Carlee - UPDATE *****

Despite still needing round-the-clock supportive care, Conejo Valley Animal Hospital allowed Carlee to come home late last night (more on this further down)...

Test results have not yet come back to rule out pyrometria (infected uterus) and the vets still say Carlee is an anomaly in regards to what is making her so sick... 

Twice a day (and sometimes three times a day), Carlee's mom was in ER at the hospital, holding, rocking and comforting Carlee... 

For those that know Carlee (or who have seen her at our adoption events), although Carlee may not respond like a typical canine, she has a distinct personality and you can read her body language fairly easily enough... Carlee would 'perk up' when Mom arrived and each day, Carlee became more and more like herself... 

Despite being so sick, and going through so much mentally and physically, Carlee is still not 'out of the woods' because there is not a firm diagnosis (yet) but we are hopeful now we are close to knowing why she got sick, and then be able to do what she needs done to continue to improve overall... 

Carlee was REALLY happy to get home to her own backyard and wheelie late last night... Familiar surroundings, smells and sounds help even the sickest dog to feel better... I am sure even Mom slept better last night (despite the 'every two hour' feedings required)....

What's next?... Well, the vets ran liver tests yesterday and we are waiting for those results to come back... 

Thankfully, Cindi has consistently done full panel blood tests on a consistent basis with Carlee so there was clear benchmarks for them to compare too...

These past three days have been more of a 'stabilize first' and then a 'search and find' effort --- ruling out this issue, then that one --- trying to determine why she got so sick and what is wrong...  The cost of ER care is pricey... About $1,000 a day/night on the average with the tests they have had to run to uncover why she was so close to death's door... 

As of yesterday afternoon, the balance still due on Carlee's vet bills is about $2,500.  We started a GoFundMe when she first went into ER for $3,000 and we raised about 50% of it...  Yesterday morning, TLC picked up the percentage GoFundMe charges plus we bumped it by $110 to get it over the $1,000 mark.

Here is the link ~~~>
GoFundMe for Carlee, a Special Needs Dog


Now that her vet bills are over $5,000 and she still needs a test run for Addison's (about $350), we are desperately trying to help get these vet bills covered. She was able to be released from Conejo Valley Animal Hospital late last night without paying off the balance (and also avoiding another ER night), but these vet bills need to get paid.

They are still not sure what is wrong with Carlee, and could not run the Addison test last night because her veins are now all blown with the numerous tests run. Carlee needs to have a few days recovery before that test can be done, which will incur even more vet bills.

If TLC's work in the past 8 years has touched your life in any way, please consider donating towards Carlee's vet bills.  Or if you just want to help because a wee pup needs it, we will greatly appreciate that too!  EVERY little bit helps and we thank you for donating, sharing or challenging other companies or organizations to help raise the funds needed to save this precious baby's life!

Sincerely,
Linda Nelson
Director - TLC