Update on Oscar: We were so lucky to get the kindest exotics doctor at UCD and her name is…wait for it… Dr. Hawkins!!! *If you don’t know who our other beloved Dr. Hawkins is, go check out the Cromwell saga! UC Davis is full at the moment but they are going to intake him now to provide ongoing pain relief and get a CT scan scheduled so they can see if there are more stones the X-ray missed. The visible stone is so large, he may need surgery to remove it and he will probably need to be hospitalized for several days and have a feeding tube placed, possibly for weeks until his system recovers. As you know, this has been an over-the-top year as far as vet bills go, but we are committed to providing the very best care to each of our residents. Sometimes this means our employee goes back to volunteer status for a month or more so we can pay for veterinary care, sometimes it means we sacrifice time or our personal lives. But it is ALWAYS worth it. ALWAYS. Thank you for supporting our work to end speciesism, to protect the vulnerable, and to love one another well. We hope you will donate toward Oscar’s surgery and help give him the long life (100+ years) he deserves. 🐢♥️ *His medical bill from Saturday evening was over $500 and today’s estimate for hospitalization and surgery is approximately $3200. Huge thanks to those of you who already donated toward the total on our previous posts about him! All donations marched today up to $4000! #grateful #drhawkins #loveoneanother (at Davis, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CljfL4iyRAF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=