Please help me get Willy care he needs & deserves!
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Willy is my beautiful boy, a Siamese cat that I adopted from a rescue 2 years ago. he is 4 years old.
Willy’s been really straining to poop and vomiting when he tries. He hasn’t been drinking at all, also hasn’t been urinating. On Friday 08/16/19 Willy was given an enema, along with subcutaneous fluids for dehydration. Vet #1 said his colon was blocked but she didn’t think it had progressed to megacolon. Vet wanted to do tests but sent us on our way when she learned we were out of cash. What’s below is a summary of what’s happened this week, broken down day by day.
Saturday 08/17/19
Willy has been staying close to me. A woman in a local Facebook group connected me with someone about 30 minutes south of me that is trying to help, she has an organization that tries to help pets and pet owners. She said she will be reaching out to her organizations vet first thing Monday morning. In the meantime, she connected me with a cat foster mom located 5 minutes away from me who welcomed us and gave Willy subcutaneous fluids. My beautiful boy is clearly not feeling well but he’s hanging in there, all there is to do now is wait and pray.
Monday 08/19/19
My beautiful baby boy hasn’t given up yet. He’s not eating much but hasn’t lost interest in food itself. He’s still not urinating and he’s producing little to no poop. The woman trying to help said she’d take us to her vet, but they’re packed with sick pets today so they don’t know if they can get us in. We’ve been placed on a cancellation list and if that doesn’t work we have an appointment there first thing tomorrow morning. Willy still shows no interest in drinking.
Monday afternoon I got a call from the Vogel Vet Center at the Monmouth County SPCA. This is where I took Willy on Friday. These are the people that sent us on our way because we were out of cash, knowing Willy needed treatment. The young woman on the phone said they’d called to see how Willy was doing. I let her know there was no change, he was still fighting to hang on to life and we were still trying to find him help. Her response was a very blasé “oh ok have a great day.” I get this charitable organization wants money and won’t treat without it and won’t take payments but come on, really, a few compassionate words would be charitable and cost nothing. I am filled with disgust.
Later Monday afternoon we got the call the vet could see us. This is now vet #2. We meet the woman there. Vet #2 puts Willy under sedation and removes poop from his colon. He also gives subcutaneous fluids. He told me that he didn’t think willy had megacolon. I feel so grateful for this woman, this stranger trying to help me and my boy. I have hope.
Tuesday 08/20/19
Tuesday morning I check in with the woman by text, who in turn is checking in with the vet by phone. I explain willy did poop a little after the enema but he’s still not drinking or urinating, and still vomiting with the noise. I’m told to go back in to the vet, where he’s given subcutaneous fluids again.
Thursday 08/22/19
During the morning checkin text I again mention Willy isn’t drinking or urinating, and that he’s now once again really straining to poop. We’re told to bring Willy back to the vet.
Vet #2 examines Willy and gives subcutaneous fluids. He tells me he now feels Willy has megacolon and that there’s nothing he can do. He says there is a surgery for megacolon but it is expensive and he doesn’t do it. He estimates the surgery at $4,000-$5,000. is recommendation is to put him down. I tell them I need a day, they schedule Willy to be put down on Friday 08/23/19 at 3pm.
I drive the 30 minutes home in tears. I don’t want to say goodbye to my beautiful boy but I also don’t want him in pain. I don’t understand how Willy could go from 2 vets saying he didn’t have megacolon to 1 et saying he did in a matter of 3-5 days. So I start reading about megacolon.
Megacolon is the term that is given to a cat with an “incompotent colon”. Vet #2 had said a cat’s colon might generally be the size of the width of a finger, a cat with megacolon might have a colon more the size of the width of your arm. That sounds really frightening and painful. And I still don’t understand. But in my reading I see many vets mentioning the surgery, and that cats frequently do well following the surgery. So I decide to make round 2 of phone calls. Now I’m looking for a vet that will give me a second opinion, as well as affordable options for surgery. Once again I struck out a lot. I finally stumbled onto a woman who suggested I contact vet #3.
Vet #3 is a nice man that actually got on the phone with me. After hearing the details of the situation and the treatment given so far, he says I can bring Willy in at 8:30pm. He tells me that often times megacolon can be treated medically, frequently without any surgery. I cannot sentence my beautiful boy to death without at least getting a second opinion. This vet, vet #3, is located about 75-90 minutes away from out, not far from Philly. Back into the car we go.
We meet vet #3 at 8:45 pm. He’s a nice man that says he has seen worse cases and feels Willy can be saved and that there’s no good reason to put him down. He said that willy may need to be “cleaned out” a couple of times but that he feels the outcome will be promising. He said switching to a different diet using a specific food might be helpful. He stated it is possible that we’ll need trips to the vet at some time in the future if we see this stating to reoccur, or that we could be lucky and this be it. He is aware that we are struggling financially and is open to a payment plan. He admits Willy to the pet hospital to begin treatment. Vet #3’s bill for Thursday is $378. I applied to Care Credit and my application was denied.
I have texted the woman letting her know to cancel the Friday afternoon appointment to put Willy down. I have to try. I love this beautiful boy and he deserves that much.
Please pray for Willy. I’ve told him repeatedly since this started “if you fight, I’ll fight”. He’s not given up and I’m not either.
I have set the gofundme goal at $800, basing that on the fee for yesterday's visit and knowing at least one or two more visits are likely. Any amount helps, it all adds up, and any help is greatly appreciated.
