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So, arpad and I went out to the woods (really beautiful area) to go camping today, only to set up our tent and everything and then happen upon a little black cat curled up at the base of a tree.
We thought he would run away, but instead he walked over to us after a bit and let me pick him up, so of course we couldn't leave him there.
We're going to check in with the shelter and the vet and everything tomorrow, but arpad thinks he might have been dumped. He's really emaciated and not neutered. We're going to take him to the vet ASAP, but as it's a bit of a surprise for us (and it's not like we can't NOT take him, agh, he's a total sweety-puss) we're a little concerned about money.
We can afford to bring him in but it might make other life expenses a bit difficult, especially as we need to have him neutered and, god forbid, if there is anything wrong with him that he needs to be treated for.
I'm a bit packed on commissions right now, so unfortunately I can't offer any sort of quick turn around commissions right now to try to fund this. If the bill is very high arpad will probably be opening up for some shortly. As tacky as it is to ask, if anyone felt inclined to help contribute anything toward his bills I would appreciate it. I just want to make sure he's okay and that he has the best care we can get him as soon as possible.
We're calling him "Hawthorne" for now, and that should be his name provided we don't locate his previous owner.
We thought he would run away, but instead he walked over to us after a bit and let me pick him up, so of course we couldn't leave him there.
We're going to check in with the shelter and the vet and everything tomorrow, but arpad thinks he might have been dumped. He's really emaciated and not neutered. We're going to take him to the vet ASAP, but as it's a bit of a surprise for us (and it's not like we can't NOT take him, agh, he's a total sweety-puss) we're a little concerned about money.
We can afford to bring him in but it might make other life expenses a bit difficult, especially as we need to have him neutered and, god forbid, if there is anything wrong with him that he needs to be treated for.
I'm a bit packed on commissions right now, so unfortunately I can't offer any sort of quick turn around commissions right now to try to fund this. If the bill is very high arpad will probably be opening up for some shortly. As tacky as it is to ask, if anyone felt inclined to help contribute anything toward his bills I would appreciate it. I just want to make sure he's okay and that he has the best care we can get him as soon as possible.
We're calling him "Hawthorne" for now, and that should be his name provided we don't locate his previous owner.
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What a handsome guy he is! I love the splash of white here and there.
Why not check with the local shelter or vet about neuter deals. I don't think we spent over $55 for any of our four guys to get fixed. *I'm excluding the two girls* One local vet even had a spay/neuter month event, so we got our one guy done for free. (sheer luck on timing with finding him and what not) I do hope you can keep him and no one says he is theirs. From what you said though, probably got dumped.
Why not check with the local shelter or vet about neuter deals. I don't think we spent over $55 for any of our four guys to get fixed. *I'm excluding the two girls* One local vet even had a spay/neuter month event, so we got our one guy done for free. (sheer luck on timing with finding him and what not) I do hope you can keep him and no one says he is theirs. From what you said though, probably got dumped.
Sending some to you guys. :) Thank you for picking him up, so many people would not have. I'm sure the poor guy was a dumped guy, man... drives me nuts how many people dump cats and think "They'll fend for themselves." Rrrr.
Hawthorne is a great name. I think he's a pretty young guy. Glad you rescued him. :) <3
Hawthorne is a great name. I think he's a pretty young guy. Glad you rescued him. :) <3
Ohhhh god. I don't even know what to say. Thank you so much. We really REALLY appreciate it. We're just glad serendipity worked the way it did and we happened upon him, somehow, throughout the whole wide woods. c: We're so excited to give him the best life we possibly can. It's a privilege really, haha, we're so excited to have him.
Gahh. Thanks again.
Gahh. Thanks again.
No, thank you.
Cat person to another -- it's the least I can do. :) Makes me happy to see him out of the rain, with food, and a safe place to sleep. You two are good people, and I can't take them all in (as much as I totally would) but I sure can help out this way for you guys.
Cat person to another -- it's the least I can do. :) Makes me happy to see him out of the rain, with food, and a safe place to sleep. You two are good people, and I can't take them all in (as much as I totally would) but I sure can help out this way for you guys.
Since we found him, I keep thinking about how there are probably so many other cats somewhere lost in the woods, in the same condition or worse. :( I'm so glad we are able to give him a home.
It's even been exciting just to see him slowly grow more comfortable since we brought him home this afternoon. He was just laying in the windowsill for a while, but he's taken up exploring now. I can't wait to see what sort of cat he'll be when he gets completely comfortable.
