Hi Guys I hope you are staying cool this summer. It has been brutally hot and I don't use that word lightly. Last Monday I had a job interview and I didn't eat prior so I had my interview and then a snack until I realized that Floki and Bruiser we outside. This is so hard to share but we called for our dogs and only Bruiser came so we knew something was way off. We went deeper into the dog run and Floki was on the ground panting and unconscious.
Cambria brought him inside where we put him in the bath and proceeded to cool him down. I had to hold his head because he was unconscious and I was so scared. Cambria and I bathed him in cool water until he became conscious. I held him and explained everything to Craig when he got home from work. I hate to admit this but this is the third time we have done this but the longest and hottest time. Floki was recovering that Monday night and even made it to Tuesday. Cambria and I shed so many tears and said so many prayers.
Craig and I had to be in Porter texas the next morning to pick up a table so Cambria stayed with him and he started to convulse. When we got back we took him to the vet and the story was not good. Poor Floki was septic and developed pneumonia so the vet kept him until 6. I really struggled with guilt and shame because our only other pug Frodo died from heat exhaustion at age 8. Sitting in the vet's office knowing that if your dog dies is very hard, Cambria and I asked Floki for forgiveness at least a hundred times. Our vet is amazing and called Craig to let him know that our baby was responding well to the antibiotics and breathing treatments. That night I took Cambria to swim practice and Craig took Floki to the nighttime pet hospital because our vet recommended for him to be monitored at night.
So when we got back Craig informed me that there wasn't a Dr at that hospital and would not show up until 10. That should have been our first red flag because when we did show up at 10 there was no sense of urgency for these people until they collected our money. They took Floki and put him in an oxygen chamber and after an hour the dr came in and told us basically everything we already knew. After another 45 minutes, they came in and gave us a 2800 dollar estimate and our vet did all the heavy lifting that day for 1500 dollars. Craig and I decided that we should not go with this at all. We decided to take our dog and they were telling us that they were going to remove his catheter. I was so tired emotionally and physically and that was my last straw. Floki came in with the catheter and he was going to leave with it and that is what I told them. They had initially taken an 850-dollar deposit when we got there and were trying to scare us into staying there and paying the money. They were not happy with having to give us the difference, and what is sad is that these people cared nothing for my dog because When we got our baby back he had a temp of 103 and was convulsing again. I was so angry at those people because they still charged us 500 dollars and did absolutely nothing for Floki.
But I totally trust in Craig's ability, so at 1 am we ran to Craig's job to get more iv fluids for our baby and medicine. That night Craig gave him more fluids plus Tylenol to bring down his fever and help with the pain. I sat on the floor holding an oxygen mask to his face until he fell asleep. That was a long and hard day and I prayed again that he would make it because he was going to the vet at 8 am. I was so grateful that Floki made it to the next day that when I spoke to our vet again that I told her I had nothing positive to say about the emergency vet and focused on what Craig did to treat our baby.
Thank God he made it to Wednesday morning and on top of all of it Craig had to work. Let me just convey how much I love and respect my husband. He does not come up with excuses for anything he got maybe 2 hours of sleep and still went to work. I took Floki in and he was going to be there all day for treatment. I called at lunch and spoke to Dr Marceaux who said that Floki was doing very well and that I could come and pick him up at 5. When they brought him out he jumped into my arms then pulled an RKelly and peed on me for about 5 minutes non-stop. I didn't care because he was recovering.
He had some blood work done on Thursday and got sent home with a bunch of meds. He has been recovering and getting back to normal and I am so grateful that today we took him back and he is almost completely recovered. As you all know by my blogs I am a Christian and not the kind of person that has jewelry or bumper stickers or t-shirts to represent. Although I used to be pretty in your face about it I am not. My life should demonstrate my beliefs and if you knew me even a couple of years ago I am not the same person. All of that being said I don't believe in luck, or coincidences. When Floki was in his darkest battles there were so many spiritual elements that God used to encourage us and has forgiven us. Floki has not left my side since then and is going to make a full recovery and I know he forgives us too because he gives me a heads-up every time he sees me.
I want to thank our friends that checked on us during this time. We are so grateful for so many things and until the next blog my friends......
