Urgent Funds Needed for Kitty's Vet Bills

As many of you know, I had to take Kitty to the emergency vet a couple of weeks ago and the prognosis was not what we wanted.

Kitty was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy which has caused Congestive Heart Failure. The vet said he may only have about 1-2 years left, however, because of how severe his condition is, she feels that he is on the much lower end of that estimation. Unfortunately, there is no cure for his condition, we can only delay the inevitable.

While I was sitting in the hospital room talking with the vet, who was SO kind, I told her that if she felt that he was in that poor of condition to PLEASE tell me. I didn’t and don’t have the money to pay for these procedures, but I would find the money or put it on my credit card if she felt he had more life in him to live. I didn’t want to keep him alive if it meant he would be in pain or his quality of life would not be worth putting him through all of these procedures just because I did not feel ready to let him go yet. She told me while he was in the oxygen chamber he had perked up and was looking for attention, that she had seen many animals come in and not respond the same, and that she felt it was worth it.

The bill for those initial 24 hours spent with their Critical Care team was $5,618, I have put this amount on my credit card but paying this off is going to take time and the interest, and additional vet bills for follow-ups and rechecks have me so incredibly stressed about how I will pay this off.

The vet made it clear that at any given time Kitty could have a stroke and pass away or need to be taken to the vet in order to be put out of his pain. So the idea of working more hours in order to pay off his bills scares me because I want to spend whatever time I have left with him, WITH HIM.

Every message I have received about Kitty has meant so much to me, he’s lived a wonderful 15 years and I feel so lucky that I have been able to love him for every one of those years, and that so many of you love him too. He is the first pet I have truly called mine and my heart breaks every day knowing that the clock is ticking.

I know that not everyone is in a financial position to help but anything, even just sharing this link, would mean so much to me so that I can spend what may only be a couple of months (but hopefully longer) with my very special boy with even a little bit of this financial burden lifted.