The Doorstep Vet, Dr. Jeffrey Arthur

10/28/2024

Hello all
Well we have another update because last week was a dewsy!
First our oldest Trey had to go to the ER after having an accident on the playground at school. He was so painful in his wrist we were worried he may have broken it. Thankfully some X-rays confirmed nothing was broken. The doctor said it was just a sprained wrist and rest and some advil should help.
Next, Jeffrey Arthur had another complication with his right eye, the one he just had the cornea transplant on. On Wednesdayi noticed the eye did not look right and reminded me of a pug’s eye bulging. I also noticed the left eye didn’t look normal either. We were able to get into the specialist on Thursday and she found that the left eye needed another glue patch and was fairly simple. The right eye on the other hand was in trouble. The doctor said that the sutures holding the new cornea in place were not holding properly and that he would need to go back into surgery to repair it. Luckily, she was able to get him in that same day. She repaired the sutures and secured the cornea. She also had to re-do the eyelid closure and put in an amniotic membrane to aid in healing the cornea. All this of course caused some trauma and bruising to his eye and eyelid and he had not been very comfortable at all. Since his original transplant in the right eye he has been getting horrible headaches. We do still have to see a retinal specialist this next week to make sure the back of his eyes are ok. Because that right eye ruptured there is a possibility of damage to that area.
The one good news is the new cornea is healing well and not showing any signs of parasite infection yet. It is still early but we are hanging onto anything positive right now. The left eye is infected again but we are continuing to treat. It does still have the small perforation/hole but with the glue the doctor placed on it it is staying stable.
Thank you everyone who had donated, we are so appreciate your support! I know many of you can’t understand what we are truly going through but you have been there for us making things a bit easier. We love ❤️ you all and will keep you updated as usual.

10/03/2024

Hello friends and family

Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve updated everyone. Our move has been an adjustment for everyone, especially Jeff because he has never seen the layout of this new place before he has struggled to get around. Jeff has also had some medical setbacks as well. His left eye has been reinfected with the parasites and has perforated again. After talking with the doctor, she informed us that she doesn’t recommend a transplant in the right eye for at least another 6 months to a year due to how the left eye has responded and gotten reinfected. This news has of course been very difficult for us to hear and accept.

Financially we are still struggling and can still use everyone’s help to share our go fund me https://gofund.me/11b7901b and our Amazon list https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share

We are doing our best to navigate through this difficult time and have appreciated everyone’s support that you have given so far and we couldn’t do this without you all.

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08/20/2024

Hello friends and family
An update on Jeffrey Arthur/Dr A. He is hanging in there but the healing has been slow and he has completely lost vision again, even in that left eye that had the transplant. Its hard to explain why but it mainly has to do with the fact that the cornea didn't heal properly and now has a haziness to it causing loss of vision. The cornea does not seem to be reinfected with the parasites but that can still happen over the next few months. Jeff will need another transplant in the left eye in the future. The right eye is still staying stable as we treat the parasite infection and there is no plan yet to do a transplant on that eye. Jeff's pain is still constant and he has so much trouble sleeping for more than an hour at a time. This has been so hard to watch him in such a state of pain.

We have about 2 weeks left before we will be leaving the home we lived in for 9 years. Lots of memories made but the import thing that we all feel home is where we are together. Packing has been stressful and tiring but so many have helped us either getting us things we needed on Amazon, continuing praying for us, donating to the gofundme, and some have even helped with our packing and such. We are just so thankful for such a huge family on here and the outpour of support, we would not be able to get through this without it.

We still can use help with sharing our gofundme https://gofund.me/11b7901b and our Amazon list that I try to update regularly. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5...

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08/06/2024

Hello friend and family,
Thank you all for trying to help with our moving situation. We are happy to announce we have found a place to live. We had a family member reach out to us and offer for us to live with her. We are so thankful to Ljb Skarecky for opening her home to our family. This has allowed us to breathe a bit easier and has taken a lot of stress off us. We have so much to do in the next few weeks and may still need some help with the move. We also need to find a home for the cat we took in from one of our clients that passed away. He is an older grey and white boy who is in good health and all up to date on his vaccines and had a dental cleaning last year. If anyone would be able to give him a forever home or knows someone that may be interested please IM me.

We still can also use help with sharing our gofundme https://gofund.me/11b7901b and our Amazon list https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/itj5a3z?ref_=wl_share. We so appreciate all of you who have helped us already on this journey and are humbled by the love and support ❤️❤️❤️. Please know we are grateful from the bottom of our hearts 🥰!

