Welp, if you know me you know I never ask for help and even doing this is taking a huge bite out my pride. Lou my cat for ten years went missing about a month ago and was found and recovered a day ago(9/8/2021). Upon finding him it was discovered that his front right leg was injured, I even noticed that it looked different at the base of where the joint connects to the rest of his leg. So I took him to the vet today (9/9/2021) and found that the large bone connecting his joint to his leg had been completely shattered. Due to the trauma of that leg there is no way to save it and has to be amputated for his quality of life. I am devastated and feel so bad for the guy, not to mention my wallet. I have been on EDD like so many of the rest of us due to this pandemic. I had been saving what I can from it to prepare for when the day would come that the gravy train would end. Well this vet bill alone is taking more then half of that savings. I also am in school at long beach city college and have a new baby girl of five months. Trying to navigate Lou's hospital bill, trying to figure out how to now return back to work ,child care, and the cost of daily living is giving me a mental break down. If you'd like to donate to Lou's vet bill it will be greatly appreciated and if not, that's cool too. I get it. We are all going through our own financial hell in this day and age. But, honestly anything helps. I find myself lucky that I have a savings for this ( even if it totally fucks my rent and need of basic living necessities up) and that ultimately Lou is safe and being cared for. So thanks for coming to my depressing ted talk and have a good day!