A Critical Time .....

Hi Everyone Louis Mum here… 

Unfortunately, things are not looking good for our handsome boy, Mr Jones our vet confirmed there was nothing more he could do for Louis and he had exhausted everything within his power, the only option was to refer Louis to Rutland House Veterinary Hospital.

We also found out our insurance wouldn’t cover Louis because his records show he has suffered from ‘Billy Ruben’ in the past, so we will have to fund his treatment, which in itself is a scary thought, but we love him so much so there wasn’t really a choice to make.

Nicky who is one of the nurses at Mr Jones’s surgery made the call to Rutland House at around 18:15, and spoke to the people there and explain how urgent this was, and how critically ill Louis is. She was able to get us in tonight which is just amazing, once she had made the call she came round to give him a big cuddle and lots of kisses.

We headed off to Rutland and arrived around 19:40, Louis was seen straight away, by a lovely vet and nurse, he was weighed and checked over. The vet asked us a load of questions about his health and what’s been happening since Christmas Day. He listened to Louis chest and took his temp (which he didn’t like) then he advised that they would be running a series of tests, scans and x-rays tonight, and possibly a blood transfusion tomorrow. We were asked to sign a number of forms one which provided us with an estimate for the treatment and already we are at £2000 (I said it was scary)

The hardest part was leaving him there overnight on his own, I know they will look after him, but it’s the first time he’s been left on his own, we even take him on holiday with us! They advised they will call us tonight with an update on the preliminary tests, so we are just waiting for the call.

I’ll keep Louis blog updated

Karyn