Hello friends and family, this is Maru and we would appreciate your help.

Over the weekend, Maru began vomiting bile along with his food and continued to vomit throughout the day and night (for a total of 6 times). He was very lethargic, hiding away and sleeping all day, which was unlike his usual self. On Sunday evening, he began to get weak and couldn’t stand on his own, so I decided to rush him to the ER at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle. They quickly did an x-ray, which showed that there was a high possibility of a gastrointestinal obstruction. We ended up paying for the medical bills to allow him to stay overnight while they pushed fluids into his body to rehydrate him (this ER bill amounted to around $3,000). They did an ultrasound the next morning to confirm that it was, in fact, an intestinal blockage, which was causing inflammation in his bowels, making it painful to touch. I then transferred him to our primary vet at the Northeast Veterinary Hospital, where they were able to schedule him for surgery that afternoon. His surgery went smoothly, and they extracted a wadded-up piece of paper towel that was stuck in his intestine, causing the blockage. He stayed at the hospital overnight, where his condition improved, and I was able to take him home the next day. The vet bill for the surgery totaled up to $4,369.

This was his second time getting GI surgery.

Two months ago in August, Maru had eaten the tail end of his silicone slow feeder bowl. A little while after, he threw up three pieces of it, while one was still stuck in his system. He threw up all day, wouldn’t use the bathroom at all, and just didn’t want to eat anymore. Similar to what we did two days ago, we rushed him to the ER at Veterinary Emergency Group, where they did an x-ray and hospitalized him overnight while pushing fluids; the vet bill at VEG ended up amounting to around $1,800. The next morning, I transferred him to the Animal Medical Center of Seattle, where they had doctors specialized in GI surgery. There they performed surgery and monitored his health while he was in recovery; sure enough, the obstruction was the last missing piece of his food bowl. The fact that AMC was an emergency hospital made the services more expensive, and the vet bill was around $8,500, which would make my total for the first GI surgery he had on 8/19/2025 around $10,000, and the second GI surgery he had on 10/27/2025 $7,300. Maru’s insurance has an annual coverage of $5,000, which reduces my total to around $12,300. Without these treatments, the blockages would have shut his body down so the surgery was a necessary course of action we had to take. Although these bills are extremely high, I would have paid for any treatment and surgery because he is my fur baby and family, and I wish for him to be happy and healthy at all times.

Any amount that you are willing to give to us to assist with his veterinary bills would be greatly appreciated by Maru and myself. Thank you for reading this far and for supporting us. Maru is just a 1-year-old baby who just likes to eat and has so much life left to live, and your kindness contributes to that.

We are grateful for your support,

Maru and Jasmin