Emergency Rooms and Vet Bills

What a night! I came home yesterday to find my house (my NEW house) completely destroyed by doggie vomit! Chassie had gotten on the kitchen counter and gotten the 2 8x8 pans of homemade fudge I had made and eaten them! I could not tell if Dossie was sick too, but I panicked and rushed both of them to the ER! I had no idea exactly what the effects of chocolate could be- but I knew for a dog it was NOT good! The vet was happy that they had been vomiting (she did not see my carpet) but wanted them both to have blood work and fluids and some medicines to dry up their system- including activated charcoal. I am on the phone with Brandon who called from offshore in the middle of all of this when she comes in with a bill estimiate of $900.00!! Now I love both of my babies very much, but $900 is absurd for dogs!! Brandon said to put both of them to sleep- which I refused to do if they were not in pain, and they weren't! I told them they had to whittle down the treatment to the bare minimum!! $500 later we left the ER

The puppies are both doing much better. Dossie came home with me last night- got home about 9:45. She threw up twice in the car from the charcoal (the car is a different story) but rested well over night and seems to be getting back to normal. Chassie stayed in the clinic overnight and was on fluids and medicines to clean out her system. They said that it took until about 4 AM for her heart rate to come back down to normal. That was their biggest concern. She said that Chassie should probably go and stay in the vets office all day today and be monitored- but there is no way that after last nights bill that we can afford that. She said as long as I did not leave her alone today that she should be ok. So she is asleep under my desk at work as I type this. And in her own doggie heaven. I could not sleep last night worrying about her- and we had a thunderstorm last night and I hated that she was alone there with the thunder.

I put some oxy clean on the carpet last night when I got home and it got a lot of the stains up. I am still calling a carpet cleaner to come and clean them before this weekend with our company. I had to throw Chassie's bed away because she had gotten sick all over it. We will have to get her a new one.

What a night! I am exhausted and definitely broke! Now I am at the mad stage where I want to beat them for getting on the counter. But thankful they are both ok! For anyone keeping score- I no longer make fudge!

This is the part where I would insert pictures- but believe me no one wants to see what my house looks like. I will just put one of poor Chassie resting with her band aid on her leg!

Hopefully the rest of the holiday will be a little more low-key!