Help Mavrick

08/21/2022

We lost Mavrick today, we did everything we could and he fought a hard fight. I will miss him terribly he brought so much joy to my life. Thank you all for your prayers, your donations and most importantly your support.

08/16/2022

Update on Mavrick

Well I thought we were on the right path, but unfortunately Mavrick back at that vet. His belly filled up with fluid and he stopped eating. We dropped him off at 730am this morning and they just called and said they have drained 1500 cc off of him and they are still draining.

Vet thinks this will keep happening until we get him regulated with meds and his liver settled down.

Please keep those prayers for healing for my sweet boy, he needs it.

08/09/2022

Mavrick finally is feeling well enough to let me groom him! He wanted to say THANK YOU for all your help and support during my illness I'm glad to still be here with my Nielsen Family and I wouldn't be if it wasnt for you all!

08/08/2022

Took Mavrick to get a pup cup! I think he enjoyed it!!

08/05/2022

Update on Mavrick

Since starting the new meds and food for his liver he seems good. We met with a nutritionist and she recommended some supplements and food that I make for him. I will be trying that here soon, so fingers crossed 🤞 we are weaning off steriods and his belly is filling back up I called the vet and they don't want to drain due to MRSA infection so we take a few steps forward then of course a few steps back. Please continue to pray and share his story.

07/20/2022

So I talked to vet and his blood work shows he is anemic, his Red Blood count is low and a bunch of other things are either low or high he has edema swelling all over his body ughhh

So what does this mean now.........

Vet thinks whatever he has is significant and said if at anytime we decide eustanasia there would be no judgment. I can't do that without know whats wrong I JUST CAN'T, but I do appreciate them saying that so IF we get to that point I know they will support my decision.

She thinks either Addison's disease or cancer, they can't do biopsy due to his blood levels.

So we are treating as if Addison's and he will be on high dose steriods and see if he responds if he doesn't I don't know what else we can do, pray he heals, pray for answers I hate this is happening to him.

07/20/2022

Guys I need you to pray hard for Mavrick I just took him back to vet and it doesn't look good. Please pray for my guy. I'm just heartbroken 💔 😞

07/18/2022

Update on Mavrick

I took him to the vet for another ultrasound because I thought his belly was filling up with fluid, they said just a tad bit but no concern to drain it. Well his belly gotten bigger so back to vet we go tomorrow morning.

Please continue to keep Mavrick in your prayers I feel we have a loooonnnggg road ahead of us.

07/15/2022

I just dropped Mavrick off at vet once again to see if he has fluid build up again please pray I'm being crazy and he is just fine.

07/14/2022

Update on sweet Mavrick

https://gofund.me/b38e63d2

We got results back on his urine and he has MRSA Staph infection.

Please continue to pray and share his page.

Hi my name is Shannon and my 10 mo old goldendoodle got sick last week and we think it's his heart and… SHANNON NIELSEN needs your support for Mavricks Heart

07/11/2022

It's day by day with my million dollar baby, but this morning he actually acted like a dog, he is walking, he is prancing, he is jumping and playing and he ate a little.

Guys this is huge he wasn't even holding his head up a day ago.

07/09/2022

Update on Mavrick

Cardiologist said heart is good but he is definitely sick and declining quickly he said he is not sure how long we have with him and suggested to get him into a KU as soon as we can, thinking it's a liver issue but not sure. I'm just heartbroken 💔 😞 I'm not sure financially how we are going to do this, taking time off, going out of state etc... I'm waiting to hear back from my vet to get her opinion.

If U could ask for your continued support and share Mavrick Go Fund Me any bit helps.

https://gofund.me/b38e63d2

07/08/2022

Update on Mavrick

I left Tuesday to go to Chicago for work came home Thursday evening when my husband picked me up he said Mavrick not doing very good, he is not eating and just lays around I instantly messaged my vet and she said bring him in tomorrow.

They checked his labs and they are improving yay but he lost 10 pounds in a week so they retested his urine since he did have a uti last time, well it came back with the same bacteria plus a new bacteria so antibiotics did not work. They sent it off to be cultured and started him on another antibiotic in the meantime plus changed his food again to an even more expensive one.

Tomorrow we go to the cardiologist

Please continue to pray for my lil million dollar pup and continue to share his page.

07/07/2022

I'm sharing a post from a group I'm in for dogs that are in heart failure due to grain free food. I thought I did all the correct research and made the best decision for my doodles. Please take your vets advice on what foods to feed.

I copied this:

Today is a milestone for our journey with this horrendous disease. Four years ago this morning, Matilda was in Congestive Heart Failure. And I was overtaken by the horrific guilt that I had just killed my beloved, 27 month old service dog, by feeding her the wrong food.

Matilda is still alive. Despite those who said “She’s a Dane, it’s genetic DCM. She’ll be dead in a year.” And those who said, NM-DCM (and still say) isn’t real.

