Saturday, May 01, 2010

Shadow Needs Surgery for Aural Hematoma



We do not have a paypal link set up for Shadow but donations can be made directly to the vet the information is below on the vet estimate.


His Family says:

Hi!
   Shadow is about 9 years old and I've had her since she was 11months old. She came from a bad situation and weighed approx.35lbs, was emaciated and in poor shape. She was bred at the age of 7months and left to meet her maker basically. With a little time and good nourishment and love she regained her health and has been with me ever since. Before we saved her I prayed for joy and that joy came in the form of Shadow. I live on a fixed ssdi and as much as I want to provide the best possible care for her it's tough. Two years ago I took her to my vet, Shiloh veterinary and got her all her shots etc.etc. so except for her rabies booster she is up to date.
     Shadow has an appt with the vet at 10:20am tomorrow to have this looked at and I will send a copy of the vets' report along to you tomorrow.  Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and God bless all of you for being a source of help.
                                                        Sincerely,
                                                            Becky McMullen

Shadow did indeed go to the vet and the vet wrote to Handipets Personally.
This is what
Dr. Amanda Hurley from Shiloh Veterinary Hospital had to say:


Attn: Amy and Becky,
 
This letter is to inform you of the need and cost of care for Shadow. He has severe ear infections and an Aural Hematoma. Correction of these is important to insure minimal scarring of the ear canal. If left untreated, narrowing of the canal can occur leading to increased risk of infections. Attached are 2 estimates, one is for the recommended procedure to properly correct Shadow's ear and includes safety recommendations such as pre-anesthetic bloodwork and IV catheter and fluids. The second estimate is for a "modified" solution which would be to simply sedate and drain the ear. Bandaging of the ear to the head keeps pressure and may prevent refilling. This is not recommended since the ear is likely to refill with blood and application of medicine to the ear canal becomes impaired. However this would be better than doing nothing at all.  I appreciate your time and hope you will be able to help Shadow and his mom. Shadow is othewise very healthy and in good shape.
 
Sincerely,
Dr. Amanda Hurley
Shiloh Veterinary Hospital

Here is Shadows written estimate, it is clickable so you can view a larger image.









Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Maxwell Needs Some Medical Tests

My 4.5 year old corgi had a severe back issue last December, after all
the tests came back negative, the vet and neurologist decided to wait
and see if the problem comes back again.  In the meantime his two
illnesses were 25% of my unemployment income last year and now he can
not get his vaccinations this year because the vets do not know if his
issue was autoimmune or back related. 

I need help with these tests to
see if his immunity for overdue rabies is high enough to skip this shot
and the others he is coming due for.  The vets are afraid to give these
shots not knowing if his issue was autoimmune related.  If this
condition comes back his expenses will be probably thousand of dollars
and I do not have the money, but love my dog with all my heart and soul
and would give my life for him to be alive and healthy.  Any help u can
give would be appreciated.

Contributions can be made directly to the vet:

Dr. LeVeque
 D'Adamo Veterinary,
 30000 Joy Rd., Livonia, mi  48150,
734-421-1800






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