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A dog owner has said he would sell his house to pay his vet bills of up to £20,000 to save his beloved pet.
Jaxon Feeley said on January 20 his two-year-old Weimaraner called Rambo went into hypovolemic shock - a state in which severe blood or other fluid loss makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.
Mr Feeley, from Wigan, said: 'She began vomiting throughout the night over 30 times and by Saturday morning we were in the emergency vets.'
On top of the condition, Rambo had also contracted stomach flu, or gastroenteritis, and her health rapidly declined.
She spent 10 days in intensive care and owner Mr Feeley said he would 'sell his house' to keep her alive.
Jaxon Feeley said he would sell his house to pay his vet bills of up to £20,000 to save his beloved two-year-old Weimaraner called Rambo
Mr Feeley, who works as a prison officer, created a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise enough money to pay for Rambo's costly treatment.
On the page he said: 'Rambo's insurance has covered her up to £6500. Her bill is now up to £11,500 after 1 week in care.
'It is unknown how long Rambo will need to stay at the vets and intensive care costs is approximately £1000 per day.
'If the worst happens and Rambo requires major surgery, the cost of this as well as the aftercare is something I need to be able to give my little baby girl.'
During the first week of veterinary treatment, Rambo was vomiting, with the fluid going back down and into her lungs.
She then gained an infection in her lungs and started suffering from severe pneumonia, with one lung collapsing.
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
