I have a 6 year old Bernese Mountain Dog that I adopted from a rescue about a year ago. I adore that dog. It sounds totally corny but he's really helped me through all of this because he's so smiley and happy when I come home every day.
Early this morning- he started having convulsions. I got him straight to the vet first thing and he wanted to keep him there and administer IVs. I just got the update call. The vet strongly suspects rat poisoning. I have no idea how Bear would have gotten into this (I've never purchased any). I know I don't have it on my property, but apparently a poisoned rodent might have wandered from somewhere else. He's been administering all kinds of medications, but they only stop the convulsions for about an hour, which is not a good sign.
Most likely if I have a shot at saving him- he will have to go to an emergency facility at about $2,000 a day minimum and even then there is no guarantee- because no one knows for sure what's happening. Realistically, its probably foolhardy to even consider this type of expense right now, but I just don't want to take this loss. I don't want to explain it to my daughters. And honestly, I hate that I have to make this decision on my own.
