Help pay Oliver’s urgent vet care

edit: Oliver is being transfered to an emergency vet facility in Saint John for surgery. The procedure is estimated between 4,000-6,000$. My heart is ready to collapse. I have updated the cost to the exact dollar I owe at the moment plus a 5,000 estimate. I will update it with the exact amount after surgery costs. Below will be all bills I have received so far, I can’t even express this feeling at this point. I cannot register any of this, I’m terrified. Please know I can feel one thing for sure, and it’s gratitude to all of you for helping my sweet man. Thank you, with all my love.

When I first got Oliver 6 years ago with an ex boyfriend, I had no idea he would be so special to me. He came to me orange, white and covered in fleas with mischief in his eyes and it didn’t take long for him to be bound to my heart forever. Oliver has seen me through the loss of my best friend, the loss of my grandmother, the passing of his brother and sister cats Tiny and Boo Boo and two very serious suicide attempts. He has seen me at my very worst and greeted it with his body humming under my hands, pulsing the life back into me. He is my very best friend in the whole world.

the source of Oliver’s beauty is also is greatest enemy. His hair.

Oliver has had an obstruction of the bowls in the past, where the vets surgically removed a 5 inch obstruction from his intestines that was fully hair. To say I was terrified the first time is an under statement. I couldn’t function properly knowing he was in pain, discomfort. Knowing as I do how scared he is of those he doesn’t know, and to have to be away from his home and somewhere strange and in pain gutted me.

That was 5 years ago, and I’ve tried my very best to make sure he nor I ever had to endure that again. Try as I may with special vet prescribed food, laxatone and the brushings he hates me a little bit more for every time, I was determined for us to never have to go through that hell again.

Sadly this past weekend something similar seems to be happening again.

Though the prognosis is not definitive yet, I am seeing all the same signs I did the first time. Olive hasn’t eaten in days or drank in days. though they managed to give him some IV fluids at the vet, the enemas and anti nausea medications have not worked as I prayed they would.

I need him to be okay so I can be okay. He is half of my heart, the being I miss the most when I am away from home even for an 8 hours shift. He is the light in my life and I need to do everything I can to make sure he can be well again.

Unfortunately the bill is running up. His first appointment alone cost me 500$. Thankfully I had some savings but they are almost gone. The estimate for blood work and an x-ray he needs alone is another 700$. If he needs surgery again, I will update the amount needed but anxiety is making me start this as early as I can.

Recently my hours at work have been cut, so I am only able to get part time. I have an urgent dental extraction i had to postpone despite being in pain so I could make sure Oliver has all my disposable funds. Without insurance, I pay out of pocket.

I am asking for a bit of kindness towards me and my little guy. I’m asking for help. Please don’t feel obligated. If you are able to donate, even a tiny bit would help me out tremendously.

Watching him so lethargic, barely moving from his favorite blanket and not eating the treats he shakes his tail and taps his feet for is like watching myself bleed. I can’t even sleep the same without him curled warm and safe at the foot of my bed. Seeing him unwell feels like a rot with teeth inside of me that is gnashing and biting at my heart every minute. When he is unwell, I am unwell. I love him with all my being is capable of loving.

Please help me be able to pay for the care Oliver needs. I feel inadequate and pathetic not being as prepared as I should have been for his care, I feel I have failed him. Moving forward I am going to be looking into getting pet insurance to make sure money is never an issue so he can have the best care possible without be having to worry. But in the meantime, I am reluctantly asking for your generosity in this dark time for him and I.

Thank you for your consideration

Milo