Robot Needs Surgery To Remove A Tumor
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My 14 year old cat Robot started to have some blood in her urine at the end of last year. They treated her for a UTI but the blood didn't go away. They said it may be a blood clot or tumor and to give it a few weeks and they'd do some tests if it didn't clear up. Well, it did not clear up and initial tests showed it was indeed a malignant tumor in her bladder. After $1400 in initial tests it has showed a bunch of positives: it has not spread outside of her bladder, it is small enough to remove and have heal, and it is opposite side of her bladder opening making for a more likely recovery and safer removal.
She is 14 and healthy aside from some arthritis, so it seems very likely she should handle surgery and recover fully. However, after already spending $1400 to figure out what was wrong with her, it will be another $4000 for the invasive surgery and recovery, which I need some help with, financially, to get the surgery done sooner than it would take for me to save the money up myself for it.
Anyone who has had the fortune of meeting Robot knows that she is an absolute sweetheart. She just wants to hang out and be pet and a part of the family. Even my friends that aren't cat people love Robot, so that says a lot of her character and how special she is. She has many years of life ahead of her, and this tumor will be a minor set back for her.
Robot has only been with me for a little over two years now, but she is so important to me, and I cannot imagine life without her, let alone not going thru with the surgery to give her a longer, better life.
Currently Robot is not in pain (other than a little pressure on her bladder making her go to the bathroom a bit more than usual) and I want to get the surgery done ASAP to keep her life painless
Both Robot and myself would be super grateful and very appreciative for anything you can spare to help get her to surgery and recover within the next month!!
She is 14 and healthy aside from some arthritis, so it seems very likely she should handle surgery and recover fully. However, after already spending $1400 to figure out what was wrong with her, it will be another $4000 for the invasive surgery and recovery, which I need some help with, financially, to get the surgery done sooner than it would take for me to save the money up myself for it.
Anyone who has had the fortune of meeting Robot knows that she is an absolute sweetheart. She just wants to hang out and be pet and a part of the family. Even my friends that aren't cat people love Robot, so that says a lot of her character and how special she is. She has many years of life ahead of her, and this tumor will be a minor set back for her.
Robot has only been with me for a little over two years now, but she is so important to me, and I cannot imagine life without her, let alone not going thru with the surgery to give her a longer, better life.
Currently Robot is not in pain (other than a little pressure on her bladder making her go to the bathroom a bit more than usual) and I want to get the surgery done ASAP to keep her life painless
Both Robot and myself would be super grateful and very appreciative for anything you can spare to help get her to surgery and recover within the next month!!
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Steven Williams
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Minneapolis, MN