Tinkerbell's Surgery Fund
Hello everyone,
This morning we noticed that Tinkerbell was struggling to urinate. She made a very clear display by getting on top of one of our cat beds in our room and trying to urinate without any success. We thought that it might be a sign that she wanted us to clean her litter box. After setting up a new clean litter box she was still struggling and only able to produce a small amount of urine.
Fast forward to now: I am here at the VCA South Shore Animal Hospital with her and it turns out that she has bladder stones. She will need surgery to remove the stones and supportive care afterwards.
The photo below is an xray that shows her bladder stones. If you follow the outline of her abdomen to where her first leg bone starts (at the hit) look down to the left and you will see a circular gray area with white flecks inside. Those are the bladder stones.
The cost for the surgery is over $2500 and this is obviously an unexpected cost for Carol and I. While we are blessed to have some of the funding available it would be wonderful if anyone else would be able to help fund her surgery. Whether we receive the full amount of what our goal is or only $10 any amount would be more than we had before and we would be very grateful.
A little more history on Tinkerbell. I have had her since she was a kitten (8 weeks old). She is now 8 years old and has quite the attitude some might expect with a calico cat. She has her oddly affecionate times (while we are sleeping or watching a movie) and we love her to death despite her attitude. She also really likes the smell of feet (she will dive nose first into your shoes or continually rub her face on your feet).
I will be providing updates after her surgery to let everyone know how it went and what her supportive care afterwards will look like.
This morning we noticed that Tinkerbell was struggling to urinate. She made a very clear display by getting on top of one of our cat beds in our room and trying to urinate without any success. We thought that it might be a sign that she wanted us to clean her litter box. After setting up a new clean litter box she was still struggling and only able to produce a small amount of urine.
Fast forward to now: I am here at the VCA South Shore Animal Hospital with her and it turns out that she has bladder stones. She will need surgery to remove the stones and supportive care afterwards.
The photo below is an xray that shows her bladder stones. If you follow the outline of her abdomen to where her first leg bone starts (at the hit) look down to the left and you will see a circular gray area with white flecks inside. Those are the bladder stones.
The cost for the surgery is over $2500 and this is obviously an unexpected cost for Carol and I. While we are blessed to have some of the funding available it would be wonderful if anyone else would be able to help fund her surgery. Whether we receive the full amount of what our goal is or only $10 any amount would be more than we had before and we would be very grateful.
A little more history on Tinkerbell. I have had her since she was a kitten (8 weeks old). She is now 8 years old and has quite the attitude some might expect with a calico cat. She has her oddly affecionate times (while we are sleeping or watching a movie) and we love her to death despite her attitude. She also really likes the smell of feet (she will dive nose first into your shoes or continually rub her face on your feet).
I will be providing updates after her surgery to let everyone know how it went and what her supportive care afterwards will look like.
Organizer
Kelley James
Organizer
Jamaica Plain, MA