Willy’s been really straining to poop and vomiting when he tries. He hasn’t been drinking at all, also hasn’t been urinating. On Friday 08/16/19 Willy was given an enema, along with subcutaneous fluids for dehydration. Vet #1 said his colon was blocked but she didn’t think it had progressed to megacolon. Vet wanted to do tests but sent us on our way when she learned we were out of cash. What’s below is a summary of what’s happened this week, broken down day by day.
Saturday 08/17/19
Willy has been staying close to me. A woman in a local Facebook group connected me with someone about 30 minutes south of me that is trying to help, she has an organization that tries to help pets and pet owners. She said she will be reaching out to her organizations vet first thing Monday morning. In the meantime, she connected me with a cat foster mom located 5 minutes away from me who welcomed us and gave Willy subcutaneous fluids. My beautiful boy is clearly not feeling well but he’s hanging in there, all there is to do now is wait and pray.
Monday 08/19/19
My beautiful baby boy hasn’t given up yet. He’s not eating much but hasn’t lost interest in food itself. He’s still not urinating and he’s producing little to no poop. The woman trying to help said she’d take us to her vet, but they’re packed with sick pets today so they don’t know if they can get us in. We’ve been placed on a cancellation list and if that doesn’t work we have an appointment there first thing tomorrow morning. Willy still shows no interest in drinking.
Monday afternoon I got a call from the Vogel Vet Center at the Monmouth County SPCA. This is where I took Willy on Friday. These are the people that sent us on our way because we were out of cash, knowing Willy needed treatment. The young woman on the phone said they’d called to see how Willy was doing. I let her know there was no change, he was still fighting to hang on to life and we were still trying to find him help. Her response was a very blasé “oh ok have a great day.” I get this charitable organization wants money and won’t treat without it and won’t take payments but come on, really, a few compassionate words would be charitable and cost nothing. I am filled with disgust.
Later Monday afternoon we got the call the vet could see us. This is now vet #2. We meet the woman there. Vet #2 puts Willy under sedation and removes poop from his colon. He also gives subcutaneous fluids. He told me that he didn’t think willy had megacolon. I feel so grateful for this woman, this stranger trying to help me and my boy. I have hope.
Tuesday 08/20/19
Tuesday morning I check in with the woman by text, who in turn is checking in with the vet by phone. I explain willy did poop a little after the enema but he’s still not drinking or urinating, and still vomiting with the noise. I’m told to go back in to the vet, where he’s given subcutaneous fluids again.
Thursday 08/22/19
During the morning checkin text I again mention Willy isn’t drinking or urinating, and that he’s now once again really straining to poop. We’re told to bring Willy back to the vet.
Vet #2 examines Willy and gives subcutaneous fluids. He tells me he now feels Willy has megacolon and that there’s nothing he can do. He says there is a surgery for megacolon but it is expensive and he doesn’t do it. He estimates the surgery at $4,000-$5,000. is recommendation is to put him down. I tell them I need a day, they schedule Willy to be put down on Friday 08/23/19 at 3pm.
I drive the 30 minutes home in tears. I don’t want to say goodbye to my beautiful boy but I also don’t want him in pain. I don’t understand how Willy could go from 2 vets saying he didn’t have megacolon to 1 et saying he did in a matter of 3-5 days. So I start reading about megacolon.
Megacolon is the term that is given to a cat with an “incompotent colon”. Vet #2 had said a cat’s colon might generally be the size of the width of a finger, a cat with megacolon might have a colon more the size of the width of your arm. That sounds really frightening and painful. And I still don’t understand. But in my reading I see many vets mentioning the surgery, and that cats frequently do well following the surgery. So I decide to make round 2 of phone calls. Now I’m looking for a vet that will give me a second opinion, as well as affordable options for surgery. Once again I struck out a lot. I finally stumbled onto a woman who suggested I contact vet #3.
Vet #3 is a nice man that actually got on the phone with me. After hearing the details of the situation and the treatment given so far, he says I can bring Willy in at 8:30pm. He tells me that often times megacolon can be treated medically, frequently without any surgery. I cannot sentence my beautiful boy to death without at least getting a second opinion. This vet, vet #3, is located about 75-90 minutes away from out, not far from Philly. Back into the car we go.
We meet vet #3 at 8:45 pm. He’s a nice man that says he has seen worse cases and feels Willy can be saved and that there’s no good reason to put him down. He said that willy may need to be “cleaned out” a couple of times but that he feels the outcome will be promising. He said switching to a different diet using a specific food might be helpful. He stated it is possible that we’ll need trips to the vet at some time in the future if we see this stating to reoccur, or that we could be lucky and this be it. He is aware that we are struggling financially and is open to a payment plan. He admits Willy to the pet hospital to begin treatment. Vet #3’s bill for Thursday is $378. I applied to Care Credit and my application was denied.
I have texted the woman letting her know to cancel the Friday afternoon appointment to put Willy down. I have to try. I love this beautiful boy and he deserves that much.
Please pray for Willy. I’ve told him repeatedly since this started “if you fight, I’ll fight”. He’s not given up and I’m not either.
I have set the gofundme goal at $800, basing that on the fee for yesterday's visit and knowing at least one or two more visits are likely. Any amount helps, it all adds up, and any help is greatly appreciated.
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Valerie Marsden-Gray
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Toms River Township, NJ
