Help Cassie with a Vital Surgery
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People who know me also know that I am not good at asking for help, let alone accepting it.
But this is not about me, I realised that now.
In Short: We are trying to raise 400€ for an amputation of Cassie's leg, that has been seized with cancer. A previous tumour required emergency surgery already, preventing a deadly infection. Now the tumour came back and the only other option is putting her down.
A Year ago, we saved Cassie from the negligence she was subjected to after she was left in my stepfathers care when he insisted on keeping her with him when i moved out to study in a different city even though my mother and I raised her from birth. A year ago my stepfather then told me that he wanted to get rid of her, even considering giving her away to a shelter since I wasn’t able to take her in, having adopted a cat myself at that point. Thankfully, one of my best friends offered to care for her under the condition that he would still cover most vet bills. My stepfather accepted this but fell short of living up to his word now that there are actual bills to pay.
When Jule took Cassie in she had already developed a rather large tumour on her leg, which my stepfather was not able to tell me anything about. If this was due to ignorance or him not paying any attention to her, we don’t know. But things escalated quickly when Cassie tried to get rid of the tumour, the injury making an emergency surgery necessary to prevent an infection. Jule and I are both students with little extra money to spare and had to come up with a total of 500€ over the past months to cover for this surgery and all after treatments and medication necessary.
We had barely managed to cover those bills when last week the tumour on her leg came back bigger and more aggressive than before - doubling in size in under four days - and we got the diagnosis that the cancer in her leg is incurable, the entire limb being seized by it already. Due to our financial situation and my stepdad still refusing to show any empathy the only option we could seriously consider was putting her down.
She turned only ten years old this summer, and since Jule took her in, plays like she is a little kitten again. Seeing as I know her since my twelfth birthday, she means the absolute world to me, anchoring me and providing a home when my actual home was shattered years ago. But even people who didn’t grow up with her are taken by her spirit immediately. If you let her sit on your lap she won’t make any efforts to climb off of it again until you absolutely force her to, even trying to snuggle into your neck, thinking she still weighs only a pound. She is the gentlest, most appreciative cat I have ever known. After she started living with Jule the changes in her physique and character were immediate which only goes to show how much she needs and appreciates the love and affection now given to her, after being neglected for so long.
The cancer however, can’t be cured with love which is why she needs an amputation now. The vet doesn’t want to risk waiting andy longer since the tumour grows bigger every day and causes her great pain. Everything included the vet estimated the surgery and aftercare to amount to another 400€ that we just won’t be able to come up with ourselves anymore however hard we try.
We don’t expect to raise the money until Tuesday, which is the date of the surgery. Actually, we don’t expect to raise any significant amount of money at all, really. But we wanted to give this our best shot to help save a life when the support we relied on fell short for the second time and we are running out of options.
I’m going to be honest with you and tell you that we don’t know anymore than that. We don’t know if this is the right decision, or if her whole body is ravaged by the cancer already. We don’t know how she will take another surgery in this short a timespan. The vet doesn’t presume a high anaesthesia risk for her, but it could still be too much. We can’t ask her what’s wrong and where else she is in pain and if she wants it all to end. We can only guess with the most altruistic intentions and judging by that she wants to live. All things considered however, she could still die. But we can't bear the thought of leaving her behind without having tried everything in our power.
I understand that a lot of people aren’t in any position to donate money and i respect that. In this case, I would be over the moon if you could share this story with anyone you think might listen. This sounds cliche but Every Amount Helps. We are already eternally grateful for you taking the time out of your day to read her story and that you consider helping.
This is me, us, swallowing our pride, acknowledging that we don’t have to carry everything on our own. Please help us carry Cassie through and out of this.
Thank you!
But this is not about me, I realised that now.
In Short: We are trying to raise 400€ for an amputation of Cassie's leg, that has been seized with cancer. A previous tumour required emergency surgery already, preventing a deadly infection. Now the tumour came back and the only other option is putting her down.
A Year ago, we saved Cassie from the negligence she was subjected to after she was left in my stepfathers care when he insisted on keeping her with him when i moved out to study in a different city even though my mother and I raised her from birth. A year ago my stepfather then told me that he wanted to get rid of her, even considering giving her away to a shelter since I wasn’t able to take her in, having adopted a cat myself at that point. Thankfully, one of my best friends offered to care for her under the condition that he would still cover most vet bills. My stepfather accepted this but fell short of living up to his word now that there are actual bills to pay.
When Jule took Cassie in she had already developed a rather large tumour on her leg, which my stepfather was not able to tell me anything about. If this was due to ignorance or him not paying any attention to her, we don’t know. But things escalated quickly when Cassie tried to get rid of the tumour, the injury making an emergency surgery necessary to prevent an infection. Jule and I are both students with little extra money to spare and had to come up with a total of 500€ over the past months to cover for this surgery and all after treatments and medication necessary.
We had barely managed to cover those bills when last week the tumour on her leg came back bigger and more aggressive than before - doubling in size in under four days - and we got the diagnosis that the cancer in her leg is incurable, the entire limb being seized by it already. Due to our financial situation and my stepdad still refusing to show any empathy the only option we could seriously consider was putting her down.
She turned only ten years old this summer, and since Jule took her in, plays like she is a little kitten again. Seeing as I know her since my twelfth birthday, she means the absolute world to me, anchoring me and providing a home when my actual home was shattered years ago. But even people who didn’t grow up with her are taken by her spirit immediately. If you let her sit on your lap she won’t make any efforts to climb off of it again until you absolutely force her to, even trying to snuggle into your neck, thinking she still weighs only a pound. She is the gentlest, most appreciative cat I have ever known. After she started living with Jule the changes in her physique and character were immediate which only goes to show how much she needs and appreciates the love and affection now given to her, after being neglected for so long.
The cancer however, can’t be cured with love which is why she needs an amputation now. The vet doesn’t want to risk waiting andy longer since the tumour grows bigger every day and causes her great pain. Everything included the vet estimated the surgery and aftercare to amount to another 400€ that we just won’t be able to come up with ourselves anymore however hard we try.
We don’t expect to raise the money until Tuesday, which is the date of the surgery. Actually, we don’t expect to raise any significant amount of money at all, really. But we wanted to give this our best shot to help save a life when the support we relied on fell short for the second time and we are running out of options.
I’m going to be honest with you and tell you that we don’t know anymore than that. We don’t know if this is the right decision, or if her whole body is ravaged by the cancer already. We don’t know how she will take another surgery in this short a timespan. The vet doesn’t presume a high anaesthesia risk for her, but it could still be too much. We can’t ask her what’s wrong and where else she is in pain and if she wants it all to end. We can only guess with the most altruistic intentions and judging by that she wants to live. All things considered however, she could still die. But we can't bear the thought of leaving her behind without having tried everything in our power.
I understand that a lot of people aren’t in any position to donate money and i respect that. In this case, I would be over the moon if you could share this story with anyone you think might listen. This sounds cliche but Every Amount Helps. We are already eternally grateful for you taking the time out of your day to read her story and that you consider helping.
This is me, us, swallowing our pride, acknowledging that we don’t have to carry everything on our own. Please help us carry Cassie through and out of this.
Thank you!
Organizer
Liska Pleines
Organizer
Oldenburg
