Working Toward Recovery…

Written on August 7, 2010 – 4:19 pm | by Adam Gomez

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 apologized for my excessive crying, my husband said, “Don’t worry hon, I cried today too. They played a replay of Emmitt Smith’s Hall of Fame speech and it really choked me up.”

I wanted to kill him.

“Are you serious? We’re losing our dog and you cried over Emmitt Smith’s Hall of Fame speech? Are you freaking kidding me?!?” I asked as I glared at him while wiping my snotty nose.

“Honey, you should have heard it. He was thanking Daryl Johnston, and man, it was emotional.” He said seriously.

Fortunately for him, I can’t afford another medical bill.

Back to the story – we arrived at the vet and…

the laser worked. The vet was all smiles and told us Hutch’s prognosis was good. Then they brought him out for me to spend time with. His face looked like a crazy comic character (see below – but don’t look if you’re queasy) but he made some big steps in the right direction.

We won’t know until tomorrow if he is officially safe or not (we’re waiting on blood tests and swelling reduction). They have to keep him for another night tonight as the venom moves from his face, down his throat, and into his chest. There is still a high risk for suffocation but the vet seems optimistic.

Thank you so very much for your encouragement. I really, really needed it.

Again – don’t look if you are queasy….

Hutch as a puppy 12 months ago…

Hutch a few hours ago…

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