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Yesterday afternoon my dog Lucy jumped in front of my dad while he was practicing his swings with the golf club and she got whacked in her head and began bleeding from the eye. We rushed her to the vet who managed to put her on an anti inflammatory for her brain, which thankfully didn't begin to swell from the time we got her there. She was then transferred to an emergency clinic where she has stayed the night. Fortunately she is being very responsive but is still having trouble moving her front legs and may require physical therapy down the road. She will not be able to come home today like we hoped, she will be spending another night at the clinic due to other concerns (I can't remember what exactly they were concerned about, something about her pupils shrinking to a pinpoint) We are looking at some steep vet bills totaling so far at nearly $2000 USD.

I am opening for donations to try and help my family, I appreciate any amount you can spare. Even spreading the word will help me greatly!

My paypal is citrushark@gmail.com, every bit helps!



UPDATE 1: I just got off the phone with my mom and she's said that Lucy is continuing to get better. She's eating, drinking, using the bathroom, and has some coordination in her front feet (though she is leaning to the side somewhat and is rather wobbly) I can't wait to visit my little girl, she's been so strong to overcome these hurdles.

UPDATE 2: Visited her at the clinic. She is much better than she was yesterday, she was trying to get settled in our laps but she couldn't get very comfortable. She's on heavy duty pain pills so she was a little slow, but other than that she seemed to be acting relatively normal. We're going to get her a new bed and cage so she can sleep up in our room when she's discharged, we'll have to keep her away from her son Milo until she's strong enough.


UPDATE 3: Lucy should be coming home this afternoon! We're going to make sure she gets a lot of rest and TLC.


UPDATE 4: http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2.....rk-d61a1g3.png http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2.....rk-d61axh0.jpg

She's been doing well since she's been home. She's on four different medications plus drops for her right eye. The swelling on her nose has gone down and her eye is not as badly bloodshot. She is still a little uncoordinated and walks like a drunken sailor, though I think her locomotion will improve when she gets stronger and more exercise. She's eating and drinking well, and she's using the bathroom outside. Her pain pills make her very drowsy, so she'll be sleeping for the majority of the day. She's on a diet of ground beef and rice, which she really likes!

UPDATE 5: She's been getting a little better, we took her downstairs so she could walk around more. We let Milo see her with and he's been really calm around her, but we still feel he must be constantly supervised. Lucy even tried pulling on his ear, which is what she used to do to get him to play fight with her.