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10 years ago
It isn't often I have to fall on a sword and beg for assistance. When I do, you can bet it's because someone in my life is hurt. Last night, Majin had to be taken to the ER. He fell awkwardly and didn't land right. He hit the ground hard. The vet x rayed him and found a fracture of the ulna at the elbow.
This comes at an awkward time... we weren't planning on opening commissions. We've an oppurtunity this month to get a major jump on our back log. We figuratively could see the finish line on single commissions and wanted to take the time to finish up all the Tournament of Champions this month as well as 2 Comic before the summer.
Alas that doesn't seem like it's meant to be now.
So we need to raise money for his surgery. The vet says they need to put a pin and a wire in his elbow. This is him high as a kite on pain killers on the couch. They didn't wrap up his elbow or nothing at the animal ER but today we need to find a vet who can perform the surgery. We've a general idea of what iit will cost between 800 and 1200. We already paid 277 for the diagnoses and x-rays and stuff.
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We are opening up everything with the exception of vector co-ops and flat cel shades. We need to try to stay on top of everything. But any help, any at all would be appreciated.
This comes at an awkward time... we weren't planning on opening commissions. We've an oppurtunity this month to get a major jump on our back log. We figuratively could see the finish line on single commissions and wanted to take the time to finish up all the Tournament of Champions this month as well as 2 Comic before the summer.
Alas that doesn't seem like it's meant to be now.
So we need to raise money for his surgery. The vet says they need to put a pin and a wire in his elbow. This is him high as a kite on pain killers on the couch. They didn't wrap up his elbow or nothing at the animal ER but today we need to find a vet who can perform the surgery. We've a general idea of what iit will cost between 800 and 1200. We already paid 277 for the diagnoses and x-rays and stuff.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jzqld80mt....._0081.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f08wdjce.....GE002.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rtqlw1nbz.....GE004.jpg?dl=0
We are opening up everything with the exception of vector co-ops and flat cel shades. We need to try to stay on top of everything. But any help, any at all would be appreciated.
I've had 3 cats in my life. The first passed away from old age, the next 2 had to be adopted after we moved, and the thought of something like that happening to one of them just sends shivers down my spine...
About 5 or so years ago one of our three cats broke his back leg in the middle of the night. My wife rushed him to the animal ER while I stayed at home with our 3yr old daughter. She came home with a story almost exactly the same as what you were told(the cat has to have surgery for $1200-$1500 or he will have a severe limp and discomfort for the rest of his life). They had been pressing her to make a decision right then so they could perform the procedure. We didn't have the money for that on hand (and wouldn't be able to even get it that week). So I insisted we make a vet appointment with our vet the next day. After our cat was examined by our vet, we were advised that surgery was certainly one possible option (though the price we were quoted had been only for the surgery and not additional costs like anesthesia, so the total would be closer to $1500 to $3000 depending on who would have done the surgery). The option we ended up going with wasn't as fast or simple (for us, pretty sure the surgery would be simpler for the cat), but worked out just fine. Our cat had his leg put in a splint with inexpensive vet visits to check the "cast" and to rewrap/splint if needed (which our cat managed to need with an unusual frequency of every 1-2 weeks, even when having him wear a cone of shame to prevent him from chewing it. Today he is fine (he has the slightest limp to the leg for some motions, but if you don't know to look for it you'd never notice). Kodiak (the cat that broke his leg) was at least 8yrs old when this happened, in case age might be a factor for you (older is obviously less likely to heal well without surgery). Just wanted to share what we learned about animal ERs with that experience (that they sometimes are more profit motivated than altruistic).
Also, in the event surgery is still needed or chosen take a look online for potential additional assistance (there are grants, funds, organizations, and loans that all assist with this sort of issue that may be able to help). I'll send a note with some links after I do a little digging for some decent starting sites.
You know what to do.