The Lord does work in mysterious ways and as of right now it looks like Rowdy (which means tough) just might pull through. After going to three different vets today I ended up with the one I went to on Monday, all others wanted to redo tests that I already paid for. I've already spent over $700 this week alone on my "free" dog.
Here's the update: Rowdy tested NEGATIVE for Parvo, so that's a very good thing. His kidney enzymes were high due to dehydration. We left him in the hospital for a couple of days. He's getting and IV, antibiotics and pain meds. The vet told us that he vomits out of pain and taking meds on an empty stomach. By the time we left to the vets office I had already made up my mind to put him to sleep because I couldn't afford to dish out any more money to cure him of Parvo. However, when he was tested and it was negative I had a totally different outlook. It was as if a huge load had been lifted off of me, I've been crying since Sunday when the accident happened. My heartache is so bad that I can't even function at work and there is a huge set of minutes with over 50 items that I have to prepare by Friday. I asked the vet several times and he said that Rowdy was not on his death bed, he finally asked me, "How would you feel if you had a broken leg and no morphine?" I guess I'd feel just as bad as my poor poor Rowdy.
After we came back from the vet we went to visit Mike's co-worker the one that gave me Rowdy, well turns out that Kayla (Rowdy's mom) just had another litter so we're getting another puppy in the next week or so... just trying to decide if I want another red one or if I want a blue one. Also, come to find out they aren't mutts like I thought, just a mix between two pure breeds, one red heeler and one blue heeler.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers since Rowdy is still very weak and regardless of what the vet said I still fear for his health as well as mine. If I were to lose him it would certainly kill me... I never knew I could love him so much!
Thanks!
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