Daisy’s Vet Bills

The night of February 5th was when our poor Daisy had the misfortune of swallowing a treat and having it stuck in her esophagus. We rushed our angel to the emergency vet as fast as we could, having a new fear we hoped to never experience. After a few x-rays, the vet stated she will require an endoscopy, both to attempt to retrieve the stuck treat as well as ensure no damage was done to the esophagus. We of course approve the procedure, stressed out of our minds that our baby would not make it given the vet warned us that she may have had irreversible damage to her esophagus. Within minutes, we receive a phone call from the vet stating that Daisy actually coughed up the treat naturally. To our relief, Daisy was okay and she would not need an invasive procedure. She remained overnight at the emergency clinic to be monitored. We missed her dearly, but were thankful that she would be okay...or so we thought. We brought her home the following day and noticed she was acting normal (besides some minor shaking, which we expected was from pain due to coughing up a rather large treat) and actually ate dinner very normally. It wasn't until the day after that where Daisy began to throw up her dinner, and continue to throw up another 7 times after that. The vet the first night stated if she was to begin vomiting, to immediately bring her back so we did. Another set of x-rays were taken, and the vet on staff that night stated the issue is likely still an extension of what occurred the first night where her esophagus is inflamed. New medicine was prescribed, and we took her home.


This would be the cycle for the next few days: Daisy would try to eat bland food as recommended by the doctor, throw it up, we rush to the clinic, she returns home with new medication. Several x-ray sets were taken and even a blood panel was done for new pain medication, but no one was certain of what was going on. One vet during one of the visits even suggested she may be displaying signs of Intervertebral Disc Disease, which really sank our hearts more than they already have been. Daisy is now lethargic, in pain, and very malnourished as she cannot and has not taken any food. She was suffering. February 10th, on her last visit, we finally received a recommendation that would thankfully put all this to rest. The vet on duty recommended an endoscopy, to truly take a look and see what was happening as nothing has been seen in the various x-rays that have been taken. There would be a specialist that would do the procedure, so we of course approved it for a second time. We just desperately wanted her to be okay, we didn't want to lose her. We just wanted our angel to come back and tap dance for everyone just like she loved doing.


After we dropped Daisy off for her endoscopy, we receive a call an hour later: she had treat remnants stuck in her lower esophagus and in her stomach, undigested. This was causing added irritation and inflammation, and even caused some ulcers in her lower esophagus as well. The vet stated Daisy did very well and is now resting, and she does not believe the ulcers would develop into anything. Daisy, yet again, was to remain in the clinic to be monitored. We picked her up the morning after, she had eaten food normally, and when we got her home, the little girl wagged her tail and tap danced over to our other two dogs who she missed so much as she had not seen them for a majority of the week. We are so blessed that Daisy is now okay, but unfortunately it was no affordable expense to get to where we are now. Many times we believed we would run dry and Daisy would unable to be seen or saved. We do not expect to receive the full amount, but any help in donating for her vet bills would be greatly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.