Shy Guy Aguilar, Kitty with diaphragmatic hernia

"FUND UPDATE FOR SHY GUY: $1675 in donations!!!

Thank you wonderful angel donors, each one of you.

Shy's case is very urgent. We have $1139 left to raise to meet the low end of the estimate."

Shy's meowmie was baking like crazy for a bake sale today, and we sure are hoping it went well. IMOM even did up a page she could print off and put on display there.

It's hoped that surgery can be booked and started with this much raised, and that payments can be worked out. Another source of funding is being applied for.

However, if someone here still wants to chip in a bit, there is ALWAYS room for one (2,3,4,5) more! :D

UPDATE: Bake sale raised $76.00 so far. Still a day or two more to go.

I've tried http://www.imom.org/donation/online.htm a few times now, using 2 different credit cards and every time I get the following message:

Order not processed

Your order could not be completed for the following reasons:

* 112 Failed AVS check

Please go back and try again.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong? What's an AVS check?

Dawn

I looked up AVS and it stands for "Address Verification Service".

Did the IMOM site ask for your address? (I can't recall if it does).

If it did - then for some reason the address you typed in and the one assigned to your credit cards don't match.

Does that make any sense?

Here's a quote from another site:
"AVS works by comparing the billing address (street address and ZIP Code) information supplied by the Internet shopper against information logged in the credit card issuing bank's database. The AVS code returned corresponds to different degrees of match when the address and ZIP Code information is compared against the database."

Only in the USA apparently...

Maybe Tracy can figure this one out!

It did ask for an address and I'm guessing the fact that it's in Australia is causing problems. I'll have another go and try and fill in the address fields differently.

Hang in there Shy Guy, you WILL get a contribution from Zoe and I!

As long as it matches the address the bank has for your credit card, it should be ok.....I'll dig for a little more info and update!

update: there is a PayPal link on this page....that might be easier? You don't have to have an account to send money. Just make sure you type that it is for Shy Guy Aguilar.

http://www.imom.org/donation/

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Originally Posted by Catty1

Maybe Tracy can figure this one out!

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Not sure who Tracy is, but if you're talking about me (Lisa), I have e-mailed iMOM's treasurer (Juli Beatty, Treasurer IMOM [email protected]) to see if she can provide assistance.

Update from iMOM today.

Wow, we've really made a lot of progress. A week ago Shy only had $175 in his fund and now he has $2050. The top of the mountain is in sight!!

Shea, good job on the bake sale and rebounding from losing your job (sorry about that ). I'm crossing my fingers that the vet office will schedule Shy's surgery based on what's already been raised and let you pay off the remainder in installments. But if not, we have $764 to go.....

I really hope they will do the surgery and allow us to raise the rest after. this poor kitty has been suffering for so long!

Using the PayPal link on the IMOM site worked for me! :)
I think that's probably the best way for anyone outside North America to send money to IMOM.

From Shea, Shy Guy's Mom:

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Greetings again...I just got off of the phone with the vet center and they said they can get Shy in surgery as soon as thursday am may 10th. However they would need at least 60% of the high end of the estimate which they say will be $2300 minimum. Money has become incredibly tight after being laid off. I was already living check to check.

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The vet office also stated that would need to have recieved the $2300 for surgery either before or at the time of drop off. I know you have your proceedures for that and I let them know I'd post giving you the info. If I'm not able to have the minimum they need. I need to let them know no later than Wednesday late afternoon, so they open that slot for another pet. At that point he would be able to be seen on Monday the 14th.

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This is the short version of her post - she is pawning her TV, and recontacting some people thru her IM groups.

I think at last count there was $2,050.00. I have emailed Julie for an update on funding.

I will see if I can get a more recent update - Shy Guy is so close!

It also sounds like the vet is changing the rules... he signed an agreement about payment (not before or at drop off, but invoice IMOM and they send the check). If they change their mind and say they have to have it BY drop off or will give the spot to another animal, that would be really unfair of them!!

IMOM had let Shea know that, and posted it on the forum. They also have a copy of a letter from the vet agreeing to their terms.

*bump*

THings are coming along....

Any more drama?! The things you find out and don't really want to know on that thread!

They have moved the thread to the All Funds Raised section. The owner is now in touch with Juli only. The one vet centre had been in touch with iMOM, and vice versa.

An individual offered to cover Shy Guy's examination on Monday morning, and if all goes well, the vet said he might even have his surgery that afternoon. The vet thinks the amount iMOM has will be just fine.

Needless to say, fingers crossed - but having Shea communicate directly with Juli, and Juli reporting the updates, seems to work a lot better.

Prayers that Shy gets his surgery!