Saving Sweetpea - please donate

A picture of Sweetpea when she was well.  She has the most intense and expressive eyes.

Yesterday after seeing the vet in the morning and receiving three injections, Sweetpea was so ill that she was too weak to get up and was incontinent and just lay there on her urine soaked bed.  It was then that I decided she needed to go back to the vet and it was after this photo was taken that Sweetpea started to pass blood stools and then I knew she was in serious trouble!  The vet had told us in the morning to come back in 24 hours if she was no better, but I knew that she couldn't wait and went back again as soon as his clinic opened in the afternoon.

Today's update on Sweetpea's condition:
I visited Sweetpea at the animal hospital at 11am today.  She is very weak and still lying down, but I could see in her eyes that she was happy to see me. She drank water while I was there, then vomited, but at least she is drinking. I hated having to leave her behind. She’s still on intravenous fluids but they said she’s not passing blood anymore, thank goodness.

When I arrived at the animal clinic and was waiting to visit Sweetpea, two very old ladies were already waiting with a very old, brown and grey furred little dog. He was more grey than brown and looked straight into my eyes with his grey eyes. I was sure he couldn’t see me, but he knew I was there. They went in before me to see the vet and a short while later came out crying bitterly without their little dog.

Oh, how my heart ached for them.  Tears welled in my eyes. I wanted so much to go and hug them both… I KNOW the OWEE pain they were feeling… been there too and promised I’d NEVER EVER have another dog again because of how unbearable that pain is, and now I have two… I’m sure these will be the last, because I’ve cried and cried over Sweetpea being so ill and the threat of losing her! It really is unbearable pain for me.

I feel hopeful for Sweetpea after seeing her and told her to remember her beautiful spirit so that she can come home to us

Tonight I arrived back home at 7pm after visiting my dear old daddy who turned 90 today! I spent a good many hours with him and loved my time there.  I really needed a loving family break, so it was healing for me to be there after visiting Sweetpea earlier.

Donations update so far for which we are truly very grateful beyond words:
R450.00
R1172.50
R250.00
R500.00
R300.00

Expenses paid on the first two vet visits of three:
R750.00
R175.30

Remaining donation funds available to go towards the R3000-R8000 for Sweetpea's lifesaving hospital stay and treatments:
R1747.20

If anyone is in a position to help us with Sweetpea's veterinary bills, please donate to:

Or, you can donate directly into the Vets account to help with her bills. 

ABSA: 409 475 1639 (CHEQ)
Branch code: 630 395
Reference: Donation for Sweetpea Ryall

Vet: Dirk Gouws
Monument Animal Clinic
59 Second Street
Krugersdorp North
Gauteng
1739

Telephone: 011 660 2813

email: dirkvet@monumentvet.co.za

Thank you for all the love and care that has been shown to Sweetpea during her time of need.  I have also needed the reassuring love that has come, so I am very grateful to you all.

~ Panayiota