Help us remove a tumor from Bert’s mouth.

It’s taken me some time to process this. I’ve been trying to think of what to do and I don’t know where else to turn but to community. 

 In the summer of 2012 I got the opportunity to adopt a dapper little 8wk kitten and named him Bert Macklin FBI. (Iykyk) He has since traveled across the country with me, moved several times and he’s been an active participant in many of my life accomplishments. Through even the hardest trials of my life he has stood by my side (or on my lap) and been my rock through it all. And while he is truly a menace to society, he is the sweetest boy and you would have a hard time finding anyone (except for maybe a mouse) who would disagree. 

 Recently, I found a growth in Bert’s mouth. After bringing him to the vet, I was informed it is a tumor and needs to be removed. We are hopeful it’s benign and this surgery will be the end of it, but there’s simply no way of knowing until after the biopsy. This has left me devastated since Bert has been my baby for 12 years. 

This has also put emotional, as well as financial stress on my entire family. Bert is already due for some vaccines and labs prior to surgery which will be about $500. Once those are done the surgery can be scheduled and that’s going to run us approximately $1500. I know there’s a million things happening right now and financial hardships and medical gofundme are everywhere, but if you can even just share this post to get to the right people to give out Bert a chance, it would mean the world to us.

From Brittany - To know Jared is to know how much Bert means to him. This cat is our world, our child and our son Ezra’s most beloved creature. 

**update**

We have been able to schedule Bert for his vaccination and labs for Tuesday the 13th. We will hopefully be able to schedule his surgery at the end of that appointment. Thank you so much for your support in helping us save our fluffy guy.