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07/27/2024

Hello friends
Jeffrey Arthur went in for another procedure yesterday. Because the cornea in the left eye (the one he had a transplant in) is not doing well and the doctor felt it best to put him under anesthesia again. The procedure included putting in a stem cell membrane and doing a more permanent Tarsorrhaphy. Post op Jeff was in quite a bit of pain. At todays recheck the doctor informed us there is an area of concern that re-infection may be happening. We are hoping and praying this isn’t the case. We did have good news about his right eye today, the doctor is seeing healthier tissue. That means that the infection there is getting better.

In regards to our living situation. Thank you everyone for your support. Some of you have have sent listings, and though we appreciate that, the unfortunate thing is without income we will not qualify. We do have some possible options since my last post. I have updated our Amazon list with some moving needs if some of you want to help we would much appreciate it ❤️.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/fHpDsB6?ref_=wl_share

https://gofund.me/11b7901b

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07/22/2024

Hello friends
We have another update. Part of Jeff’s new cornea from the transplant is not healing well and the doctor ended up doing a Tarsorrhaphy (partially sowing the eyelids together/shut). This has been very uncomfortable for Jeff but it was necessary to try and help heal the and protect that new cornea.

In other news, to add more to our plate, the owner of the house we rent has decided to not renew our lease. Our lease is up August 31st and as of right now we don’t have anywhere to live. Because we are mainly reliant on all of you supporting our little family right now that does make getting into a new place significantly more difficult. We are hoping with this post that someone knows someone that has a place that doesn’t require a credit check because of our current lack of income. We would love to stay in our current area because of the boy’s school but we are understanding that may not be possible. We are going to contact our realty company that manages the property and see if there is a possibility of getting some more time.

I also wanted to address the business and apologize to our clients about not being able to be there like we want to. This whole ordeal has been so stressful and overwhelming. Jeff and I have been struggling with our mental health and we are just trying our best to be there for each other and our kids.

We are still so thankful for the love and support we have received from everyone. So many of you have just been amazing and been there for us when we needed.

07/18/2024

Hello my friends!
Sorry we have been radio silent for a bit. We took some time as a family to be together during this time. Things have been up and down since the transplant with some minor complications but overall good things have been happening. We still have a long journey but at least step one has been taken and it has given us hope for better days.
We are so thankful for all the help we have received and it has really gotten us through. You all just have been amazing and we truly appreciate the love you have shown our little family ❤️🥰.
We have learned from a few of you that gofundme has been asking for tips from all of you and double dipping basically. If anyone is not comfortable with using gofundme or amazon please reach out to me privately and I can either provide my Zelle information or PayPal.

I’m sharing a video from after the transplant, a personal message from Dr Arthur.

Here is our gofundme https://gofund.me/11b7901b and Amazon list https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share please continue to share our story ❤️❤️❤️!

06/27/2024

Hello friends and family,
Today Dr Arthur is getting a procedure/surgery done. About a month ago Dr A had a perforation in his left eye. The corneal specialist put glue on the cornea to patch the hole to stabilize it from rupturing. Because there was thinning of the right cornea as well the doctor also put glue to stabilize it. His corneal specialist has decided to remove the glue in Jeff’s eyes while under general sedation and local anesthesia. He wants to get a better look at both eyes and assess their condition. The doctor plans to put in a membrane in the right eye to help with healing and will assist in treatment. If the left eye still has a hole the doctor will likely do a corneal transplant. Because he still has an active infection of parasites in the left eye for sure there is a high possibility that the transplant will fail. We are trying to think positive that this will not be the case and the transplant will be successful and will remain healthy. This surgery is a big step in Dr A’s treatment and will hopefully restore some of his vision. He has been blind in both eyes since April and has been unable to live his best life.
We so appreciate all the shares and support everyone has given us so far. Everyone has been so amazing l! We are still overwhelmed at times with all his treatment has entailed and could not have done this without everyone’s support. We know the end to this will come and we will be back doing what we love but it will still be some time before we get there. Please continue to share our gofundme https://gofund.me/11b7901b and our amazon list https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share.
We love ❤️ you all and we will continue to keep you all in the loop.

06/04/2024

Jeff wanted to give everyone a little update video for you guys filmed by our oldest Treygen. He said he will try to do these more often. His condition has gotten a little better but he has a long way to go. The doctor would like to continue to treat the inflammation in Jeff’s corneas for a couple months before he undergoes transplant surgery. If the eye or eyes become too unstable he will need a more urgent transplant surgery. Right now Jeff still has a perforation or hole in the left cornea that has a patch of glue holding it together. As you can imagine that is not comfortable. He also has glue in the right eye that is keeping it from perforating as well.

We are so thankful for everyone who has donated, it has helped our situation a lot. We are grateful for all the other support of those who have sent Amazon gifts. My boys have loved opening things even if it’s boring stuff like household items lol. I will continue to put things we need up one the Amazon list as time goes on. I believe Jeff is actually wearing the hat that one of you sent us and I know everyone knows how much he loves MSU where he went to vet school.

