Oh, I understand the stress. Went through it from Aug 2018 (when Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer, 3 more of my eskie dogs & my horse) thru Nov 2022. Then my daughters doggie had heart failure & of course mom helped with those vet bills over what her insurance covered. I was so totally exhausted & needed a total break which lasted only 2 months. Not long enough but couldn't say no to Sophie.
No longer on the never ending sick critters but Cote runs a challenge on my energy but that is so much less stressful than "sick".
Izzy (horse) had mild colic right after I moved her over & up the steep driveway to the neighbors farm in the really cold winter. Gave her liquid banamine & some corn oil they had at the barn. Walked her around & around inside the cold barn. Took awhile but we finally had poop & she settled down after that. Knew when she didn't eat the carrots at first something was wrong. Never thought seeing a pile of horse poop would be such a relief. The whole 2 years I had her with me was just one sick after another. Exhausting physically & emotionally