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MY CHRISTMAS NEIGHBOR

Desert Lily — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:46:24 GMT

After dinner on Christmas, I noticed my fur baby had blood in her urine. I decided to call her vet 1st thing in the morning.

On Thursday morning, I found my vet's office is closed until Jan. 2nd. In the meantime, my fur baby threw up, had several bowel movements, & still had blood in her urine. I then called the other vet in my rural small town; they wouldn't see my fur baby bc they'd never seen her b4. What?!

(I have all my dog's records)

I called my SIL who's lived in PA much longer than me, but she barely had a voice & was sick with bronchitis. She offered to wear a mask & take us to an animal emergency place, but I told her to stay in bed & get better.

Then, I called my neighbor who's on winter break from his job. He contacted the vet he uses for his 2 dogs & got an appt. for my fur baby that afternoon. He offered to drive me there, which is in the next nearby small town. I readily accepted.

While driving, the phone rang in his car. It was his brother wishing him a happy birthday. I had no idea.

After an exam, ultrasound, urine analysis, etc. the vet gave my fur baby a Covenia antibiotic injection for a UTI & a probiotic Rx. She's doing better today & on the mend. Thank goodness.

My neighbor found me a vet, left his family to drive us there, & waited for an hour ... on his birthday!

My Christmas neighbor sure is a kind person.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:54:08 GMT

@Desert Lily. Sounds like you struck gold in the "good neighbor" lottery. I'm glad to hear your pup is better.

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:55:00 GMT

So your vet closes for a week and has no emergency back up?

Time to find a new vet, like the one that your very kind neighbor took you too.

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Citrine1 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:55:02 GMT

What a kind neighbor you have. I'm sure you are very grateful to him!

The good news, of course, is that your dog will be fine and that she's just dealing with a UTI. Sounds like your poor little baby was really under the weather!

I'm completely appalled that a vet practice would turn away an animal who is clearly sick and in distress because they'd never seen her before. Exceptions need to be made, and should have been in this case.

Wishing you well as she continues to improve.

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Puppy Lips — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:56:24 GMT

So glad your dog is getting better. Thank goodness for your neighbour. What a wonderful thing he did for you both. Blessings to you all.

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Janey2 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:13:29 GMT

A vet does not leave an emergency vet to go to???? Time for a new vet. Wonderful neighbor. I would treat him to dinner.

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Desert Lily — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:17:01 GMT

@Janey2 I ordered special bakery that's being shipped to him & his family as a thank you.

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Enufstuff — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:19:06 GMT

@Desert Lily What an ordeal for you and your fur baby, especially on Christmas. It seems that health emergencies always happen on weekends or holidays, for humans as well as pets.

Even pet healthcare is difficultto obtain these days. Our veterinary hospital that we have taken our pets to for thirty years was sold to a corporation several years ago. It is not the same. They have shorter hours and not open on Saturday or Sunday and only one doctor on duty.

Two months ago, my Maine Coon was sick and had not eaten in three days. I called the vet and I was told that they do not do emergency appointments. (That was a first for me) They told me to take her to an urgent care clinic in the next town.

I wanted them to do an ultrasound because I thought that she had a stuckfurball. They did not have ultrasound. They did all kinds of other testing including ex-rays and IV fluids. They had me take her to another hospital the next day for the ultra sound and further testing. Three thousand dollars later, I found that she has the start of kidney disease, but fortunately no obstruction. After a week, she seemed fine and has been well since then. Getting appointments for pets is as

difficult as getting appointments for humans.

So many hospitals for both pets and humans have closed, in our area. There are just not enough doctors. Urgent care facilities are what we mostly have now. Some specialists are booked for three months, if you need one.

You are very fortunate to have such a wonderful neighbor.

It was great that his vet was able to take care of your fur baby.

I'm glad that she is doing better and hope that she continues to

get better.

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haddon9 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:21:45 GMT

I'm so glad to hear that you dog is doing much better!

Doesn't it always seem that these situations come during holidays or weekends? I'm surprised that your vet left no information regarding an emergency. Thank goodness for your kind and helpful neighbor!

In the past I have had to take my dog to a local emergency animal hospital. They are open 24/7.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:26:25 GMT

Blessings to all of the pet parents who go above and beyond to insure the health of their furry friends. Thank you for providing love and good care.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:35:30 GMT

God will bless your neighbor for his kindness and you for your love for your pet.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:47:50 GMT

@Desert Lily I'm so glad that your fur baby is ok. Your neighbor is a great person, the world needs more people like him.

