I had the worst week of my life last week
Over the past 4 years, a huge part of my life has been looking after Bambi. She's one of my two chihuahuas, Bambi and Belle :-) Bambi is my first dog. I will never forget the journey we have been on together. And maybe there’s a part of me that thought I would have a child. But that didn’t happen. So a dog is what I have. And she has been the perfect dog for me. But she has suffered with epilepsy and seizures for years. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. Last week… She had a small seizure, which isn't unusual for her. But then she started struggling to breathe. She'd eaten as normal. Dinner in the evening. Breakfast in the morning. But her breathing was getting worse by the hour. So I rushed her to our local vet. His face said it all. "Dude, she's got like half an hour maximum.” My heart stopped. He explained he only had basic breathing equipment. No portable oxygen. No scanning gear. Nothing that could save her. The only place that could help was 30 minutes away. 30 minutes she didn't have. So I drove there in 10. They were ready for us. Whisked her straight into an oxygen tank. By Thursday, they had four possible diagnoses: Lung worm. Cancer. Blood clot. Pneumonia. I was broken. Mentally preparing to dig a grave on Friday. Then out of nowhere the vet called and said: “She’s getting a little better, but we need to put her under anesthetic for an operation.” She still had only 1 in 5 chance of survival. And even then… She would need mechanical breathing which would cost £10,000. Ouch, I thought… But breathing sounds like good value to me. If she died during anesthetic, at least I'd know I'd done everything possible. So we went for it… . . . . . . . . And she made it through. Even better… She didn't need the mechanical breathing (saving me 10 grand, thank you very much Bambi ). Next thing we know… Suddenly she’s having this radical remission where she's getting better and better and better! They targeted what they believed was lung worm with specific medication.