Bri & The Pets, Pet Angel Fund, Read post 95 for More info.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Okay everyone, PLEASE, do not get mad at me for this. But the money is urgently needed. I just discovered Skye has worms, and it's probably already spread to Lily and Gizzie. Probably why Skye has been running around meowing all night. UGH.

And can I just add how horrible I really feel? Because now they're all going to have worms and my mom doesn't get her check till Thursday and even then she probably won't have the money to pay for a vet bill, and I seriously feel like the worst pet owner ever.

[crow_noir]

Are you talking roundworms, the ones that come out in fecal matter?

If so i have an inexpensive home remedy for you until you get the funds to take them in...

FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous Earth. You should be able to get it at any garden type store. make sure it is NOT for pools. (Pool grade is highly toxic. The pet food recall has nothing on how fast pool grade DE will kill a pet.)

Mix a bit of this up in some broth or gravy (NOT WARMED... adding heat to DE can make it toxic!) and possibly some canned cat food of you have some. (<--- This is to make it palatable for them.) 1/4 teaspoon of the powder to about 2 Tablespoons of liquid. = one dose for each kitty. (about 1/4 teaspoon for every 10lbs of body weight.) give this about 12 hours apart for the first day. then give three days after that, then three days after that. (By then you should be able to get them into the vet and have them tested for all sorts of other things. If they aren't put on something else... give this to them again five days after the second third day, and then again after another three days. This schedule is for a known infestation of roundworm. The first part is a just in case.)

And before anyone worries about the safety of this or how effective this is... I've used it on four animals and even used it myself (just to be on the safe side.)

Edit: Forgot to say... a 2lb box/bag around here costs between $3 - $12. I don't understand the huge difference in price, but i wanted to give you an idea of how much to expect to pay. It's not much considering that a 2 lb box lasts a long time and DE is so versatile. (It's highly effect on fire ants!)

Okay everyone, PLEASE, do not get mad at me for this. But the money is urgently needed. I just discovered Skye has worms, and it's probably already spread to Lily and Gizzie. Probably why Skye has been running around meowing all night. UGH.

And can I just add how horrible I really feel? Because now they're all going to have worms and my mom doesn't get her check till Thursday and even then she probably won't have the money to pay for a vet bill, and I seriously feel like the worst pet owner ever.

[Roxyluvsme13]

But really at the moment we don't even have the money to buy that stuff.. my mom doesn't have a steady job again at the moment.. and we're in another rough spot.

[crow_noir]

That bites...

I wish i lived (a LOT) closer. I'd drop some off to you.

The post office isn't too fond of white powders either.

But really at the moment we don't even have the money to buy that stuff.. my mom doesn't have a steady job again at the moment.. and we're in another rough spot.

[Kfamr]

WOW, it's pretty nice that Pet Talk can pay for someone else's pets. Wish someone could give me free handouts when it came to vet bills. I've had incredibly difficult times paying for vet bills in the past but I couldn't imagine asking anyone to pay for something that *I* brought on myself.

I work a low paying job and pay for all of the care and necessities of 4 large dogs, including vet, food, collars, toys, etc.

I understand an emergency (ex:Raven's Cancer) but this is something that every pet owner should be able to pay for - or they should not own animals.

I am glad her pets are getting the care they need now, though.

[shais_mom]

WOW, it's pretty nice that Pet Talk can pay for someone else's pets. Wish someone could give me free handouts when it came to vet bills. I've had incredibly difficult times paying for vet bills in the past but I couldn't imagine asking anyone to pay for something that *I* brought on myself.

I work a low paying job and pay for all of the care and necessities of 4 large dogs, including vet, food, collars, toys, etc.

I understand an emergency (ex:Raven's Cancer) but this is something that every pet owner should be able to pay for - or they should not own animals.

