Heart Help

Hello everyone,

After a quick injury scare with Jax that ended with him at the ER (a minor injury), upon further examination they found his heart murmur has progressed and his heart is now enlarged.

He is happy and as healthy as he could be all things considered, but I am well and truly scared for what this means. In order to keep his heart from getting worse, they suggested I put him on Pimobenden. A medication that will help stimulate his heart and hopefully stunt the progression of his murmur so he can have many more years with me.

In order to get a full diagnostic on where his heart is and to start this medication the costs are very high. The medication alone for a 50 tablet supply, depending on dosage, can cost $80-$180 a bottle and they said I will need to keep him on this medication for the rest of his life. The echocardiogram alone is about $450 along with other administrative fees and medications required to sedate him for it.

I do have pet insurance for Jax, however because I bought the policy post heart murmur, a lot of these costs will not be covered.

To sum it up? I need help. I am going through a difficult transition in my personal life, I am still struggling with medical debt that I owe from being hospitalized in 2022 which complicates a lot of these costs. Every single penny of these donations will be going towards paying both of our collective medical bills.

Jax is my baby, the reason I get up in the mornings and go to work even on the days I can't do it for myself. He's my bed buddy, my nervous brat, my world and I am doing everything I can to keep my head afloat for the both of us. Once things settle down in my personal life, the hope is that I will be on solid enough footing to continue to support him until the day for him to pass finally comes.

If you took the time to read this, thank you. If you don't have the means to donate, please share. Any sort of visibility helps. I will try to post updates whenever I can and a break down/receipts of where these funds are going to.

Thank you, from the bottom of both our funky little hearts.

Update: Please see photos of the estimate for Jax's workup and my hospital bills. Those totals are AFTER insurance.