COOKIE

It was over 3 1/2 years ago that my wife and I adopted a cute little beagle from an animal rescue site. Cookie had been abused and abandoned and seemed so shy and scared. I took one look at her sweet face and I was immediately in love with her.

We took Cookie home and in a few days she was having violent seizures. Should I take her back to the site and ask for my money back. I never gave it a second thought, this little dog was now mine, she needed help and I was going to take care of her. Her seizures were violent up to 4 a day. I got her to the vet and it was determined that she has epilepsy. We got her on phenobarbital. Her seizures are under control. She still gets a seizure once in a while, but they are fairly mild. I get on the floor, hold her, talk to her, and keep her safe until the seizure is over. I love her and she loves my wife and I.

Since August she has had three bouts with diarrhea. About two weeks ago she got diarrhea bad and was vomiting every half hour or sooner until we could get her to a vet. She wouldn't eat, she was very weak, and she was sicker than I had ever seen her. She was in two vet hospitals for four days and three nights. She was getting better after a couple of days, but still refused to eat. Our vet said the only way to be sure was to do an ultrasound. She was given the ultrasound and it was determined bile was built up in her gall bladder forming like a sludge. Her gall bladder was inflamed and also her pancreas. She was a sick little girl. She was put on  medication and for the next week she was taking seven different medications. However, she was getting better and is now home with us.

Cookie also had an operation in the spring to remove a lump on her belly. So far this year her vet bills have totaled almost $5,000 and $2,500 of that was for her last health problem. Her vet bills are staggering for two people living on Social Security, but Cookie will continue to get the care that she needs. She will be on two different medications for the rest of her life, the phenobarbital to control her seizures and ursodiol for her gall
bladder.

I have opened a gofundme account to help to recover some of the costs that we have have been hit with this year and continue to give her the care that she needs and deserves. If you can make a donation to the gofundme account my wife and I would greatly appreciate it. The link to her account is: gofundme.com/2t5yr6c

No donation is to small and we are thankful for any help that you can give us.


Copyright  Larry W. Fish   2016