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Effie54 — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:09:54 GMT

@Desert Lily What a fabulous, giving neighbor. That's such a kind gesture. They must be great neighbors. I hope your fur baby is feeling much better soon. ❤️

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AZfem — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:17:47 GMT

What a lovely neighbor & so good furbaby is on the mend. So you have no 24 hour emergency clinics around? We gave several here (big city) for when vets offices are closed.

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Puggywuggy — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:30:25 GMT

I'm so glad your precious furbaby is doing better! We do not have an emergency vet in our area and must travel over an hour to reach the nearest one...which is absolutely terrifying.

God bless your neighbor for his kindness to you and your beloved furbaby. I'm so glad it all worked out.❤️

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qvcaddition — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:32:44 GMT

@Desert Lily

@Desert Lily wrote:
After dinner on Christmas, I noticed my fur baby had blood in her urine. I decided to call her vet 1st thing in the morning.

On Thursday morning, I found my vet's office is closed until Jan. 2nd. In the meantime, my fur baby threw up, had several bowel movements, & still had blood in her urine. I then called the other vet in my rural small town; they wouldn't see my fur baby bc they'd never seen her b4. What?!
(I have all my dog's records)

I called my SIL who's lived in PA much longer than me, but she barely had a voice & was sick with bronchitis. She offered to wear a mask & take us to an animal emergency place, but I told her to stay in bed & get better.

Then, I called my neighbor who's on winter break from his job. He contacted the vet he uses for his 2 dogs & got an appt. for my fur baby that afternoon. He offered to drive me there, which is in the next nearby small town. I readily accepted.

While driving, the phone rang in his car. It was his brother wishing him a happy birthday. I had no idea.

After an exam, ultrasound, urine analysis, etc. the vet gave my fur baby a Covenia antibiotic injection for a UTI & a probiotic Rx. She's doing better today & on the mend. Thank goodness.

My neighbor found me a vet, left his family to drive us there, & waited for an hour ... on his birthday!
My Christmas neighbor sure is a kind person.

What a great neighbor. Glad your fur baby is better. Hard to find a vet.

Even our pet ER is hard to get into when my fur baby was sick.

My baby is 18 and things are starting, but she is still eating.

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San Antonio Gal — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:33:27 GMT

@Desert Lily - God bless your neighbor. What a kind and wonderful person he is. So glad you sent him a thoughtful gift.

I'm very happy your baby is on the mend. Just like other posters already stated, why didn't your vet have a backup? I hope you mention this to his office. You may need to start going to this new vet.

Thanks for sharing.

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conlt — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:42:03 GMT

@Desert Lily That is a wonderful neighbor. Thank God he was there for you and your baby.

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1Snickers — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:45:36 GMT

@Desert Lily You are so fortunate to have that neighbor to help with your dog. I'm glad she's better!

I wonder if that neighbor could refer me to his dentist? Yesterday after taking a bite of a cookie it was crunchy,and I realized it was my broken tooth!
I talked to my dentists answering machine yesterday and again today. She's on holiday until Monday! The recording asked to leave my phone number if it's an emergency for a return call. I did, and again this morning.
I've been going to her about 50 years and if an appointment isn't available Monday I'll call another. If they take my insurance!
🏘️👤❣️

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We rescue cats — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:21:47 GMT

What a tremendous person and an extra special vet, so glad that you found help. I so loved our vet, but it seems that times are changing and so are ideals. I went to a 'home visiting' vet for several years but she got too busy and so she started having in office hours with only a few home visits that were basically euthanasia, when she stopped having evening hours I had to find a new vet. I needed an avian vet and found our current vet who was getting ready to open up a clinic, we were her 3rd client, she was so proud to have registered Maine Coon show cats as patients. That was probably 12+ years ago. She went from being the only vet with a few techs to having 5 vets plus techs back to just herself and her daughter who is a large animal vet. So we are now back to 3-4 month apointments unless one pays the additional fee ($50-80) to get in earlier. . .

Our Fred is once again having an issue and our little girl senior citizen is having issues-constant hunger, crying and needs her teeth checked since it seems she cannot chew the kibble. So I just called my prior vet Thursday, and she or her associate will see them on Monday. She's further away so I won't be burning any bridges...yet.