27/07/2026
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.๐ช๐ถ
๐๐ถ, ๐โ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ.
This post is a little long, but I hope youโll take the time to read my journey.
Iโm only 2 months old, a Golden Retriever, and I weighed just 3 kg. I had only been with my new mom for 2 days when she rushed me to the clinic one night at around 9 PM.
I was very weak and pale. I was having difficulty breathing, vomiting, and passing bloody stool. I was in a very critical condition.
On my first day, Doc Arra and team immediately gave me oxygen support and worked hard to stabilize me. They ran some tests a CBC, a Canine Parvovirus test, and a fecalysis.
And then they found out that I had ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
My first few days in the clinic were really hard.
I kept passing bloody stool, and many worms came out when I pooped. My condition became worse before it started to get better. But Doc Arra and team didnโt give up on me. They continued my supportive treatment, monitored me closely, and managed every complication that came along.
Eventually, the parvovirus infection began to subside.
But my body had already been through so much.
I became ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ. I needed a blood transfusion.
But unfortunately, blood was not available. And here in our area, finding blood for transfusion can be very difficult.
Finding a suitable donor was not as simple as finding blood. There was a process to go through, including finding a potential donor and performing the necessary tests to make sure the blood could safely be given to me.
So, Doc Arra had to find another way to help me.
She closely managed my case and monitored my condition, looking for ways to support my recovery and improve my blood parameters through ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
The team also knew that I had a heavy hookworm burden. But because I was still unstable and critically ill, they couldnโt just deworm me right away. They had to wait until I was stable enough to safely tolerate the treatment.
I stayed at the clinic for ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐.
And for all those 11 days, ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ.
He took care of me, attended to me, and stayed by my side throughout my confinement. Thank you, Kuya Paul. ๐ฅน
My owner also never gave up on me. She kept visiting me, followed the instructions of the veterinary team, and trusted them to help me get through the hardest days of my life.
On my 11th day, I was finally stable enough to go home.
I wasnโt completely recovered yet. But Doc Arra believed that being home with my family could help me continue my recovery. My owner was given instructions about my food, nutrition, medications, and everything she needed to monitor at home.
But my story didnโt end there.
For the next 17 days, I still had good days and bad days.
Sometimes I had loose stools. Sometimes I vomited. I had to go back to the clinic for follow-ups.
And then, when I was finally stable enough, it was time to treat the other battle I was still fighting my hookworm infection.
I was dewormed.
And oh boyโฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐. ๐ชฑ๐ณ
But after that, something started to change.
Slowly, I began to feel better.
I started gaining weight.
My pale gums started becoming healthy pink again.
My appetite and energy came back.
And the best news of all?
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
I had been fighting two serious diseases at the same time, Canine Parvovirus and a heavy hookworm infection. I became severely anemic, and without access to a blood transfusion, my chances were very uncertain.
Doc Arra said I was walking a very thin line between life and death.
But I kept fighting.
And somehowโฆ
๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐. ๐พโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ.
๐ญ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ.
๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
Above all, I thank God for giving me the strength to fight, guiding the hands of Doc Arra and the veterinary team, and giving me a second chance at life. ๐๐ป
To ๐๐ผ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ and team, thank you for managing my case, watching my condition closely, and finding ways to help me when things got really difficult. Thank you for not giving up on me and for continuing to look for every possible way to help me recover.
To my owner, thank you for never giving up on me, for trusting my vet, and for taking care of me when I finally came home.
I know Iโm not completely done with my recovery yet.
But look at me now.
Iโm gaining weight.
Iโm getting stronger.
My gums are pink again.
And Iโm happy to be here.
So this is my story.
I may be small.
I may have been very sick.
๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.๐๐ป
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ,
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ
