Our babies are VERY sick...

Hello family/friends,
Beginning Saturday 11/15 in the evening, our dog Gadget fell ill. She began throwing up foam and liquid and stopped eating entirely. Thinking she ate something that didn't agree with her, we just watched her carefully in hopes that she would clear out the issue. Gadget is normally a very rambunctious dog and earlier that day had been playing on the new play set that Shawn and my dad had put together in the backyard the previous weekend. Over the following couple of days she began to get worse, still not eating and now having diarhhea too. We were gving her syrup on her gums to keep her blood sugar up and she was drinking water on her own. By Tuesday afternoon, we decided we needed to take her to the vet. They initially decided it may be Parvovirus and wanted to do a test. It was going to cost $100 with the vet fee included. Unfortunately, we live very tight on money right now and the vet refused to take a post-dated check for Friday even with my proof of income. We took Gadget back home and, shortly after, she began to get worse. We borrowed $100 from my sister (the saint) and got Gadget tested for Parvo. The Parvo test came up negative twice. Then, we began to wonder if it was some sort of stomach obstruction. The vet sent us away since we couldn't then pay for the x-rays and bloodwork to verify if that was the cause. When we got home we applied for a CareCredit loan which we were unable to attain. Shawn called about 5 hospitals trying to find one that offers a payment plan. All of which cared only about money and NOT about a dying animal!!! Finally one gal referred us to two women, Cynthia Starkovsky and Penny Adams. They are pledges who donate money for this exact type of cause. Shawn called the women and we were told to bring Gadget IMMEDIATELY to a hospital in El Cajon, Animal Medical Center. Cynthia was going to cover our exam fee (about $77) and Penny pledged to assist us with $100. The hospital printed up an estimate for us that included surgery to remove any obstructions if necessary. The estimate was over $2,000!!! The front desk person, Phyllis (an angel in disguise), contacted Cynthia (one of our donors) again and let her know the new estimate cost. To our amazement Cynthia blew us away by offering to cover $1,300!!! We are forever in debt to her and vow to donate to her cause as soon as we are turned around financially. There are no words to say how we feel about her and her generosity. On to the medical stuff: No obstructions were seen in the 2 Xrays and the Barium test was inconclusive becuase Gadget threw up the Barium before it could go down to her intestines. So, they opened up her stomach anyway and found...nothing! We were back to square one. Meanwhile, they put her on IV fluids and medications to stop the vomiting and diarrhea. On our visit to Gadget on Wednesday morning, the doc on call (Dr. Clark) informed up that even though Gadget is testing negative for Parvo, there is a strain going around that is not showing up on the tests. This meant that now Gadget's sister Widget is at risk for getting the same thing. She was already exhibiting some signs that we attributed to depression because she was still somewhat active, unlike how Gadget was when she was hit with symptoms. We received some homeopathic remedies that we were referred to by Judy (who lives near our old house in Clairemont). We got Widget started on them immediately on Wednesday. Her vomiting and diarrhea were not as intense as Gadget's and she still was a little more lively at times. She wasn't eating though and was obviously not feeling well at all. That leads up to today. At about 7:30 this morning, Widget went outside and had a major sign of intestinal issues. She had diarrhea that was pure blood. A lot. We promptly contacted the hospital and requested an estimate for adding Widget onto the payment plan we intend to set up for paying for Gadget's remaining bill. I am leaving work now to get home and get Widget to the hospital to begin treatments. We remain very hopeful that they will pull through. We have a LONG weekend ahead of us cleaning our house literally from top-to-bottom, inside-and-out with bleach and water to try to kill the Parvovirus before we get to bring our babies home. I will try to keep you updated...