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Surgery For My Companion Cat

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UPDATE: Because Tweek was rushed to the emergency room on Saturday where he spent most of the day, we will need a little more money to help cover that visit and some unexpected additional costs.  So we have increased our GOAL to the original amount of $3,500.00  WE ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE!!  Without raising the rest of the funds, rather than life saving surgery on Tuesday, he will have to be euthanized.  Please don't let him die.  Any of this can be confirmed!  His surgery is scheduled for Tuesday at Tufts's Animal Hospital in Walpole.  My name is Bob Donovan and my kitty is Tweek.  Contact them if you need to confirm.

"Tweek"
is a 7 1/2 year old very friendly and affectionate companion cat for me, a 59 year old man with a mental disability.    Tweek has gotten me through some VERY serious and dark times.  He's like a Service Animal as he knows whn my depression or anxiety kicks in and he gets all affectionate, sits in my lap prring real loud or sleeping with me by my head at night.  At night, durring a "dark time" for me, not only does he sleep by me, but he retracts his claws and gently taps his paw on my face or shoulder to check if I'm OK.  I know..., I couldn't believe it myself, but it's true and he is amazing!  

Now, with my 92 year old Mom going into a nursing home with dementia, Tweek is all I have left with me and he is my rock!  I CAN'T LOSE HIM!

Unfortunately,
although very healthy in every other way, Tweek has severe Megacolon which causes very severe constipation and puts his life at risk.  They have to remove the damaged portion of his colon for him to life a happy, healthy and normal life.  Possible side effects can be loose stool for a while and he may go to the litter box more often.

5 years ago, because I developed abscessed diverticulitis, I had the same surgery myself.  Part of my colon was removed.  So, Like Daddy, Like Kitty!  No one euthanized me for having the same or similar operation.  PLEASE HELP ME SAVE HIM! 

LATEST UPDATE FOR TWEEK THE CAT'S SURGERY:


After getting quotes of $5,000 or more from New England Animal Hospitals, I was prepared to drive to New Jersey to have the surgery done for 1/2 that!  But someone told me about Tufts University Emergency Animal Hospital and Surgical Center in Walpole, MA only about 1 hr away.  They said they would perform the surgery for the same price as the place in New Jersey, $2,500 to $3,000.  So, I decided to use Tufts!

Sadly, when I called to make the appointment, they were very nice, but the soonest they could get me in for a consultation and then to schedule a surgery is June 5th!!  I don't think Tweek will live that long!!  I was right!  That night and into the next day Tweek started taking a turn for the worst being totally backed up and very uncomfortable.

At that point, I had to bring him to Tufts Emergency Room to have him looked at and see if I could get the surgery right away.  t their emergency room he was there for 8 1/2 hrs.  They were able to get a little out of him but told me he is very backed up and dangerous.  So, the Dr talked to a surgeon and they were booked out for weeks!   However, the surgeon was able to move things in her schedule t get Tweek in ASAP!  So, they cleaned him out, hopefully, enough to get him through 2 more days.  At that point I have to drop him there at 7 AM on Tuesday for the surgery.


HOW CLOSE ARE WE?:

With the added emergency room costs added in, we are still about $500 to $750 short.  So, when Tuesday comes, I'll either be bringing my best friend in to have surgery (because we raised the rest of the money), or I'll be bringing him in to be euthanized!  I don't want to bring him there to die!  I need him in my life!

So Please, if you can see it in your heart, we've come this far and are so close to saving Tweek we can't let him die now!  PLEASE, Donate What You Can!  Any Amount Helps and Ads Up!

Thank You!

Bob Donovan

Tweek's Dad!

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