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10 years ago
UPDATE ON SAMANTHA'S STATUS -- March 18 - Sam's back home. She's sleepy and isn't feeling well, and on heavy medication. Tail nub looks good right now. Is draining some, but not as much as it was last night according to the doctor.
She has an appointment with the vet tomorrow to make sure everything is going good. That was included in cost of surgery, as is drain tube removal and healing progress checkups.
March 17, 2015
Alright, so Samantha (Black Lab, 7 years old) is in the veterinary hospital for immediate emergency surgery to amputate her tail. Her condition took a rapid turn for the worse, even with strong antibiotics. Her tail turned septic overnight.
It was either remove the tail, or lose her.
The cost of this surgery will be $3,000 usd. I don't have it.
If anyone wishes to donate anything they possibly can, i'd be immensely grateful, and so would Sam.
My paypal is Tiger3311[at]aol.com
(INDIGOGO -- http://igg.me/p/to-save-sammy/x/7594089 )
If you're donating, please just tag whatever you send with (To Save Sam.)
If you want, you can include your FA name, and I will put your name on a list to include in a large thank you image that I will be drawing. If you don't wish to include that, then you can donate anonymously.
They can't remove all of the infected tail, so she's going to need extremely heavy antibiotics and a very watchful eye to make sure that the wound heals properly. If it has any complications it could break open again and she could have to go in for another, minor surgery in the future that might include a skin graft. I don't know yet at this time. We will see. Hopefully they will heal properly and everything will be ok.
I don't normally ask for donations or handouts, but at this point I have no choice in the matter. The surgeon must be paid.
WHAT HAPPENED? Here's what happened.
She had a tumor on her tail that turned cystic. It was lanced by a vet, but the flesh underneath the cyst had turned septic from infection. Nobody knew that it was that bad until her visit with the surgeon. At first, it had been to see if anything could be done to remove the tumor, but her fever spiked and the infection spread rapidly. It was life threatening by the time that we got her into an ER visit with the surgeon. It was either remove the tail, or lose Sam to infection. The tissue inside of her tail from the tumor down to the bone was literally already dead. It was amputated above the tumor, but they still didn't get all of the infection, so she's been on extremely strong antibiotics to rid the infection from her blood. She is currently doing very well. Fever is gone and everything is looking very good.
A HUGE thank you again to everyone who has donated so far! Your donations are greatly appreciated.
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She has an appointment with the vet tomorrow to make sure everything is going good. That was included in cost of surgery, as is drain tube removal and healing progress checkups.
March 17, 2015
Alright, so Samantha (Black Lab, 7 years old) is in the veterinary hospital for immediate emergency surgery to amputate her tail. Her condition took a rapid turn for the worse, even with strong antibiotics. Her tail turned septic overnight.
It was either remove the tail, or lose her.
The cost of this surgery will be $3,000 usd. I don't have it.
If anyone wishes to donate anything they possibly can, i'd be immensely grateful, and so would Sam.
My paypal is Tiger3311[at]aol.com
(INDIGOGO -- http://igg.me/p/to-save-sammy/x/7594089 )
If you're donating, please just tag whatever you send with (To Save Sam.)
If you want, you can include your FA name, and I will put your name on a list to include in a large thank you image that I will be drawing. If you don't wish to include that, then you can donate anonymously.
They can't remove all of the infected tail, so she's going to need extremely heavy antibiotics and a very watchful eye to make sure that the wound heals properly. If it has any complications it could break open again and she could have to go in for another, minor surgery in the future that might include a skin graft. I don't know yet at this time. We will see. Hopefully they will heal properly and everything will be ok.
I don't normally ask for donations or handouts, but at this point I have no choice in the matter. The surgeon must be paid.
WHAT HAPPENED? Here's what happened.
She had a tumor on her tail that turned cystic. It was lanced by a vet, but the flesh underneath the cyst had turned septic from infection. Nobody knew that it was that bad until her visit with the surgeon. At first, it had been to see if anything could be done to remove the tumor, but her fever spiked and the infection spread rapidly. It was life threatening by the time that we got her into an ER visit with the surgeon. It was either remove the tail, or lose Sam to infection. The tissue inside of her tail from the tumor down to the bone was literally already dead. It was amputated above the tumor, but they still didn't get all of the infection, so she's been on extremely strong antibiotics to rid the infection from her blood. She is currently doing very well. Fever is gone and everything is looking very good.
A HUGE thank you again to everyone who has donated so far! Your donations are greatly appreciated.
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Icon Commissions - Full - Closed.
olemew - Paid - Finished
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Khajja - Paid - Coloring4:
Tor-Por - Paid - Started5:
Tokitty - Paid
I hope everything goes well with your dog and you can get enough funds.
My best wishes
I lost a cat a while back. I know how much it hurts. I'm so afraid of losing Sam too. She's not out of the woods yet, but she seems to be doing a lot better today.