***EDIT: holy cow, so thankful for everyone who donated or shared - my head is spinning. That being said I will cap this soon, however going over the goal is more than I expected but knowing that post surgery costs will most likely be 1k (xrays, steroids, more bloodwork) I’m honestly shocked I can be able to not dip into my savings with this extra help right now. With any additional funds I don’t end up using, I will be donating to Flatbush Cats, the rescue linked below where I adopted Bug from. THANK YOU!***
With the state of the world as it currently is, it feels weird to ask for help. There are first responders, healthcare workers, volunteers and small businesses that need our support and our donations now more than ever. We’re in the greatest economic and public health crisis in modern history. Our pets don’t know that, though - they can, and will, still get sick and require our help.
For anyone who knows Bug, you know she is a sweet, affectionate mush angel. I call her my trash angel since she was rescued off a sidewalk in Flatbush (forever thanks to Flatbush Cats for all the rescue, foster & TNR work you do!) eating out of a garbage can with her mom. A girl after my own heart. As it turns out, her life as a young feral cat most likely played a role in the condition of her mouth. My vet said it is 'Lymphacytic Stomatitis' and I said “what the hell is that wait ok please slow down I need to write this down and spell it so I can google it in two minutes."
Some cats have a rare, debilitating and chronic autoimmune disease called stomatitis, which essentially means it causes their body to “attack” its own teeth . It hasn’t progressed too far yet, thankfully, since she is still young and her symptoms have been mostly inflamed/bloody gums and trashcan breath. It is the opinion of many dentists that medical management of this condition is rarely effective and that full mouth extractions are the treatment of choice. Failure to address head on could lead to inability to eat altogether and cause death in some cases. It will be expensive, but it’s not the end of the world, and her recovery will not be awful (hopefully!) Almost all cats adjust well to having no teeth and in the long run this will give her the ability to live a long life without pain and be a happy, healthy, toothless princess.
I'll do anything for my Bug, I love her desperately and want to make her comfortable no matter what the cost. That being said…..I need a little help. Full mouth extractions are an extensive oral surgery that requires significant surgical skills and therefore should be expected to be costly, particularly in NYC. If I could ask anyone who is able to assist me in reaching the estimated cost of the procedure, it would genuinely help SO much and go really far in helping me stay on my feet with my bills. Her surgery is scheduled for May 22nd. Those of you who know me also know this month last year I was in an accident and needed a major surgery that I’m still paying off (May is really a great month for us, huh?) so anything helps.
Thanks for reading this far. Hope everyone is staying healthy & safe as possible out there. Also, please send me photos of your pets. I love them all.
For anyone who knows Bug, you know she is a sweet, affectionate mush angel. I call her my trash angel since she was rescued off a sidewalk in Flatbush (forever thanks to Flatbush Cats for all the rescue, foster & TNR work you do!) eating out of a garbage can with her mom. A girl after my own heart. As it turns out, her life as a young feral cat most likely played a role in the condition of her mouth. My vet said it is 'Lymphacytic Stomatitis' and I said “what the hell is that wait ok please slow down I need to write this down and spell it so I can google it in two minutes."
Some cats have a rare, debilitating and chronic autoimmune disease called stomatitis, which essentially means it causes their body to “attack” its own teeth . It hasn’t progressed too far yet, thankfully, since she is still young and her symptoms have been mostly inflamed/bloody gums and trashcan breath. It is the opinion of many dentists that medical management of this condition is rarely effective and that full mouth extractions are the treatment of choice. Failure to address head on could lead to inability to eat altogether and cause death in some cases. It will be expensive, but it’s not the end of the world, and her recovery will not be awful (hopefully!) Almost all cats adjust well to having no teeth and in the long run this will give her the ability to live a long life without pain and be a happy, healthy, toothless princess.
I'll do anything for my Bug, I love her desperately and want to make her comfortable no matter what the cost. That being said…..I need a little help. Full mouth extractions are an extensive oral surgery that requires significant surgical skills and therefore should be expected to be costly, particularly in NYC. If I could ask anyone who is able to assist me in reaching the estimated cost of the procedure, it would genuinely help SO much and go really far in helping me stay on my feet with my bills. Her surgery is scheduled for May 22nd. Those of you who know me also know this month last year I was in an accident and needed a major surgery that I’m still paying off (May is really a great month for us, huh?) so anything helps.
Thanks for reading this far. Hope everyone is staying healthy & safe as possible out there. Also, please send me photos of your pets. I love them all.