A desperate dog owner facing vet bills of up to £20,000 has vowed to do all he can to save his pet's life.
On January 20, Jaxon Feeley's two-year-old Weimaraner Rambo went into hypovolemic shock - an emergency condition in which severe blood or other fluid loss makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.
The dog vomited over 30 times throughout the night and was taken to the emergency vet in the morning.
Because of the serious condition, which developed alongside gastroenteritis, Rambo deteriorated quickly and became seriously unwell, Mr Feeley said.
Rambo spent 10 days in intensive care and his owner, who works as a prison officer, said he would "sell his house" to keep her alive.
Mr Feeley created a GoFundMe page to raise enough money to pay for treatment and share updates on Rambo's condition.
He said that throughout the first week at the vet's, Rambo began to vomit and instead of coming out her mouth, this fluid was going back down and into her lungs.
This resulted in her gaining infection within her lungs and the fluid surrounding the area.
The dog then began suffering from severe pneumonia and one lung collapsed.
Mr Feeley said: "In the vet's words, Rambo could not have been any more unlucky with what has happened. The initial cause is still unknown but the position Rambo is in now has resulted in her being in intensive care under 24/7 observation.
"The vets are now continuously attempting to drain Rambo’s lung and monitoring the infection within her lungs whilst assessing the level of bacteria in the fluid which is being drained out. Due to all of the medication she is now on Rambo is still vomiting and hasn’t eaten any food herself for a week.
"The worry is that there is now a possibility an abscess has formed on Rambo’s lung which would require major surgery to remove. Vets cannot assess whether this is the case or not for a few days whilst Rambo hopefully begins to respond to treatment.
"However, if it is, which is my biggest fear, the risk to Rambo's life is significant. I could never forgive myself if I couldn’t give her the best fighting chance to pull through this horrendous situation."
Mr Feeley said Rambo's insurance covered her up to £6,500 but after just one week in care, the bill went up to £11,5000 - and intensive care costs approximately £1,000 per day.
In an update shared on February 2, Mr Feeley said the cost of Rambo's care was reaching £20,000.
The proud dog owner slept in his car whenever he could so that he could be near the vet's surgery as he did not want his dog to suffer alone.
Nearly 500 people donated to the cause, raising £6,565 at the time of writing.
And yesterday, Mr Feeley finally shared a positive update saying that he has returned home with Rambo after the dog "pulled off a miracle".
The dog owner wrote: "Over the last 3 days, Rambo has pulled off a miracle, hour by hour she has increased her oxygen efficiency, started eating and drinking, her lungs are slowly recovering and we started to see that beautiful little personality resurface.
"She got herself into a little routine of seeing me for 10 minutes every 4 hours that she even knew what corner of the waiting room to find me in."
He added: "After doing every test under the sun and assessing her incredible progress over the last few days, the team of staff at the vets have been gobsmacked by the power of love, presence and true fight for life.
"When they told me she could go home I was nothing short of s******* myself and in all honesty I still am. Can I keep her ok? What if I miss something? My little angel is by no means all better, it will be a long road to recovery for her and she still requires 24/7 observation at this point along with a significant amount of medication. However, we did what we said we would, we came home.
"There was no way in hell I was ever going to give up on this gorgeous girl, she is just a little baby, with a want to live and be happy with her big brother Rocky and the Feeleys."
He also thanked everyone who donated to help Rambo, saying he is grateful for their love and support over the past two weeks.
