A lot of you who follow my Facebook page and read my personal/behind the scenes post know that I have a wonderful, handsome little kitty named Sagan. He's often nearby while I'm working and is my resident box inspector...
...quality tester...
...printer warmer...
... and giveaway-winner-picker.
Recently he's been having some urinary issues that's been making him feel very under the weather. They got better for a couple weeks but yesterday they got much, much worse. He wasn't going potty normally at all and when he could go there was blood in it. He didn't finish his breakfast yesterday (and what he did eat came back up--in the litter box, too, how good of a boy do I have??), he refused dinner, and he vomited pure water and bile 4 times in 2 hours late last night.
Of course, at this point I'm terrified. It's 2AM and my kitty is just the unhappiest thing you've ever seen, I'm tired and hungry and trying to keep myself together and failing miserably at it. My best friend/girlfriend suggests she come over to check on Sagan and to console me and of course I don't turn her down. We decide that while he's obviously not doing well, he should be fine for just a few more hours until we can get him to a nearby vet. I eventually am able to get to sleep.
This afternoon I was at the vet the moment their walk-in hours began and they were able to call me in fairly quickly. The doctor looked him over and diagnosed him with urinary crystals and major bladder blockage. For those of you who don't know, in boy cats urinary crystals and blockage can be fatal within just a few days. She said that the best course of action would to be to keep him with them for a night or two, anesthetize him, insert a catheter, and help him drain his bladder and clear out the crystals.
However, it's going to cost $600 to $800 (depending on how long he needs to stay). I'm still paying off the $2000 from my own ER visit back in April, but there's no way I can risk losing my baby if it's at all avoidable. So now I'm back at home, without a kitty to hold and calm me, and worrying to death about if the treatment will work and if I'll be able to pay off my credit card at some point this decade.
I know that many of you have kitties of your own and some of you have even lost kitties to the same troubles Sagan is having. It's very difficult for me to swallow my pride and ask for help but it's unavoidable at this point; I can't do this on my own, even with the income Lucky 13 brings in.
If anyone is interested in donating towards Sagan's vet fees I have started a GoFundMe campaign which will track donations. You can also click Sagan's photo below to contribute.
I will be sending out thank you cards from Sagan and myself for anyone who donates $5 or more ($6 or more for non-US) and leaves their mailing info for me. If you prefer to donate via PayPal my email is Jessica S Owen {at} gmail {dot} com (remove the curly brackets and replace them with the correct symbols). You can send it via Friends/Family if you like or as just a normal payment, up to you. Make sure you include your address if you want a thank you card!
I have the most amazing fans in the world and I'm grateful to anyone who donates or shares this post with anyone. I love you all!
Recently he's been having some urinary issues that's been making him feel very under the weather. They got better for a couple weeks but yesterday they got much, much worse. He wasn't going potty normally at all and when he could go there was blood in it. He didn't finish his breakfast yesterday (and what he did eat came back up--in the litter box, too, how good of a boy do I have??), he refused dinner, and he vomited pure water and bile 4 times in 2 hours late last night.
Of course, at this point I'm terrified. It's 2AM and my kitty is just the unhappiest thing you've ever seen, I'm tired and hungry and trying to keep myself together and failing miserably at it. My best friend/girlfriend suggests she come over to check on Sagan and to console me and of course I don't turn her down. We decide that while he's obviously not doing well, he should be fine for just a few more hours until we can get him to a nearby vet. I eventually am able to get to sleep.
This afternoon I was at the vet the moment their walk-in hours began and they were able to call me in fairly quickly. The doctor looked him over and diagnosed him with urinary crystals and major bladder blockage. For those of you who don't know, in boy cats urinary crystals and blockage can be fatal within just a few days. She said that the best course of action would to be to keep him with them for a night or two, anesthetize him, insert a catheter, and help him drain his bladder and clear out the crystals.
However, it's going to cost $600 to $800 (depending on how long he needs to stay). I'm still paying off the $2000 from my own ER visit back in April, but there's no way I can risk losing my baby if it's at all avoidable. So now I'm back at home, without a kitty to hold and calm me, and worrying to death about if the treatment will work and if I'll be able to pay off my credit card at some point this decade.
I know that many of you have kitties of your own and some of you have even lost kitties to the same troubles Sagan is having. It's very difficult for me to swallow my pride and ask for help but it's unavoidable at this point; I can't do this on my own, even with the income Lucky 13 brings in.
If anyone is interested in donating towards Sagan's vet fees I have started a GoFundMe campaign which will track donations. You can also click Sagan's photo below to contribute.
I will be sending out thank you cards from Sagan and myself for anyone who donates $5 or more ($6 or more for non-US) and leaves their mailing info for me. If you prefer to donate via PayPal my email is Jessica S Owen {at} gmail {dot} com (remove the curly brackets and replace them with the correct symbols). You can send it via Friends/Family if you like or as just a normal payment, up to you. Make sure you include your address if you want a thank you card!
I have the most amazing fans in the world and I'm grateful to anyone who donates or shares this post with anyone. I love you all!
