- $156.60
Any donations raised will be used to help pay down Alice's vet bills. *photos of actual bills will be added tonight.
Organizer
Diana Marie
Organizer
Long Beach, CA