It's even been exciting just to see him slowly grow more comfortable since we brought him home this afternoon. He was just laying in the windowsill for a while, but he's taken up exploring now. I can't wait to see what sort of cat he'll be when he gets completely comfortable.
Thank you thank you thank you. <3
I will definitely keep everyone updated. It's really hard actually not to just spam everyone with pictures of every cute thing he does every 5 minutes or so. I'll probably post a report as soon as we get back from the vet to let everyone know what's going on.
I will definitely keep everyone updated. It's really hard actually not to just spam everyone with pictures of every cute thing he does every 5 minutes or so. I'll probably post a report as soon as we get back from the vet to let everyone know what's going on.
I totally agree with the rescue kitty sentiment going on. I have a tripod tuxedo who is one of the most lovey boys you could find.
I would suggest to check with the vet and shelter; some areas have free or discount clinics for that sort of thing. Thankfully the gents are easier and cheaper to fix than the ladies.
I would suggest to check with the vet and shelter; some areas have free or discount clinics for that sort of thing. Thankfully the gents are easier and cheaper to fix than the ladies.
look dude I work in animal rescue, have been for years, and it's a really great thing to take stray animals in. But if you don't have the money or resources to care for him, then you should have just left him int he woods. It's a bit much to ask for donations for a stray cat on FA. I mean, you can't save every animal you see on the street, that's just how it is. I've taken in lots of stray dogs and cats and never did I ask anyone for donations. I paid for vaccinations, food and supplies, and everything else. And no, I'm not well-off, but I owned up to my choices in intervening in their lives and finished what I started.
I suggest you look into local cat rescues and try to get help from them if you can't afford things yourself. Having connections in rescue is a must to someone who takes in strays. Also most cities have a low-cost spay-neuter program for low income households. Since you can't afford a 100-200 surgery for the animal you took responsibility for, I'm going to assume you fall in that category.
I suggest you look into local cat rescues and try to get help from them if you can't afford things yourself. Having connections in rescue is a must to someone who takes in strays. Also most cities have a low-cost spay-neuter program for low income households. Since you can't afford a 100-200 surgery for the animal you took responsibility for, I'm going to assume you fall in that category.
If you had read over my post carefully you would have noticed that I said that we could, in fact, afford to pay for his vet bills and were happy to, but that we would appreciate help if people were willing to do so so that it was easier to manage on short notice. Generally speaking we are more than able to care for our animals, provide them with regular vet care, high quality food and anything else they might need.
Please don't come into my submission and make cocky, inflammatory comments about a situation that you are not fully or even marginally informed about.
Please don't come into my submission and make cocky, inflammatory comments about a situation that you are not fully or even marginally informed about.
Also, I mentioned that I would accent/appreciate donations for him once. On one submission, after stating that we could afford it. I didn't bully or pity party anyone into giving me money, I never have and never will or would.
And for the record we do not live in a city, and did in fact check in to see if there were any low-cost spay and neuter programs in our area and there are not.
And for the record we do not live in a city, and did in fact check in to see if there were any low-cost spay and neuter programs in our area and there are not.
Okay! Well, as per your suggestion, I shall drive him two hours to the closest low-cost spay neuter option and spend tax money that is not my own instead to get him neutered, potentially removing that option for another individual, one who does not have a resource of people that wish, of their own accord, to assist with high cost medical procedures for unexpected pets.
The fact is this: we can afford it, we would have been fine if people had not helped with his medical bills, but it is appreciated because these things are not cheap. They are especially not cheap when you do not already have money put away for an extra pet that you have found suddenly in the woods one day, which means that those expenses come from money that is potentially emergency money should anything else go wrong with any of your other pets. Being in that position until you can put away the extra dough as you normally do is not a fun position to be in, just as it would be should we have had to spend that money on a true emergency for one of our prior pets.
I honestly cannot fathom why that is greedy. Would it be less greedy to you if we paid for his medical procedures and then dumped him at a shelter or put him back in the woods? Our main concern is making sure he is healthy and not contributing to population issues. Is it greedy simply because we'll be enjoying his company after we send him to the vet?
And re: the commissions my boyfriend took to help pay for the litter of twenty hamsters we were surprised with and did not want to dump at a pet store that would mistreat them? They were commissions. They were, in fact, cheaper than what he normally charges for commissions of that type and style. Art being something both of us do for our normal income. They were not pandering for donations, they were art offered in exchange for money, with a hamster theme.