Matilda is a perfect example of this disease and the fact that you can have a dog that who’s breed may be susceptible to primary (genetic) DCM and still develop NM-DCM. One does not preclude the other.

Matilda is also a perfect example of what proper diagnosis, diet change, medical management and home management can achieve.

While she’s not completely recovered to “normal”, she surprised us all when she continued to show improvement on her echocardiogram in December.

More importantly, she’s alive, she’s happy, she’s active and she’s enjoying every day of her life.

I can’t express enough how important it is to feed a safe food. I realize there is a great deal of confusion out there created by the BEG food manufacturers. And confusion created by so many bloggers proclaiming themselves to be food experts. They are not. They are marketeers. And they are not going to pay your vet bills if your dog develops NM-DCM. Vet bills that can bankrupt you if your dog isn’t insured. I know, I have four years of those vet bills.

So please, avail yourself of the information this group provides regarding safe foods. Information I didn’t have until it was too late. I literally had learned of this disease about 3 weeks prior to Matilda going into heart failure. Her new food was literally delivered to my door as we were at the vet making arrangements to hospitalize her. Trust me, you’ll never recover from that guilt.

But let’s celebrate Matilda’s continued recovery today. Four years I honestly didn’t think I would have.

07/05/2022

Update on Mavrick

He is still throwing up so the vet is starting him on another medication 💊 please continue to pray for healing and answers for my sweet guy.

07/02/2022

We took Mavrick to Kyler baseball scrimmage boys against parents lol Mav was a great mascot for us. When we were coming home he threw up and it looks like blood I have a message out to vet, please continue praying for Mavrick 🙏 ❤️

07/01/2022

Look what Chewy sent us wishing Mavrick the best of luck. What a great company!

06/30/2022

Update on Mavrick

https://gofund.me/c8731c28

This is the second morning he has had an accident in his crate, he has never had an accident in his crate. I will call the vet today to see if that could be caused by meds or what.

We hit our first goal of 600.00 to get him to the cardiologist and we are so very thankful. We are working now towards the 1400.00 vet bill he has racked up. He will be on meds most likely for life and very expensive food due to his IBD.

Please share his page and please continue prayers for healing.

06/28/2022

Mavrick is resting comfortably you can see his belly looks like it's filling back up with fluid, please continue your prayers for him. (He is the one up against the door!

06/27/2022

You guys we hit my first goal to get Mavrick to the cardiologist I can't thank you all enough and of course Mavrick will be forever grateful ❤️ 💖 🙏

06/25/2022

I have been busy grooming dogs to help pay for some of Mavrick vet bills. Here are a few pictures of what I have done so far. Please help share Mavrick Go Fund Me so we raise enough money to get him to the cardiologist.

https://gofund.me/7df91992

06/25/2022

Mavs new diet with all his meds. He woke up this morning 🌄 in better spirits then I have seen in a long time.

06/24/2022

Mavrick is home. The ultrasound showed his intestines are not working properly. She said lots of sludge and they are process very slow. Kidneys looked good. His belly filled up with fluid but not a ton. She said the issue with the intestines could be a condition called IBD its like humans having IBS. He will be on a special diet for the rest of his life and hoping that will help. She said we have to still go see the cardiologist to check his heart. We got in with the cardiologist July 9th and we will get more answers then. Please pray for healing for Mav.

06/24/2022

I got roughly 16 hrs with Mavrick last night and nows he is back at the vet for an ultrasound which will hopefully give us answers. Today is hard because I know we will know today if it's his heart or liver or kidneys. Please pray hard today for my guy. I appreciate all your donations this far! Please share his page

06/23/2022

I have been sharing Mav journey mostly on doodle pages I'm apart of. I posted an update with his go fund me page and got kicked out. So for those that are not in the know Mav been sick since last weekend his belly filled up with fluid and they drained 5 pounds of fluid off of him. His heart is enlarged and we are trying to figure out if it's his heart or liver. Doc thinks possibly in heart failure due to grain free food I feed him, but not 100% sure yet. He is so young and she not seen his condition in this young of an age. He goes in tomorrow for an ultrasound of liver and kidneys. I have a go fund me page but if you would like to help you can contact Plattsmouth Animal Hospital as well 402-296-2179.

06/23/2022

Mav is home 1 night with us and he is enjoying the beautiful weather tonight. Pray for answer tomorrow.

06/23/2022

Mavrick is my 10 mo goldendoodle that got sick and we took him to the vet and they believe it's his heart. He stayed all week at the vet and they eye him come home tonight but I have to take him back tomorrow for more test and then see a cardiologist. Our hearts are breaking. I'm looking for help financially to get him the treatment he needs and deserves. I'm looking for prayers and support from other doggie mom and dads during this difficult time. He is being treated at Plattsmouth Animal Hospital 402-296-2179.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/mavricks-heart

06/23/2022