11/12/2026
Today, I am writing this with an extremely heavy heart. As the owner of Big Sky Bostons, I have dedicated years of my life to raising, loving, and caring for my Boston Terriers. Every puppy born is precious. Every single life matters. But today, I am grieving the loss of four innocent babies who never got the chance to experience life and what makes this tragedy even more heartbreaking is that I believe their deaths could have been prevented. Our sweet Remi went into labor and began experiencing complications on Tuesday night. She was taken to Mid-Columbia Veterinary Hospital in Pasco, Washington, where we were told she needed an emergency C-section. The estimated cost was between $3,000 and $5,000, but the hospital required a $5,000 deposit before they would perform the surgery. I desperately tried to come up with the money. We I was able to come up with $4800 by maxing out every credit card I had and spending every penny in my checking and savings account.
I CAME UP WITH $4,800.
JUST $200 SHORT!!!
And because I could not come up with that final $200, the hospital would not perform the emergency C-section.
I was still charged $194 for the examination, but Remi left that hospital without the surgery we had been told she desperately needed.
Four thousand eight hundred dollars wasn't enough to save a mother and her four unborn babies. When Remi was initially examined, we were told her puppies were doing well. But by the time she reached another veterinary hospital the following morning, three of the puppies reportedly had very weak heartbeats.
We were later told that the puppies had been trapped in the birth canal too long. All four babies died. Four little hearts that should have been beating today. Four tiny faces we will never get to kiss. Four little personalities we will never get to know. Four families who will never experience the joy these babies could have brought into their homes. And a mother who endured an unimaginable ordeal. I understand that veterinary hospitals are businesses. I understand that medical care costs money. I understand that veterinarians deserve to be compensated for their knowledge, equipment, and services. But where does compassion come into the equation? When I had managed to come up with $4,800 toward a $5,000 deposit for an emergency, should being $200 short mean that lifesaving treatment is refused? I cannot stop asking myself that question. I cannot stop wondering whether those four precious babies would still be alive if Remi had received the emergency surgery that night. I am angry. I am devastated. And I am heartbroken beyond words. This isn't about wanting something for free. I had $4,800 ready to pay. I was willing to do whatever I could to save them. This is about four innocent lives that are gone, a mother who needed emergency medical attention and we were turned away! I am sharing this horrible experience because I believe people deserve to know what happened to Remi and her babies. I also believe there needs to be a serious conversation about emergency veterinary care and what happens when someone is desperately close to having the all the money required but cannot quite meet the full deposit.
To our four precious little angels:
You were loved before you ever took your first breath. You were wanted. You were already part of our Big Sky Bostons family. And although we never got the chance to watch you grow, play, or bring happiness into someone's home, you mattered!
Your lives mattered! We will never forget you, and I will never stop wishing this night had ended differently. Rest peacefully, sweet babies. 🐾🌈💔
I also want to add that the 2nd Veterinary Hospital did a great job saving Remis life. She is doing much better this morning but this is also a devastating loss for her as well! It still ended up coming just under $3000 at the second hospital.
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