I see a voice of reason. Kay I know you and I don't see eye to eye a lot but you are RIGHT on the MONEY (no pun intended) on this one....
I just found this thread tonite and was sooo STUNNED that someone would have the BALLS to ask for money for BASIC vet care for their pets I couldn't even comphrehend. Congratulations you made me speechless, and that sure as HE!! does NOT happen very often.
I am truly, deeply, honestly very very sorry that you and your mom struggle like you do. I very truly am. I know you think I am a big fat meanie but I really truly am sorry you are dealt with this hand in life, it sucks for you. And while I understand that you LOVE your animals, you have to do what is best for them and honestly sometimes giving up that animal is what is best for them. And if you and your mom are in such dire financial straights your animals can't be getting the care that they need, and I am not talking even basic vet care, I'm talking food. If you are struggling to put food on your table STOP BRINGING IN MORE ANIMALS!! 2 dogs and 2 cats (plus???) are a lot for a person with a good paying steady job.
Pet Talkers are a generous bunch of souls but this is just flabbergasting to me....

[luckies4me]

Crow_noir, roundworms rarely show up in fecal matter unless they get very bad. They look much like spaghetti and are usually vomited up. The ones most commonly seen are tapeworm segments, which look like tiny specks of white rice. Recommending something like that probably isn't a good idea. She could easily take the cat to a deworming clinic to get them dewormed by a vet who knows what they are doing, and Petsmart sells Tapeworm Tabs over the counter that work very well, Praziquantal...or however it is spelled. It's the equivalent of Drontal or Droncit and will kill not only tapes, but roundworms and hookworms. Just because you used this remedy (which sounds very sketchy to me) doesn't mean it is safe to use!

And not to jump on the bandwagon here but I wholeheartedly agree with Shais_mom and Kay!

[wolf_Q]

I agree completely with Kay and Staci. And to think about getting another pet (cockatiel) with all of this too?

In the past couple of months I have spent roughly $600 in vet bills for my dogs. Sure it would be nice to get some help with vet bills but I would never ask for that, I'm the one that made the commitment to having them. If there was an emergency I know Pet Talk would be there for me as they have for so many other people...I feel that is one of the most amazing things about this forum. But anyone who has a pet should be able to pay for spay/neuter and routine vet care.

[Vela]

WOW, it's pretty nice that Pet Talk can pay for someone else's pets. Wish someone could give me free handouts when it came to vet bills. I've had incredibly difficult times paying for vet bills in the past but I couldn't imagine asking anyone to pay for something that *I* brought on myself.

I work a low paying job and pay for all of the care and necessities of 4 large dogs, including vet, food, collars, toys, etc.

I understand an emergency (ex:Raven's Cancer) but this is something that every pet owner should be able to pay for - or they should not own animals.

I am glad her pets are getting the care they need now, though.

I was going to post the same thing last night but then I decided not to. I wasn't sure how to say it really I guess. Basic vet care is something you should be able to cover on your own or stop getting more animals and talking about getting more animals. The animals in the home were already NOT getting basic vet care before more were brought in and to me it's enabling them to get more pets and not have to take responsibility, rather than helping. Enabling is not helping in the end. I also found it pretty ballsy that after all of that was set up (which WAS/IS very kind of all of those set up in the first place), the OP actually requested MORE money and wanted to know if it was an ongoing fund so people could contniue to care for their pets???? Yes vet care is expensive, but it's not everyone elses responsbility. This is not an emergency that suddenly popped up, this is a long term ongoing problem.

I also am glad the pets are getting the care they need, but I see it setting up a bad pattern. So what happens next year for shots, heartworm testing and meds, etc etc? This started out as 35 dollars to spay one cat so it wasn't rehomed, and suddenly it's basic vet care for all of the animals to the tune of a thousand dollars, then they ask for MORE because they found worms??? Incredible.

I am very sorry about the hard time you guys have gone through, but if that's the case, even though you love your animals, if you can't provide the basic common care of owning them, sometimes the best thing you can do is rehome them. This is not a one time thing, this is a chronic problem and your animals have never gotten the vet care they need, and more keep being added. Just for the future, when some people are offering to do so much already, please don't ask for more, that is honestly in poor taste.


Edited to add: If this was an emergency, I would be happy to donate, but it is not. It's basic routine care and should be saved up for by the owners to do a little at a time, like everyone else has to do. LOTS of people have money problems, but you have to have priorities. If you can buy your cigarettes, cell phone, internet, etc. you ought to be able to set aside a few dollars to save up for vet care.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Basic vet care is something you should be able to cover on your own
or stop getting more animals and talking about getting more animals.

