Working Toward Recovery…
Written by Adam Sullivan on August 11, 2010.
Today was a rough day. I was working and wasn’t able to check your amazingly encouraging comments. 2% of me was worried about what you all would think, 98% of me was worried about whether or not Hutch would pull through.
The vet called to tell us things were going well at 10:00 a.m. By 2:00 p.m., they called to tell us he had taken a sudden and unexpected turn backward. The swelling increased and his breathing was difficult – he would likely pass before the end of the day. They asked us to approve a laser treatment as a last ditch effort to save his life and for 20 minutes I debated whether or not I was throwing good money after bad.
We approved the treatment – even though it was $200 more dollars.
I cried, and cried, and…cried more as my husband drove to the vet after I got off work.
OK, let me take a stress relief laugh moment here – I have cried buckets over this sweet dog. My husband has been the calm, strong, decision maker and hasn’t shed a tear. As I apolog