Millie Master
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7 months ago we adopted an exceptionally abused ex breeding ***** via the rescue charity we are supporter/members of.
We knew that when she was rescued 11 weeks before we took her on she was at deaths door and in need of urgent surgery which they couldn't do because she was in such a disgusting/abused condition, but after 2 weeks controlled diet they were able to operate to sort out her "lady" problems, she then gained strength day in and day out and then week in and week out until we finally were allowed to give her, her forever home.
Shortly after we adopted her she started to show signs of serious spinal and hip issues so the charity paid for X-rays to be taken by their vets and this in turn resulted in them raising the flag in honesty saying they didn't think there was anything they could do for her, so we were referred to one of the new breed of "cash cow" (oh you are covered by an insurance company who will pay absolutely everything) referral hospitals.
So some 7 months ago we went to this singing and dancing and unbelievably expensive referral hospital, with our very small rescue charity picking up the tab as it was a known ongoing clinical problem. There they carried out an MRI scan that cost the best part of £2k and they diagnosed she had an infected disc in her spine and immediately put her onto an intensive course of antibiotics.
After a couple or so weeks we were witness to a slight improvement in her condition, but for the next 6 weeks we still had to endure her spine chilling screams of pain which lasted for as much as 20 minutes every single time she tried to stand up after having been lying down for any period of time, and so it went on until we thought we had won the battle and for 4 exceptionally happy months she was in abject comfort with not a single murmur of pain or discontent, until just 2 weeks ago when yet again the screams returned................ bearing in mind she had continued throughout this time on her 3 times a day doses of 5 different antibiotics and pain killers.
So today, we took her back to the referral hospital for an emergency consultation and a further MRI scan the outcome of which was that we are firmly back at square one with them admitting that the antibiotics haven't worked, the infection is still in her spine and it has now spread to other discs................ Oh and by the way, despite their total cock up in the past, today is costing you a further £1,680 and then in a weeks time she will need surgery so as to extract a sample of the infected matter and that will be costing a staggering £6,800!!
They of course would never admit that they were wrong now would they!!
ps. We already know that as this is/was a known condition that no insurance company would cover this beloved beauty of a dog.
We knew that when she was rescued 11 weeks before we took her on she was at deaths door and in need of urgent surgery which they couldn't do because she was in such a disgusting/abused condition, but after 2 weeks controlled diet they were able to operate to sort out her "lady" problems, she then gained strength day in and day out and then week in and week out until we finally were allowed to give her, her forever home.
Shortly after we adopted her she started to show signs of serious spinal and hip issues so the charity paid for X-rays to be taken by their vets and this in turn resulted in them raising the flag in honesty saying they didn't think there was anything they could do for her, so we were referred to one of the new breed of "cash cow" (oh you are covered by an insurance company who will pay absolutely everything) referral hospitals.
So some 7 months ago we went to this singing and dancing and unbelievably expensive referral hospital, with our very small rescue charity picking up the tab as it was a known ongoing clinical problem. There they carried out an MRI scan that cost the best part of £2k and they diagnosed she had an infected disc in her spine and immediately put her onto an intensive course of antibiotics.
After a couple or so weeks we were witness to a slight improvement in her condition, but for the next 6 weeks we still had to endure her spine chilling screams of pain which lasted for as much as 20 minutes every single time she tried to stand up after having been lying down for any period of time, and so it went on until we thought we had won the battle and for 4 exceptionally happy months she was in abject comfort with not a single murmur of pain or discontent, until just 2 weeks ago when yet again the screams returned................ bearing in mind she had continued throughout this time on her 3 times a day doses of 5 different antibiotics and pain killers.
So today, we took her back to the referral hospital for an emergency consultation and a further MRI scan the outcome of which was that we are firmly back at square one with them admitting that the antibiotics haven't worked, the infection is still in her spine and it has now spread to other discs................ Oh and by the way, despite their total cock up in the past, today is costing you a further £1,680 and then in a weeks time she will need surgery so as to extract a sample of the infected matter and that will be costing a staggering £6,800!!
They of course would never admit that they were wrong now would they!!
ps. We already know that as this is/was a known condition that no insurance company would cover this beloved beauty of a dog.