creeptwin

I am a full-time pet sitter, which means I drive all over my city every day. Unfortunately, the transmission in my car is having issues and is currently undrivable. I am raising funds to cover repairs and the cost of the rental car I've been using since Friday June 26th. WHY WE NEED SUPPORT As I mentioned, I'm a full time pet sitter. This includes clients who are currently gone for multiple months and whose pets rely on my daily care. Without my vehicle I would have to not only give up all of my income from all clients, but would also have to force out of state owners to find a new full-time pet sitter without being able to meet them, go over details, or make sure they are a good fit for the pet/owner & that they're comfortable with this person being in their home. My co-income earner and I share this vehicle. We are low-income and likely would not qualify for a new-used vehicle for monthly payments or in full. We don't have any savings as low income people, and neither of us can afford to not work. While I do have a dealership credit card for car repairs, it only has $1300/$3100 (55%) on it until it is fully maxed out which would destroy the remaining good credit I *do* have, and would go over the limit with interest included. The card also can't be used to help cover the rental car costs that have had to go on my credit card. WHAT THE COSTS ARE So far the rental car has cost a $460 with a $300 deposit on top of that, which covers through Monday July 6th right now. I am dropping our car off at the mechanic Monday morning for the evaluation, but repairs won't start immediately obviously, so I will need the rental for at least one or two more days, but there is really no telling. It's about $40 a day, so minus the deposit the total for the car is going to be roughly $500 or so. I believe/hope that the issue is just the Transmission Control Module and not the transmission itself. Speaking with the shop last week, they gave me a rough pre-estimate of $1,300 for a new TCM and installation. *IF* it's just the TCM. The inspection is $169 by itself but I don't know yet if that will be rolled into the repair costs. (I will update the costs as things progress, and will upload proof of expenses once I have them in print) With the above we are likely going to be right around the $2000 mark (~$500+ rental, $169 inspection, $1300+ repair) I know I've had to do some recent fundraising for emergency veterinary things so I really hate having to do this again, but I simply have no other choice. This car is just as much of an emergency because my entire life depends on being able to work and repairs are my only option. Without the car, both my co-income earner and I will end up jobless, bankrupt, and homeless, and I'll have to get rid of the cats who are my entire world. It will crush me, and put all of my long-term clients in the worst position possible. Please help us out if you can, in any way possible. I appreciate you all more than I can say.

Rotini (aka Tini) is one of my incredibly beloved kitties, part of a litter I've raised from their birth, collectively called The Noodles. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF URGENT VETERINARY CARE that I'm unable to afford because I NEED HELP TO STAY AFLOAT financially while I look for new work. Yes, this is a two-issue fundraiser, but these things go hand in hand. I can't care for her or my cats when I can't pay my bills, and she is getting so much worse. I'm honestly terrified of the entire situation. Right now, I'm looking at a minimum of $3000 to get her vet expenses covered and get me through at least 1-2 weeks of February. I have everything broken down to the best of my abilities below. Any and all help is appreciated and I can't thank you enough for your help. ~~~ ABOUT ROTINI & HER IMMEDIATE MEDICAL NEEDS Rotini started having strange obstructed-breathing attacks around October that initially sounded like difficulty with hairballs. However, she never produced hairballs, continued to get worse, and these attacks were happening at all times of the day and night - so I got her to the vet as soon as I could. The vet did an endoscopy and took x-rays, finding no obstructions, but did see inflammation in her lungs. He determined it to be asthma and put her on a liquid steroid in November, which didn't help at all, and she kept getting worse. I brought her in to urgent care in December, telling the doctor that this line of care isn't working and she's getting worse. A second set of x-rays showed nothing different, and he prescribed a $270 inhaler that I couldn't put on Care Credit. It's been nearly a month on the first of two steroid inhalers with no improvement, and continued worsening of the attacks. I wake up in the middle of the night hearing her struggling to breathe/coughing/wheezing and I am getting so scared she's just going to suffocate to death at this point. The vet seems completely aloof to her condition, and told me to just go to the second lower steroid inhaler and add a rescue inhaler to the treatment, but I do NOT believe this is asthma, and I am seeking a second opinion. I fear she has heartworms which causes Feline Heartworm-Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD) , which can be fatal very quickly, and I am going to ask my vet to test her for this. I am also considering an ultrasound to check for a bezoar since she is obsessive/compulsive with eating hair and any other fibers she can find. IMMEDIATELY NEEDED EXPENSES Since you can't stop steroids immediately, I need $180 for the second steroid inhaler, and whatever the rescue inhaler might cost* just in case it helps. A vet visit is $65 plus whatever the heartworm test will cost*. Potentially, also an ultrasound. If the vet she's been seeing doesn't agree to the testing and/or refuses to seek a different diagnosis, I will seek a second veterinarian's opinion, so whatever it will cost to see someone new, and whatever costs come with a new treatment plan.* (*I will be actively updating costs when I know what they are. I have already spent $1500 between Care Credit and donations and cannot afford to put much more on CC without maxing it out and having nothing for any other emergencies.) ~~ MY SITUATION & IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL NEEDS I work as a pet sitter and the post-holiday months are always a challenge when work drops off, but this month my work has dropped to basically nothing. The other income in my household is only half of our monthly needs and I only have one weekend job booked in February so far. The majority of our bills happen in the first week of the month, the largest being rent, phone service, utilities, and the Care Credit bill (from the vet). On average, the first 7-10 days of the month costs us roughly $1500, my "half" of which we do not have going into the month ahead, and I only have ONE $150 job the second weekend in February. I am in immediate need of at least $750 to cover these expenses, not including any extra for needed groceries, gas, cat food/litter etc. And I can NOT help Rotini or any of my cats if I can't pay my bills. And that's not including the rest of the bills if I can't get more work this month. I'm actively seeking a new job with the continued help of my therapist to help me through the process and help keep me accountable. And I'm absolutely open to any other assistance or suggestions to help get me back on my feet. ~~ Again, thank you for any and all help. It means everything for her health and our security.