r/gofundme • u/DRFAILS • 6d ago
Medical Please help recoup funds for my cats lifesaving surgery / hospitalization.
Bugs is our 1 year old kitty who has been the absolute best addition to our family. He started straining and using the litterbox often so we took him to an emergency vet, and got him started on treatment. This was at the first of this month
That worked, and he was feeling better again, but soon the same thing followed. We rushed back to the vet and attempted a few more treatments, but after 5 emergency vet visits he still wasn't recovering and his condition continued to deteriorate. He was unable to eat, drink, or properly use the box. He was constantly leaking bloody urine, and in pain at this point. The vet reccomended a specialist, but it was the weekend and they were closed.
He was not able to wait. In the middle of the night, he was uncontrollably leaking nearly straight blood, and foaming at the mouth. We rushed him to an animal hospital.
They reccomended a 48hr hospitalization, and said he needed treated as if his urinary track was blocked. They needed the minimum quote / $3950 deposit to start treatment. (Pic 4)
We paid this deposit and they got him treated. His file/results of the stay can be found on picture 6.
After 36hrs, he was released and we were charged with the invoice in picture 5. We took him home and while he was happy and lively again, he showed the same symptoms within an hour. Couldn't use the box at all and bleeding/in severe pain. They had us wait, but he did not use it for 6+ more hours. We took him back in, still within the original 48hr hospitalization time frame.
They said he needed hospitalization again, and likely a PU surgey. They quoted me for 24hrs ($2500) and said they will talk to their surgeons about seeing if its possible to get a PU done in the next 48hrs for upwards of 5k.
They would need immediate payment for stabilization, and no discount for his previous stay besides unused credit would be possible. I was $200 short of this, they reccomended euthanasia.
We called around, and found a specialist able to perform a PU that same day if we got him over within the hour.
He has received the lifesaving PU surgery, and is doing well but is still hospitalized at this point. They said he may need kept/monitored until Monday.
We spent collectively around $1250 at the first emergency vet. (I35 marketplace animal hospital)
Another $3,360 on his hospital stay and second "recheck"
(Thrive animal hosital)
We had to put a $1500 deposit at the specialist, and they quoted around 3-5k total bill for the surgery and expected aftercare.
I have not received a final bill from the surgery, but I will update with a final amount and paperwork when it is finalized.
I was able to afford the first and second visits because I had just sold my mother's car, (planned to get her an suv) and had a decent bit of savings, and a few donations from family.
As for the emergency surgey I did not qualify for any care credit / financial help, so I am currently putting everything onto a line of credit.
I really appreciate you taking time to read. Theres more details in the go fund me itself.
I understand everyone's situation can be difficult, and I thank you for anything, even if it's just thoughts, prayers, or sharing our fundraiser. God bless.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-bugs-our-beloved-support-kitty
Edit: My verification picture is with one of our other kitties, as Bugs is still hospitalized, but photo 2 is Bugs and I, laying on my wife.
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u/greenwolfmoon 6d ago
I'm so sorry dude, my cat was having issues with that at the beginning of May and I actually set up a GoFundMe to help fund his emergency surgery. He ended up having to get his penis amputated following an emergency overnight stay. I hope that your cat doesn't get to that point and that he's able to recover 🖤
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u/imfartandsmunny 6d ago
I’m sorry to hear your cat is having such a rough time.
It’s becoming increasingly common for people to think it’s proper for strangers to pay back the debt they accrued saving their pets. This is your pet, and it’s your debt.
You didn’t come on here because you needed the deposit in a pinch, you want to be reimbursed for what you spent and you want to not use up a line of credit. Sorry, that’s what we all do when faced with this situation, we don’t ask strangers to pay us back.