Update:

Thank you so much to all our angels who donated for Jack. I will be calling our vet on Monday morning to get the ball rolling to get him treated. Hopefully the treatment will be easy and relatively affordable.

Original post:

This fundraiser is for our 10-year-old family cat, Jack.

Around late December of 2025, our family noticed a small lump on the top of Jack's head, beside his left ear. Since then, the lump has changed in size, but recently, it has become large enough to cause facial disfiguration. The lump has grown to be around 2 inches in diameter and is causing his left ear to protrude away from his head and his left eye to bulge out. Along with bulging, his eye has been producing thick discharge.

Jack was seen by a vet on January 19th, 2026, but a follow-up was needed, as the procedures needed could not be performed that day. The estimated cost of the procedure came out to be ~$760, which we were unable to come up with. Jack was seen when his condition was not as bad, and his eye had not yet begun bulging. The bulging of his eye was first noticed around February 20th, and discharge was noticed today, February 27th.

The rapid worsening of his condition has caused me to open this GoFundMe in hopes that we can get him seen by an emergency veterinarian as soon as possible.