The fact is this: we can afford it, we would have been fine if people had not helped with his medical bills, but it is appreciated because these things are not cheap. They are especially not cheap when you do not already have money put away for an extra pet that you have found suddenly in the woods one day, which means that those expenses come from money that is potentially emergency money should anything else go wrong with any of your other pets. Being in that position until you can put away the extra dough as you normally do is not a fun position to be in, just as it would be should we have had to spend that money on a true emergency for one of our prior pets.
I honestly cannot fathom why that is greedy. Would it be less greedy to you if we paid for his medical procedures and then dumped him at a shelter or put him back in the woods? Our main concern is making sure he is healthy and not contributing to population issues. Is it greedy simply because we'll be enjoying his company after we send him to the vet?
And re: the commissions my boyfriend took to help pay for the litter of twenty hamsters we were surprised with and did not want to dump at a pet store that would mistreat them? They were commissions. They were, in fact, cheaper than what he normally charges for commissions of that type and style. Art being something both of us do for our normal income. They were not pandering for donations, they were art offered in exchange for money, with a hamster theme.
Oh and you won't have to worry about me commenting anymore cause I'm not watching. As much as I think your artwork is awesome and cute I don't think I can deal with another "look at this cute animal, plz help need monies" one more time.
To be honest, to had me with the hamsters or gerbils or whatever they were.
To be honest, to had me with the hamsters or gerbils or whatever they were.
Why is this such a big deal to you? Weweren't saying 'look at these animals that will die without your assistance' thus threatening them essentially. People ask for help all the time. You were suggesting that we go to a facility and ask for help from them, so why is it any different to ask for help here? NOT that we even asked very obnoxiously/belligerently (this submission is literally the only mention of donations, right along with 'if you wait a bit we'll probably open up for commissions to cover it' -people TOOK THE INITIATIVE to send us donations).
I really want to know why you have this hangup. Honestly every time I take a commission it's with a specific cost in mind, so does that make it morally reprehensible (as with the Hampshire costs)?
But whatever. Do what you want obviously, it's just confusing.
I really want to know why you have this hangup. Honestly every time I take a commission it's with a specific cost in mind, so does that make it morally reprehensible (as with the Hampshire costs)?
But whatever. Do what you want obviously, it's just confusing.
I mean I'm just confused as to why you ask for help from people for something like this. To me, it's just a little too much. Like if I took in a stray, I would never ask anyone for money to help support him, especially not strangers on FA. I guess everyone works differently, but it's kind of imposing. It's like seeing beggars on the street who, at the end of the day, go home to a warm house and bed with food in the cabinets. It's just not right in my opinion. You shouldn't ask for help unless you truly need it.
We are not rich, it does put us in a difficult position for a while to drop a few hundred dollars without having anticipated those costs (though we both work and both have an income so unless something went terribly wrong that lost money would be replenished after a bit) but we could afford it in the technical sense of the word.
I don't see what is difficult to understand about this position. Unless you're rich or have many years of savings, spending a few hundred dollars or more outside of your usual budgeted living costs puts pressure on anyone. We are and were willing and prepared to put a strain on ourselves for the time being to do right by this cat or we would have brought him to a shelter, but I'm grateful that that strain has been lessened by the people that were kind enough, of their own accord, to contribute some money to his medical costs.
I don't see what is difficult to understand about this position. Unless you're rich or have many years of savings, spending a few hundred dollars or more outside of your usual budgeted living costs puts pressure on anyone. We are and were willing and prepared to put a strain on ourselves for the time being to do right by this cat or we would have brought him to a shelter, but I'm grateful that that strain has been lessened by the people that were kind enough, of their own accord, to contribute some money to his medical costs.
could afford it* = we have the money in the bank, when we walk into the vet office tomorrow we would have been able to pay the bill without any of the money people here were kind enough to send us and still be able to pay the rest of our financial obligations, but we probably would have wound up eating ramen for a while. :V
Did you... not read anything I wrote? I'm seriously confused.
We were willing to spend the money. We anticipated spending the money, and were prepared to live on a little less for a while if we had to. I honestly didn't even expect anyone to send anything, because I mentioned it once in one submission and even made it clear that we had the immediate resources to pay for it.
We were willing to spend the money. We anticipated spending the money, and were prepared to live on a little less for a while if we had to. I honestly didn't even expect anyone to send anything, because I mentioned it once in one submission and even made it clear that we had the immediate resources to pay for it.
