❤️🩹 Help Needed for Vet Bills ❤️🩹
My elderly cat Rory is very sick with FVR, which is basically a terrible flu that can lay dormant in a cat’s system until it randomly flairs up. It started around Christmas time, and I’ve tried every possible avenue to get my sick cat to the vet for antibiotics, antivirals and other medications. He’s 14 years old and has become very weak, he’s no longer eating—I’ve been syringe feeding him—he’s lost about 35% of his body weight already, he’s extremely ill and I’m in desperate need of help.
I’ve attempted to get personal loans, PetCard finances and find vets with payment plays or deferred payment options. Instead I’ve literally had vets shout at me and hang up, I have no idea how veterinarians can so cruel, it makes no sense.
I’ve been told I’m too poor to meet the threshold for any type of financial help to pay for my cat’s treatment, yeah, that’s right, I’m too poor for programs made to help the poor. Apparently you need to make at least 21k a year, that’s considered poor. Unfortunately I make far below that which is considered impoverished, therefore they don’t think I’m able to pay back any money lended to me.
So now I’m coming to the last place I know, the internet. I don’t want to start up a GoFundMe because they take a large percentage of the funds raised and at this point, I need every penny for my poor old guy. I don’t know how many hundreds of dollars this will cost, even just to get in the door of a local vet’s office will cost hundreds.
I have a Ko-Fi set up for tips/donations
My sick old man Rory thanks everyone for any and every bit of help, he hopes to be able to feel better again soon 🐈⬛🤍🩶🖤
Note: he is extremely ill in this picture as you can see; he has conjunctivitis in his left eye, nasal congestion, mouth ulcers and swelling which is what is leading to his anorexia. His hip bones, spine and the top of his skull can be seen and felt, whereas as recently as a few weeks ago he was a sweet cubby old man. He’s dealing with extreme lethargy and confusion, he can drink bits of water on his own but I’ve been syringe feeding him kitten milk, because of its high vitamin and mineral content it can be used a meal supplement for adult cats. I’m hoping he won’t need an NG tube for feeding, because that will be even more expensive.
