Help Benito get surgery to live.

hi there — my name is Ari + i’m currently fighting to save my cat Benito’s life. What started as a UTI infection has turned into various hospitalizations, lab tests, ultra sounds, blood work + bladder blockages.

Benito is an extremely energetic, cuddly + loving cat. For those that know him, know the amount of energy such a small furry animal radiates not only to me, but everyone that gets to know him. For the last week he has been extremely low energy, lethargic + overall not himself. It’s broken my heart to see him this way, because I know that this isn’t at all him.

We’ve performed two catheter procedures to un-block his bladder + relieve some type of pain in a matter of a week since he was discharged the first time. the hospital bills keep increasing + i’m currently financially constricted from continuing to do this on my own.

After no signs of improvement, bringing him back to the hospital for more labs + tests, the doctors at the hospital i’ve taken him to have recommended for Benito to undergo surgery, ranging at $5.5K to $7K. This is just an estimate.

I’ve moved mountains trying to speak to the financial advisor at the hospital to help me create some time of payment plan + i quickly got turned down. The doctors put it as this — i can either pay for the surgery + free Benny once + for all, OR i can take him back home with the hopes of him being able to pee on his own + his bladder not blocking again. The doctors knowing this is the second time this has happened to him, only know that this is going to continue to be a recurring problem for him + that I’m only going to continue to put him through more pain as i continue to bing him back in. So if it is that I choose to do that, I might as well consider freeing him from his pain + put him down.

The thought of that being an option is something I haven’t been ok with processing. He’s a 2 year old boy that deserves to see so much more + has so much more time to live. So here I go, asking my community for help. Absolutely anything counts.