Elle D & Hugo
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Awe I’m so happy for you and Hugo! This makes me so happy and hopeful for Bella! Did he lose a lot of weight? I feel like Bella is just skin and bones and sooo frail. And I thought it was a little odd as well that they aren’t monitoring it but I think she is in the place she needs to be and that’s her best chance so just trying to be thankful for the job their doing! Thank you sharing!
Hugo lost 4 pounds from when he had last been in for a checkup a couple months before and when I brought him in. When we took him back to the vet after being at home he had gained 3 back. He's still skinnier, but he's definitely back to being alert and hungry. I think just now he's eating better food for him.
We also had ended up paying about $2500 for the vet stay. The initial estimate they gave me was about $6k, PAID UP FRONT BEFORE SERVICES. I nearly had a heart attack.
Something that did end up helping me out, was I got a pet cam for my apartment. It was only about $30 from Amazon, but I work about 1.5 hours away from home, so I felt like if I couldn't check in, I was gonna have an aneurysm from worry. So periodically throughout the day I can look in. He just sleeps, but it makes me feel better. Also, I can see which one of my cats ate the food that I left out. It was worth the money in peace of mind.
I'm very glad you found this place. The people and resources here are instrumental to Hugo's recovery. We have some way to go, but it's definitely possible. Be tenacious. You got this.