Help Buddy Get Urgent Vet Care

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My dog isn't doing well and I can't afford to take him to the vet. I work full-time. I had 2 jobs(fulltime 40 hrs + part time with a separate employer) earlier this year, but was let go of my second job because it conflicted with the work schedule of my full-time job. After my basic bills are paid, there's nothing left for anything. Not even food for myself. Buddy eats before I do.

Buddy's UTI hasn't improved despite switching him to wetfood, pushing water, giving him ACV twice daily, and homeopet urinary+ 3x daily. He's been urinating blood for over a month now. Sometimes it's straight blood, clotting (twice) now, other times it's mixed with urine, as of right now it's urination followed by blood at the end. He's losing weight.

I don't want to lose him over something treatable.

I got an estimate for just the cost of an exam and urinalysis (this estimate below doesn't include the cost of the culture, antibiotics, or anything more if it's progressed to stones etc)

The pet emergency group I'm in, on facebook, declined my post because they are now requesting a vet to put in writing that it's an emergency and I can't even see his vet without the money for the initial exam upfront.

I spoke with his vet again yesterday stating that with his history, could she please write something for the group so I could get help with the cost to bring him in. She said not without him being seen first.

(money I don't have) So it's a catch22.

I don't have a support network of friends or family. I was declined for care credit. I've been posting on local groups in my area for resources, but I am just met with "surrender your dog" and "poor people shouldn't be allowed to have pets" in an area where family pets are constantly being dumped all over the city, animal shelters and rescues are full and out of resources. Our local overcrowded Animal Control is being investigated for allowing volunteers to euthanize cats and dogs, local vets aren't taking on new patients, and local neighborhood watch and pet groups post more deceased animals than missing and found ones.

I have a fulltime job. I love my dog. I do not want to surrender my only emotional support, furbaby, family! I do everything within my means that I can, to NOT ASK for help.

I'm not "poor" I'm part of the working class.

I should be able to afford to be able to take care of myself and family, but I'm not paid a living wage, and that's not my fault, or buddys fault.

My senior rescue dog NEEDS HELP!

If you can't donate even a dollar, can you at least share this, PLEASE!