... Because the submission was pretty much intended, along with the several other photos of him that I posted, to just show off this super cool cat that we happened to find in the woods. The submission was not submitted simply to ask for money. It was literally like three sentences out of a dozen on one submission where I even mentioned that we would appreciate help with the bills if people felt inclined to.
And judging from the several years I have been a part of this site, it is not simply an art gallery but also serves pretty effectively as a community site, where I have met several people, created friendships, learned about their lives and read and contributed to requests for assistance advertised five million times more heavily than my three sentences in a single submission of a picture of a cat. If this were not one of the intentions of FA, then I doubt there would be something like a journal feature, or a yearly con, or a forum, or be defined as an art "community" in their very own information portal.
And judging from the several years I have been a part of this site, it is not simply an art gallery but also serves pretty effectively as a community site, where I have met several people, created friendships, learned about their lives and read and contributed to requests for assistance advertised five million times more heavily than my three sentences in a single submission of a picture of a cat. If this were not one of the intentions of FA, then I doubt there would be something like a journal feature, or a yearly con, or a forum, or be defined as an art "community" in their very own information portal.
I guess what gets me about your comments is this 'especially not strangers on FA'. I don't personally have any friends or family members I could turn to in a bind. I just don't. And I feel much better about asking for help from a community that I'm involved in than from a shelter, where I have no ties (especially because the nearest shelter is an hour from where we live, outside of our taxing. . .areaorwhatevertherightwordis). I feel like taking money from a shelter would be outright wrong to do when we could potentially get help elsewhere, from people who are willing to donate directly.
I mean, I might be deluding myself, but the furries and online art sites are the closest thing I have to a community. I've helped out with other people's donation/fundraising-things in the past, and will again in the future.
I mean, I might be deluding myself, but the furries and online art sites are the closest thing I have to a community. I've helped out with other people's donation/fundraising-things in the past, and will again in the future.
that's like saying, "hey college friends, I can't afford my groceries so can you help me with grocery money? I feel better asking you guys because you're so kind, instead of turning to a program funded by the government that is meant to help people in need with their groceries by offering them food stamps."
So essentially what you're saying is that you would rather burden other working individuals than to ask for help from a program that is already taking our tax money, that is designed to help you in this specific situation.
So essentially what you're saying is that you would rather burden other working individuals than to ask for help from a program that is already taking our tax money, that is designed to help you in this specific situation.
It's not like just because that program exists to help people with groceries, that they have infinite grocery money to give out. In this hypothetical situation, I do think that it would be completely fine to ask for help with grocery money from people that were willing to give to you of their own free will because in this hypothetical situation we are not using mind control to force people to give us their money.
THIS WAY, that program has the funds they would have given us... to give to someone else. That does not have money. Or friends. Or family. Or a community of helpful people. Or mind control capabilities.
In this situation, we did not use mind control powers, and the people that helped contribute to his vet bills did so of their own volition. We did not force or guilt or pressure anyone into helping. I guess you could contact them separately if you wanted and make sure I did not use hypnotism to get them to donate if you don't believe me. As far as I know they helped us for the same reason that we have helped people in the past when we have been able to -- because they saw a situation that would put their money to use that they thought was legitimate and wanted to help make the costs easier on us because they were taken on unexpectedly.
THIS WAY, that program has the funds they would have given us... to give to someone else. That does not have money. Or friends. Or family. Or a community of helpful people. Or mind control capabilities.
In this situation, we did not use mind control powers, and the people that helped contribute to his vet bills did so of their own volition. We did not force or guilt or pressure anyone into helping. I guess you could contact them separately if you wanted and make sure I did not use hypnotism to get them to donate if you don't believe me. As far as I know they helped us for the same reason that we have helped people in the past when we have been able to -- because they saw a situation that would put their money to use that they thought was legitimate and wanted to help make the costs easier on us because they were taken on unexpectedly.
Cause it's simple, fast, and easy to get on the SNAP program. My roommate and I have been trying for TWO MONTHS. Guess what, we occasionally have to ask for help with food. Shit happens. People are kind sometimes and give money. Sometimes doodles are given. I would not be surprised if anyone happened to give money OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF THEIR HEART, Wombles would compensate them in some way.
Seriously, stop. No one is forcing anyone to donate money. If you don't want to do it, then guess what, DON'T DO IT. LE GASP! What kind of concept is that!?
Seriously, stop. No one is forcing anyone to donate money. If you don't want to do it, then guess what, DON'T DO IT. LE GASP! What kind of concept is that!?
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