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« on: March 06, 2007, 10:57:04 am »
I don't post much but lurk daily. I just had to share this with people who would understand!
My daughter and son-in-law adopted a 10 week old Lab/golden mix from a kill shelter in Shreveport. (They are away in LA at school.) The day after they brought her home, she was sick. Diarreah and a cough. They took her to a local vet and he diagnosed stress tummy troubles from the change in environment and food. He also charged them a fortune. 24 hours later, Molly was worse. Lethargic and now vomiting to go along with everything else. They took her to another vet (recommended by my dd co-workers) and Molly was diagnosed with Parvo. They didn't give her much hope. They started her on IV fluids and meds. By the next afternoon, she was wagging her tail and barking a little. After 3 days in the hospital she is home (with a bunch of meds) and being a typical puppy. All that and this vet only charged them $160.00. We were shocked! There are still some kind people in this world. The vet was pleasantly surprised at her recovery.
We are all so relieved after this rollercoaster. I told my kids that they may need to remember this experience when Molly is being a terror - aka typical puppy.