Britney is Sick... =(

I am sad because Britney seems to be sick again. A few months ago, I spent so much on Vet fees when Britney chewed on two tubes of ointments that fell off our medicine cabinet. I brought her to the vet for fear that she was poisoned, only for the doctor to dismiss the tubes I gave her and told me of a different disease that my dog probably has.

I ended up rushing Britney (my 10-month-old JRT) to another Vet after I brought her home (from the first animal pet clinic) and she started throwing up. She must have really ingested some poison and it was good that she was able to throw up the container of ointment that she chewed on. No thanks to the incompetent vet at the animal clinic that I first went to who dismissed the possibility of poisoning
. No antidote was given and the doctor proceeded to a different concern without addressing the actual reason why I brought her in the clinic to begin with.

Good thing Britney was able to throw up a good amount of the ointment as well as the actual container of tube she ingested. I can't stress this enough.

In the second clinic, Britney was put on dextrose and the next day I was just so surprised with how the vet fees ballooned. Among the fees that I had to pay for was an Erlichia blood test. I agreed to pay an extra 900 pesos for the test because I wanted to find out why the first doctor was so concerned about anemia(that she completely forgot about the possibility of poisoning).

Britney tested negative for Erlichia and instead of feeling elated, I was disappointed because we still did not know what was causing her low blood levels. I started to do self-treatment on her and continued giving her Sangobion syrup. She seemed ok and looked like she was on her way to recovery until we noticed a change in her behaviour a few days ago.

I examined her closely and saw that her gums and paws were as pale as it was a few months ago. Here we go again. I have been researching on possible diseases that she might have, and I am again giving her Sangobion syrup and I gave her this month's dose of Revolution for heartworm and tick / flea control among other things (although I rarely see a tick/flea on her). I have also been feeding her with liver to increase her blood levels, but her appetite is still not back to normal.

I am so anxious as it is, and I am just praying that she gets well. I am so hesitant to go the Vet again because of the huge fees involved, so I am hoping we won't have to. Times are hard and I just can't afford another huge bill from the Vet.

I am just so new at this. My snowball (my late toy poodle who lived for more than 13 years) was never taken to a vet and was never sick. I love Britney so much that I have also sacrificed a lot to make sure she is ok...but she still isn't. I hope everything will be ok.