
Help Taco Get Urgent Medical Care
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hello! my name is fabianna, i feel so ashamed doing this honestly, but i don't really have a choice, my baby's name is taco, she's almost 8 years old. i've had her since i found her outside on a tree when she was a kitten. i love her so much. she's stopped eating much and drinking water. she has lost SO much weight. she stopped grooming herself; she's dirty and getting matted, SUPER unlike her. she's been sleeping in laundry baskets and litter boxes. refuses to sleep anywhere that isn't dark and enclosed. she's also been peeing redish/pinkish for a few months now. it breaks my heart to see her in pain. her whole personality just shifted. i feel like if i can't help her now, she's going to die </3 i do not have pet insurance, and for the past 2 years i've been dealing with severe panic disorder and finding the right meds to keep me on my feet which has left me unemployed. i know how expensive vet bills can be and it's going to drain me, because i'm starting with no money right now, and i'm not asking for the whole thing from you guys genuinely i have to go around and borrow money but EVERYTHING helps. every dollar, every cent. i'm not ready for my baby to go. please help me if you can.
update: she has been took to the vet on june 16th 2025. blood tests and scans were done, will not get blood test results for another day or two to confirm no kidney or other issues. based of the scan alone, i was told that she has bladder stones, and her lymph nodes around her bladder are inflamed. she may need surgery to remove said stones, but they will not perform the procedure until she is healthy, and able to undergo anesthesia. i was given UTI medication for her to take twice daily for a week, to cure up the blood in her urine. the bladder stone surgery will roughly cost $1,500 i was told. once again, the goal is just a goal. i will figure it out but if you can help with a single dollar, thank you so much. my sweet baby deserves life. i will not let her die over some stones.
update: blood test results came back GREAT. no kidney issues and no concerns EXCEPT for the inflamed lymph nodes near her bladder. they want to get an ultrasound done to make sure it isn't a mass growing inside which costs $550, and as for the surgery, the more affordable and less scary option is to put her on a veterinary diet with these wet food packs that cost $80 per box of 25 cans :/ and hopefully with that, she'll be able to pass them naturally.
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Fabianna Shusterman
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Brooklyn, NY