Support Pending's ICU stay and DKA treatment

Hi, I am not someone who would normally publicize my personal home situations, but this time I could really use a little help. As most of you know, Mel and I have recently started caring for an 8 year old cat, named Pending. When we brought him to his first vet visit recently, he was diagnosed with diabetes.

Since the diagnosis, we have been giving insulin shots day and night (and actively working with vets to get to an appropriate dosage). Unfortunately Pending’s health made a turn of the worst this past Wednesday. He was vomiting, not interested in eating, and urinating in inappropriate places. We brought him to the primary vet on Wednesday, where he was diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes, called Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). That day, he got admitted to an animal hospital. Doctors have been giving him a lot of fluids for his dehydration, anti nausea meds, and insulin. He is getting hourly blood tests in the ICU to try to rectify the pH in his body, electrolyte levels and blood sugar levels.

Doctors originally gave us an optimistic ballpark of what the vet care would look like for a 3 day hospitalization, $10,679 on the low end. We have reached the third day, but Doctors believe that Pending will likely need more days in the hospital to have a shot at making it. I have not gotten a new quote on how much more my bill will become, but I fear it may multiply to $20k+ easily. We want to give Pending a fighting chance, but as the days go on, the more the financial toll adds up, which I fear at some point will become a burden and we cannot afford to keep the care going.

I am asking for help from my family, friends, and colleagues so we can keep Pending’s fight going. Your help could be best utilized via Zelle @ Phillip and Melinda's cellphone number, or Venmo @mememelmel , but this GoFundMe can be used for your convenience.

Any $ amount would be appreciated and helpful in making a dent in Pending's hospital bill. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and keeping Pending in your thoughts.