Hello, this is Jaisy and Mitch from Red Bluff.

We're raising medical funds for our kitty, Oliver.

Oliver is our 12-year-old baby. He's energetic, happy, and vocal. He's been a rock for us for years, bringing us lots of laughs and plenty of cuddles. He is sweet, loving, and a member of our family.

Oliver used to be an outside cat and a bit of a bastion. With age, we retired him into an indoor kitty. He's slowed down for sure, enjoying his time with his humans and his brother, a dog named Chubby.

That peace came to a screeching halt when I found him dying from a urinary blockage yesterday. He was acting funny the day before, just kind of zoning out, reclusive, and quiet. When Oliver is quiet, you know there's a huge problem.

We about lost our minds when, the next day, we realized he was almost completely still, grimacing in pain, and unable to walk, let alone use the bathroom. He was also yowling in pain.

Around 7:30, we immediately contacted the vets in town, all of which were unable to care for him at the time. We were scared for our baby. Our only option after that was an emergency vet office in Redding, 35 minutes away.

We took him in, had him examined, and made a care plan for him. The first care plan was insanely out of our budget (around $4k). The vet there, Mrs. F, came up with a new care plan that would run us closer to $2,000, but Oliver would require constant monitoring and amenities afterward.

Having to choose between paying rent and saving your pet isn't a situation we ever wanted to be in, but we chose him anyway.

To sum up the plan we went with, he was first sedated, shaved, and had a balloon catheter inserted. After the significant blockage was removed, he got a liquid IV, pain meds, and was kept on the catheter until the moment we came to pick him up. We couldn't afford even this, but we had to do something, anything.

Oliver will be on a permanent diet of medicated wet food.

Right now, fresh out of the vet, it's an incredibly crucial time for him. The risk of a blockage reoccurring is massive. He would require a surgery called PU surgery if it came back up again, and that is beyond our wallets like you wouldn't believe.

We've set him up in the bathroom, with a heated bed and a new litter box that has fresh wood pellets in it. We've been constantly monitoring him to ensure he urinates and keeps his bladder and urethra unblocked, but it's not looking great so far. Barely any urination, and he's now adverse to eating.

We don't want to lose our baby. Other pet owners understand, there is nothing scarier than watching them fade away and you can't do anything about it.

We have his existing medical bill of about $1400, his new medicated food plan, and he needs this $3000 surgery.

Oliver has done so much for us, and we just want to do the same for him. If you can find it in you, please donate to his cause.