So what happens next year for shots, heartworm testing and meds, etc etc?

This started out as 35 dollars to spay one cat so it wasn't rehomed,
and suddenly it's basic vet care for all of the animals to the tune of a thousand dollars,
then they ask for MORE because they found worms???
Incredible.

This is not a one time thing, this is a chronic problem and
your animals have never gotten the vet care they need, and more keep being added.

If you can buy your cigarettes, cell phone, internet, etc.
you ought to be able to set aside a few dollars to save up for vet care.

Excellent points!

I tried to write a similar reply a few days ago; then thought better of it.
I don't want to appear to be jumping on when someone's down;
but this whole plan seems to be a stretch of the Pet Talker Good Will and
desire to help.

/s/ Phred

[jennielynn1970]

I was going to post the same thing last night but then I decided not to. I wasn't sure how to say it really I guess. Basic vet care is something you should be able to cover on your own or stop getting more animals and talking about getting more animals. The animals in the home were already NOT getting basic vet care before more were brought in and to me it's enabling them to get more pets and not have to take responsibility, rather than helping. Enabling is not helping in the end. I also found it pretty ballsy that after all of that was set up (which WAS/IS very kind of all of those set up in the first place), the OP actually requested MORE money and wanted to know if it was an ongoing fund so people could contniue to care for their pets???? Yes vet care is expensive, but it's not everyone elses responsbility. This is not an emergency that suddenly popped up, this is a long term ongoing problem.

I also am glad the pets are getting the care they need, but I see it setting up a bad pattern. So what happens next year for shots, heartworm testing and meds, etc etc? This started out as 35 dollars to spay one cat so it wasn't rehomed, and suddenly it's basic vet care for all of the animals to the tune of a thousand dollars, then they ask for MORE because they found worms??? Incredible.

I am very sorry about the hard time you guys have gone through, but if that's the case, even though you love your animals, if you can't provide the basic common care of owning them, sometimes the best thing you can do is rehome them. This is not a one time thing, this is a chronic problem and your animals have never gotten the vet care they need, and more keep being added. Just for the future, when some people are offering to do so much already, please don't ask for more, that is honestly in poor taste.


Edited to add: If this was an emergency, I would be happy to donate, but it is not. It's basic routine care and should be saved up for by the owners to do a little at a time, like everyone else has to do. LOTS of people have money problems, but you have to have priorities. If you can buy your cigarettes, cell phone, internet, etc. you ought to be able to set aside a few dollars to save up for vet care.

YAY!! Thank god there are others who see the light. The constant "Ok people we need to get money in here" is a bit much. You can always sell plasma, or whatever you need to do. I think that when it comes to priorities, they can afford what they WANT to afford. It's being manipulative.

[jennielynn1970]

But really at the moment we don't even have the money to buy that stuff.. my mom doesn't have a steady job again at the moment.. and we're in another rough spot.

Not to be mean, but if you don't have the money for the pets, and you can't take care of them, why do you have so many of them??

Seriously... I mean, is this going to be a yearly thing where it is just "Pay for our pets to be vetted."

Part of being a responsible pet owner is having the funding to take care of them. I don't think it's right that an owner (whatever the ages may be) should be relying on a bunch of people who have HUGE hearts to take care of their animals for them.

I'm just getting tired of people who have pets and can't pay for their vet care, and expect others to do it for them. What other "luxuries"(extras) are being given up by the owner to take care of the pets? I mean, if everyone is still eating out, using cell phones, smoking cigs, then priorities are messed up.

I'm not picking on Bri, I'm just saying I see her asking for money for all of her pets, but what is her family putting into their upkeep?

[Catty1]

Here is her "family", Jenn.

As most of you can remember, her mom lost her job, they lost almost everything because of a break in and yet, her mom still let her keep the animals. If it was my family, my mom would've made me get rid of them. However, Bri fought for them to stay and she succeeded but now she is still on shaky legs and needs help to pay for some vet care.

Single mom. That's the whole family.