| Doesn't your regular vet do emergencies for clients? Mine does. If it is something above and beyond what she has the equipment for THEN she will send me to the ER vet. For people that cannot afford the daily charge of monitoring at the ER vet she will take client dogs home and watch them as well.
That said, every time I have had to use the ER vet I paid half up front, in cash. My last emergency in April the bill was $1600, and we put $800 down the night we came in.
Some vets do have an "angel fund" of clients that donate to the clinic for people that cannot afford emergencies. The sad fact is though, vets cannot operate without funds. ER clinics are so expensive because they pay multiple staff members 24-7.
I hope your puppy is safe through the night. It's better that they are actually passing things from both ends than not having anything at all. You could go to the store and get some pedialyte and oral syringe it to the puppy as water sometimes is not enough. Also, get a thermometer and take the puppy's temperature. If there's fever (generally 102 or above) a cool wash rag on the belly and rubbing alcohol on the foot pads will help to break it.
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