Remember my sick dog? Well, she is now back home (with a feeding tube as she wasn't eating) and is really bright. She seems to have massively turned a corner and the feeding tube is only used for medication (she is wolfing her food down). She lost a lot of weight, went from 7.5kg to 4.9kg, but she was a little overweight, fortunately. The weight is coming back on.
All in all, the vet bill was thousands. And it turned out a course of steroids was the answer. Yes she was insured, but I had to personally pay 2/3rds of it as my cover did not stretch that far. But she is on the up and that is the most important thing.