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| - We were referred to VetMed after my chihuahua went in for a dental procedure at a pet dentist and things went horribly wrong. Rosie is 9 years old and prior to April, she was fairly healthy! It all started with a broken tooth, I had taken her to a different emergency vet after she woke up with a hugely swollen face! She was prescribed some meds along with amoxicillin and we were told to follow up with our regular vet!
The next day, after having started the amoxicillin I woke up to her laying in a small pool of blood at her mouth, I took her to our regular vet right away who said Rosie really needed to go to a pet dentist to get a tooth extraction and a root canal to solve the issue. So here we are 2 days in and I take her to the pet dentist who went over the procedure, cost ($$$$), etc. so I agreed to have the surgery done that day and as scared and nervous as I was for my baby I left her there and waited for the phone call that she was done... I instead got a phone call 45 minutes later and right then all my fears came true... I had to go back and pick her up and take her to VetMed critical care hospital right away!!! What?!? I couldn't even breathe... My baby was suddenly in critical condition, she had been administered the pre-anesthetic and during this time her heart rate was plummeting, she had a heart block in 2 areas, her oxygen was dropping and suddenly her life was hanging by a thread. We go pick her up and my poor baby is practically lifeless with a huge bandage on her neck! They attempted to take blood from her main vein, but it wouldn't clot so now we know her platelets are non-existent and and they also found she had hardly any red blood cells!! The pet dentist called ahead to VetMed so they were expecting us when we arrived and they welcomed us with open arms. I handed the vet tech my baby and just burst in to tears, not knowing what was going to happen... It was all happening so fast! I filled out the short form and now we wait... after about 30 minutes, we are called in to a room to await Dr. Hooper and finally get hit with a ton of bricks. The doctor suspected Rosie had some sort of autoimmune response from the amoxicillin, it basically was making her immune system attack itself so it was killing her platelets and red blood cells!! She explained she has seen this before and she gave a guarded prognosis until she could rule out all other underlying conditions and confirm her suspicious. With our consent, we left Rosie in their care a prayed for the best. We got a call that evening from Dr. Hooper that said after all the testing, there is no evidence of any underlying condition that could have caused this so now, our only hope was for a blood transfusion to buy Rosie time for the medications to work on suppressing her immune system and rebuild what had been destroyed. We were given all the facts and risks associated with the transfusion, but it was our only hope. That was the longest night of my life, but no news was good news and we made it through the night without a phone call which meant the transfusion went well! They, Dr. Hooper and the VetMed staff saved Rosie's life... they were amazing, never bothered by my phone calls checking on Rosie, let us come visit her in a private room for as long as we wanted and Dr. Hooper, she was an angel! She came in to visit and update us on how Rosie was doing, called with updates while I was at work, just amazing! Rosie was there 3 days, but it seemed like an eternity at that point. It has been 4 months and Rosie is still on daily medication and my regular vet still consults with Dr. Hooper to this day about her continued care and recovery. We may have to deal with this autoimmune condition for the rest of Rosie's life, but I am just beyond blessed and thankful she is still here with me! I will never go to another emergency vet, VetMed has won my trust and respect! A million thanks from Rosie and I!
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