Milo's Vet Bills and Cremation Costs
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Milo is currently at Pembina Veterinary Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba (204- [phone redacted]) receiving life saving care and medications. About a month ago, he started not eating as much as he normally does. This continued for a while and then one day, I noticed he was vomitting but it was only bile. That's when I figured out he wasn't eating at all and that I needed to get him to the Vet.  A little on his story. When he and his sister Mika were about 4 months old, they lived in a barn on a farm. Winter was coming and the farmers were going to put them in a rescue of no one would take them. I had just lost my best friend of 15 yrs, my cat Bungee and I needed to fill the hole in my heart. I wrote the farmers and told them I would take them both. They delivered these 2 precious kittens to my door. They had ear mites and needed shots and needed to be fixed. I got them the care they needed and knew that they would bring me immeasurable joy. That was a little over 10 yrs ago. Milo has had to over come some big hurdles. When he was 3, he had a cancerous growth on his face that I had removed and he has remained cancer free. When he was about 7, he jumped off my computer desk and and tore his ACL and he had to have a pin put in his leg to keep everything together. He's been ok since then but does limp a little. These surgeries are expensive as you can well imagine but I was in a better position to cover the costs at that time.  About 10 days ago, I took him to the Vet and he was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. A painful condition where the enzymes to digest food are leaking out of the pancreas and digesting the organs around it. The treatment was subcu fluids, meds for nausea, meds for appetite stimulation, pain medication and force feeding. The vet said it would be thousands of dollars to treat him but the prognosis was good. I would need to put down 60% of the estimated bill before they would even start. I'm a single person on a single income and that's not something I would be able to do. I have applied for funding by way of a credit card but the cost is going to be enormous and I don't know if I'll be approved. Time is of the essence. The alternative was to treat him at home the best I could and pray. Well, a little over a week later, he's still not eating and the meds aren't helping. He is jaundiced and has lost a lot of weight and his eyes are sunken in. I had no choice but to take him back and beg for treatment because the alternative was to watch him die and as a pet parent, I couldn't give up on him. They agreed to treat him in their hospital but he now has hepatic lipodosis (fatty liver disease) from not eating so he needs to be there a while. He has a feeding tube in through his nose and an IV in his paw. I went to visit him and hugged and pat him and told him how much I love him and what a brave boy he is. He purred up a storm, something I haven't heard him do in weeks. If I can't pay when he's better (they tell me he's doing really well and is even eating on his own) then I'll have to surrender him and that would kill me and Mika for sure. I have suffered from depression for years and he is my therapy pet. Without him, I would be lost. I know that all things must die but please help me keep him a little longer. I'm not too proud to beg. Please consider making a small donation of $5 or $10. No amount is too small. Everything helps! #saveMilo  Alternatively, you can donate via PayPal: or by Interac etransfer. Please message me for email info and security word for etransfers. Thank you one and all! Rose and Milo (and Mika and Tayvin) <3
Milo is currently at Pembina Veterinary Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba (204- [phone redacted]) receiving life saving care and medications. About a month ago, he started not eating as much as he normally does. This continued for a while and then one day, I noticed he was vomitting but it was only bile. That's when I figured out he wasn't eating at all and that I needed to get him to the Vet.  A little on his story. When he and his sister Mika were about 4 months old, they lived in a barn on a farm. Winter was coming and the farmers were going to put them in a rescue of no one would take them. I had just lost my best friend of 15 yrs, my cat Bungee and I needed to fill the hole in my heart. I wrote the farmers and told them I would take them both. They delivered these 2 precious kittens to my door. They had ear mites and needed shots and needed to be fixed. I got them the care they needed and knew that they would bring me immeasurable joy. That was a little over 10 yrs ago. Milo has had to over come some big hurdles. When he was 3, he had a cancerous growth on his face that I had removed and he has remained cancer free. When he was about 7, he jumped off my computer desk and and tore his ACL and he had to have a pin put in his leg to keep everything together. He's been ok since then but does limp a little. These surgeries are expensive as you can well imagine but I was in a better position to cover the costs at that time.  About 10 days ago, I took him to the Vet and he was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. A painful condition where the enzymes to digest food are leaking out of the pancreas and digesting the organs around it. The treatment was subcu fluids, meds for nausea, meds for appetite stimulation, pain medication and force feeding. The vet said it would be thousands of dollars to treat him but the prognosis was good. I would need to put down 60% of the estimated bill before they would even start. I'm a single person on a single income and that's not something I would be able to do. I have applied for funding by way of a credit card but the cost is going to be enormous and I don't know if I'll be approved. Time is of the essence. The alternative was to treat him at home the best I could and pray. Well, a little over a week later, he's still not eating and the meds aren't helping. He is jaundiced and has lost a lot of weight and his eyes are sunken in. I had no choice but to take him back and beg for treatment because the alternative was to watch him die and as a pet parent, I couldn't give up on him. They agreed to treat him in their hospital but he now has hepatic lipodosis (fatty liver disease) from not eating so he needs to be there a while. He has a feeding tube in through his nose and an IV in his paw. I went to visit him and hugged and pat him and told him how much I love him and what a brave boy he is. He purred up a storm, something I haven't heard him do in weeks. If I can't pay when he's better (they tell me he's doing really well and is even eating on his own) then I'll have to surrender him and that would kill me and Mika for sure. I have suffered from depression for years and he is my therapy pet. Without him, I would be lost. I know that all things must die but please help me keep him a little longer. I'm not too proud to beg. Please consider making a small donation of $5 or $10. No amount is too small. Everything helps! #saveMilo  Alternatively, you can donate via PayPal: or by Interac etransfer. Please message me for email info and security word for etransfers. Thank you one and all! Rose and Milo (and Mika and Tayvin) <3
Organizer
Rose Gauthier
Organizer
Winnipeg , MB
