GoFundMe: Save Delight My Puppy Dog
I want to thank those of you who have contributed to my GoFundMe campaign to raise enough to start the treatment of my puppy Delight’s parvo. She is starting to recover, but she is still very sick. She isn’t throwing up as much as she was, and is a bit more alert, but still tires very easily and rather than the bouncy-spring-loaded puppy she was a week ago, she spends most of the day lying in her bed.
As of my writing, I’ve raised enough for several treatments, and Delight is recovering slowly, but is still very sick. I’m afraid that Delight might get to the point where she is recovering well, but then the money runs out, the treatment stops, and Delight declines and dies anyway.
Delight came to me the day I came home from two weeks in hospital because I had a piece of my right foot cut off due to diabetic infection. Delight was on the porch hiding under a bench. I had her checked to see if she had a chip in her, and checked with my neighbors to see if she belonged to anyone nearby, with no success. I wasn’t sure at first if I would keep Delight, but as time went on, and Delight became cuddle buddies with my two cats, Anubis and Apophis Maukat, Delight became a part of my life in a very difficult time. At first I didn’t want to give her a name, but I decided to use the name of one of my 6th Great Grandmothers, Delight Otis-Lathrop, born in 1708 in Massachusetts, and died at the young age of 39 after having seven children.
With Delight’s diagnosis with parvo and the expense, I was faced with the decision about whether I would do the “smart” thing economically, and have Delight put down, or do what I could. The GoFundMe campaign is the only reason Delight is alive now.
In addition, due to the recent surgery I had to remove part of my foot, I have not worked in awhile, and my money is running out, and at this moment I may not have enough to pay my rent. Any funds I’ve raised will go first to Delight’s treatment, and then to paying my rent so that both Delight and I as well as two fuzzy kittahs can live indoors until I heal enough to go back to work.
In closing, since DKos is a political place, in order to establish my political credibility, I want to state that I am a Democrat, and have never voted for a single Republican, not out of a “team-spirt” sort of mindless support, but because I have never encountered a Republican whose positions I could support. I have been an active member of the Monterey County Democratic Central Committee for about 8 years and actively support local Democrats. If you click on that link above, you will see my picture among the rotating images in a purple shirt and black suspenders wearing a green fedora hat.
Thanks,
James
GoFundMe: Save Delight My Puppy Dog
GoFundMe: Save Delight My Puppy Dog
Sunday, Jul 24, 2016 · 5:30:06 PM +00:00
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jtg
As of now, I’ve spent about $700 on Delight’s diagnosis and first few treatments. I just got back from the vet and she sold me a bag of the IV fluid and a several pre-loaded doses of various injectable drugs to administer myself at home, and I’m supposed to go back for another $150 visit in a couple of weeks. When I asked her about home treatment, she said she hadn’t previously recommended this as very few people are psychologically capable of doing this. I am, in part because I have had a lot of medical issues, ranging from cancer to serious infections. A few years ago, I had a antibiotic-resistant infection, and I did my own IVs at home on a daily basis for ten days, so treating Delight will not be a serious issue for me. This will drastically reduce the amount of future treatments, and may make the difference is Delight’s recovery.
Delight is feeling better, but is still weak. She has started to play like a puppy, but quickly becomes tired and spends most of the time sleeping.
I also point out that I myself recently had surgery to remove a part of my right foot and have not worked in awhile, and at this moment, I don’t have enough money to pay my rent next month, much less the utilities. Any extra I raise will go to keeping Delight and I and my two cats living indoors until I can work again, as I stated in my initial appeals.
Thank you to those who have helped thus far.
James
Sunday, Jul 24, 2016 · 6:25:44 PM +00:00
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jtg
I will make updates on this thread about Delight’s progress. Thank you for your support. I am going to make a video of me giving her her home treatment, needles and all, and post it sometime tomorrow.
james
Sunday, Jul 24, 2016 · 8:38:49 PM +00:00
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jtg
I want to add a bit about my personal life.
I’ve been under a huge amount of stress over the past year. Partial list includes my 88 year old father dying after i had been his full time caretaker for 15 years, then my 18 year old dog Norman died a few months later, then I had trouble getting employed because “15 years not working”, my car caught fire and needed repairs, the removal of a piece of my right foot, and my new puppy Delight getting parvo. I wonder what is going to happen next? Sometimes I feel like I’m on the edge of losing everything and have no future.
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Monday, Jul 25, 2016 · 10:18:26 PM +00:00
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jtg
Delight is feeling much better today. I gave her the treatment IV a while ago, and she did not like needles stuck in her. It's a two-person job, but I had to hold her down with one hand and poke her with the other. I had to poke her 3 times, but I finally managed to get her fully dosed. I video recorded it and I will post the video.
Thank you those who have contributed. Without you, Delight would not be alive right now. :-D I still need help making my rent next month so Delight and I can continue to live indoors. :-(
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Saturday, Aug 6, 2016 · 10:48:56 PM +00:00
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jtg
Delight has recovered. I gave her IV treatments at home, after I was made aware that this was a possibility. She is gaining weight, and is a play monster who wakes me up at 6 am every morning as she jumps all over me. I’ll make another post about Delight soon, along with a video I recorded of me giving her the treatment after I edit it.
Thanks to all those who contributed
#jtg