Faith needs surgery!
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Madeline's Angels Pet Sanctuary Fundraiser
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Faith is a very special girl that we rescued from the shelter when she was a kitten. She was born with a condition known as eyelid agenesis, which means that her eyelids are severely under-formed. This creates a variety of problems for Faith, ranging from poor depth perception, to the need for daily lubricating eye drops, to being prone to corneal abrasions. But the biggest hurdle by far is that her eyelashes point inward, constantly irritating and scratching the surface of Faith's eyes. As she's gotten bigger, an extra "thread" of eyelashes has even grown in vertically across both eyes, obstructing her vision and causing even more irritation. So far, Faith hasn't suffered any permanent damage from her condition apart from a buildup of scar tissue, and we want to keep it that way!
We've been fundraising for Faith's surgery since she was diagnosed as a 10-week-old kitten in June 2017, and now that she is a little over a year old and big enough for corrective surgery, we have decided on her surgeon and the surgical option we want to pursue. The extra "threads" of lashes need to be completely removed, and in order to protect her corneas from further damage and give her relief from the constant irritation, Faith also needs 1-2 rounds of cryosurgery to permanently remove her lashes by freezing.
Just one cryosurgery procedure with eye specialist Dr. Michael Chang of VCA West LA is estimated to cost between $2,215.74 and $2,658.89, and we need your help raising the funds we need! (See invoice below.)
We were lucky enough to find Faith a loving forever home with her foster sibling (now sister) Hope, but that was only half the battle. Making sure Faith gets the surgery she needs for her eyelid agenesis so she can live the most comfortable, healthiest, and happiest life possible is our focus now!
We are SO grateful for any support we can get, and every dollar counts. We can't do it without you, so please donate and share, share, SHARE!
mapsanimalrescue.wordpress.com
Faith is a very special girl that we rescued from the shelter when she was a kitten. She was born with a condition known as eyelid agenesis, which means that her eyelids are severely under-formed. This creates a variety of problems for Faith, ranging from poor depth perception, to the need for daily lubricating eye drops, to being prone to corneal abrasions. But the biggest hurdle by far is that her eyelashes point inward, constantly irritating and scratching the surface of Faith's eyes. As she's gotten bigger, an extra "thread" of eyelashes has even grown in vertically across both eyes, obstructing her vision and causing even more irritation. So far, Faith hasn't suffered any permanent damage from her condition apart from a buildup of scar tissue, and we want to keep it that way!
We've been fundraising for Faith's surgery since she was diagnosed as a 10-week-old kitten in June 2017, and now that she is a little over a year old and big enough for corrective surgery, we have decided on her surgeon and the surgical option we want to pursue. The extra "threads" of lashes need to be completely removed, and in order to protect her corneas from further damage and give her relief from the constant irritation, Faith also needs 1-2 rounds of cryosurgery to permanently remove her lashes by freezing.
Just one cryosurgery procedure with eye specialist Dr. Michael Chang of VCA West LA is estimated to cost between $2,215.74 and $2,658.89, and we need your help raising the funds we need! (See invoice below.)
We were lucky enough to find Faith a loving forever home with her foster sibling (now sister) Hope, but that was only half the battle. Making sure Faith gets the surgery she needs for her eyelid agenesis so she can live the most comfortable, healthiest, and happiest life possible is our focus now!
We are SO grateful for any support we can get, and every dollar counts. We can't do it without you, so please donate and share, share, SHARE!
Organizer
Melissa Abramovitch
Organizer
Santa Clarita, CA