Here are the links to both our Amazon and Go Fund Me again. Please continue to share so we can continue ti get Jeff the help he needs and for our little family
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share

https://gofund.me/70cc2eef

Again, we can’t thank everyone enough for all the help, support, and prayers ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻! Love you all!

05/27/2024

Hello again
We have finally set up a go fund me and I am adding the link at the bottom of this post. Please share the crap out of this!

We are so thankful for all the support so far and anyone is welcome to donate directly to us as well through our Zelle (Please IM me directly through messenger if you want my Zelle info because this post is public). I will continue to update the amazon list so that if you want to send us things we will need during Jeffrey Arthur's treatment you can. We feel incredibly blessed with the support you all have given us through prayers as well and we are happy to report there is some progress with Jeff's eyes and condition. He is in slightly less pain and his eyes have improved overall. He still has a long way to go and will definitely still need multiple surgeries to get him back to his normal life again.

https://gofund.me/7b9ad3d3

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share

05/27/2024

Hello again
We have finally set up a go fund me and I am adding the link at the bottom of this post. Please share the crap out of this!

We are so thankful for all the support so far and anyone is welcome to donate directly to us as well through our Zelle (Please IM me directly through messenger if you want my Zelle info because this post is public). I will continue to update the amazon list so that if you want to send us things we will need during Jeffrey Arthur's treatment you can. We feel incredibly blessed with the support you all have given us through prayers as well and we are happy to report there is some progress with Jeff's eyes and condition. He is in slightly less pain and his eyes have improved overall. He still has a long way to go and will definitely still need multiple surgeries to get him back to his normal life again.

We also would love any help with groceries. we mainly shop at either walmart, frys, or bashes. Gift cards to any of those is helpful.

https://gofund.me/7b9ad3d3

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5?ref_=wl_share

05/21/2024

Update:
Jeffrey Arthur's condition has worsened significantly.
His left eye's cornea started to thin out and perforated slightly. There is thinning in the right eye too but no perforation yet. A perforation is a small hole that can be serious for infection and overall corneal health. There was also an increase in the overall pressure of the eyes that can affect the function of his eyes. We were sent to another eye specialist to have an ultrasound done to check the other portions of the eyes and that was the one good news we got, that there is no infection in the back of the eye. At this point a corneal transplant is going to be required in the future. The Dr almost decided to move forward with the transplant early but after doing some research and talking with other experts it was not recommended just yet. Because of all the inflammation he has in his cornea surgery was not the best option and he was put on some medication for the eye pressure and inflammation. We are seeing the Dr every day now because he does not want to miss anything and watch for any changes good or bad. The eyes have responded to the meds for the pressure but the inflammation is still an issue and for transplant to be more successful the inflammation and pressures need to be equally better. Any day now Jeff could need to have an emergency transplant surgery in either one or both eyes. We are hoping and praying that the eyes will respond to the meds so that there is the best outcome in his treatment.
I’m including an Amazon list for things for Jeff or the boys. This can help us in the meantime while we are working on the gofundme.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PAF2U1H4A7X5...

05/14/2024

Hello Family and Friends
Some of you may be aware of what is going on with Jeff/Dr A. I wanted to make a post explaining everything going on with his eyes. Starting on February 17th Jeff had some irritation in his left eye that seemed to feel like an eyelash or something. By the next day he was in a lot of pain and we went to the ER to seek treatment and find out what was going on. We saw an ophthalmologist the next day and they diagnosed him with a corneal scratch and tear in the left eye. Over the next few weeks Jeff’s condition worsened and he wasn’t responding to treatment appropriately and we were eventually referred to a corneal specialist where he was diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis (feel free to look it up on google). He has been in treatment for this now for about 2 months now and is in constant pain. We are under the care of some great doctors but this unfortunately is an infection that is slow to respond to treatment and his treatment can take about 6 months to a year and he will likely need a corneal replacement due to all the damage that this infection has done to his corneas. Right now Jeff is completely blind due to the inflammation that the infection causes. The good news is the studies have shown that it is curable. We are doing our best to hold onto that to get us through this difficult time. Jeff is unable to do a lot of the things he loves, care for his patients, play with his boys, and get any decent amount of rest. We will try to do weekly updates if possible and if you have any questions we will try to answer them. We definitely will take any prayers and good juju out there because this has definitely thrown our family’s whole world upside down. Jeff does need 24 hour care because of his recent blindness and often has doctor visits twice a week. I hope this has at least answered some questions to why we have the voicemail we do for the business and to inform those who have no idea what has been going on. Google does have a great description of his condition and please check it out before asking any questions for my sanity please lol.

We will be doing a GOFUNDME in the near future and would appreciate any help. This has been difficult for us to maintain the business to take care of our little family.

Below are some photos of the progression of his condition.