Hi, my name is Lydia and this sweet boy is Jessie, whose nicknames are also Wink, Jessie-Cat and ManCat!

I rescued Jessie in October 2023 and was in a bad way. His teeth were in really bad condition but to operate was £1000 which I didn’t have. The money I did raise for him last time, only covered the consultations from two different surgeries quoting the same amount.

I eventually found another vet who has done the surgery for half of the price which I was fortunate enough that a good friend agreed to loan the money to me as it became more urgent.

Unfortunately, after investigating during the surgery, it was discovered that Jessie has bone cancer in his mandible and it is so aggressive, it has destroyed and area of his jaw. I now have to make to decision to put him to sleep as there is nothing they can do and the severity of it means I don’t have much time with him now. I brought him home from surgery as I wasn’t going to do it there and then.

I want him to be at home when he falls to sleep one last time surrounded by love and comfort but this comes at a cost. Jessie is also a house cat so to scatter his ashes anywhere just wouldn’t be right and I want him with me, again, this comes at a price and money I don’t have so quickly.

The costings that the vet gave me today are:

Home Visit £ 140

Euthanasia £ 50

Cremation £ 225

and the wooden casket to bring him home with £ 17

Totalling = £ 432

I only have a week to raise this money and I need to give the vet a couple of days notice for this as if his jaw fractures in the meantime and an emergency is required, I will not have the choice of him being at home.

I am not someone who finds it easy to ask for help but I have do all I can for my sweet boy and I need to do this one last thing so he can go peacefully and comfortably.

if by any chance I raise any further funds above what is needed, I will donate them to another small worthy animal charity.

Thank you for your time in reading this and if you can only spare £1, it all helps but if I can ask you to share this page, I will be forever grateful.

Thank you

Lydia xx