So, I haven't been around much lately, and a huge reason for that has been this little angel..
I found him near a dumpster a couple weeks ago when I was throwing out trash. He was in a little box and crying, so I took him home and took him to the vet the next day. I was trying to find a good home for him, but Jeff fell in love, and we never got around to finding somewhere for him.. He was only about 5 weeks old when he found him, which was a little early to be away from his mom, so the vet said it would be good for him to be around an older dog. Some of you might remember my posts about our crazy dog, Lex.. all those problems we had with him are gone now. He's turned into an angel and loves taking care of Levi (we named him, yea). They love each other. Maybe too much:
Anyways, Jeff was trying to help out his old foster brother out cause he didn't have a place to live. We were letting him rent out a room in the basement. He's a little different, but we haven't had any real problems.. anyways, this morning at like 5:30 I woke up to hear him screaming at the dogs and hitting them and them whimpering. I started screaming and ran downstairs and he was already back in his room. I went into the dog's room and Lex ran out right away, but Levi was whimpering and I couldn't find him in the dark. I finally found him in the corner, he couldn't move and had a ton of blood coming out his mouth and nose. I completely flipped out and we took him to the puppy ER.
Well, after an hour of horrible waiting, they came out and said he was okay but his brain was swollen from head trauma. The blood was coming from multiple bites on his tongue from the trauma, so no internal bleeding or spine injuries. But his brain is still swollen, and he has to be on IVs and pain meds and meds to keep the swelling in his brain down. He is responsive but wont move his body at all.
As they were rushing him in, they said that it could be up to five hundred and I said that was fine.. they came back out with the bill was $1,900. Jeff just switched jobs and was off for two weeks, so money is super tight.. I don't know what to do. It seems ridiculous that they won't take any sort of payment plans or anything.. I have no idea what to do. Has anyone been in this situation before? I feel like I'm going to throw up from the worry for my puppy and not know how I'm gonna get him out, or what they will do.
I just needed to vent a bit. The roommate is gone now, but I feel like I should call the police or something, I don't know. My heart is broken, and I just hope he gets better. He's so sweet and already started out his life in such a horrible way, I feel terrible that I put him in danger and this happened to him.
Thoughts/prayers please?
Finished BC and not preventing since June 2010.
Actively trying for baby #1 since July 2011.
SA completed 5/29/2012. No sperm found.
11/12: Dx: Congenital Bilateral Absense of the Vas Deferens.
Genetic Testing needed as this is a mutation of Cystic Fibrosis.
IVF #1 with ICSI planned for 2013.
PAIF/SAIF welcome!