Report on Ari's visit to the whitecoats

[moosmom]

Scooter's Mom,

Thanks. I knew it was "I" something. This bill is gonna be a whopper but he's only 3 years old. It's no death sentence. I'll let you know how I make out.

[Catty1]

www.imom.org

They cover non-routine stuff, which poor Ari's eye certainly is.

Not sure about the dental..but heck, go for it.

There is always the PT Donation Fund too!

Poor widdle guy!

[moosmom]

I've emailed my friend who runs Helping Paws and told her about it. I have no idea how much all of this will cost. The opthalmologist is over an hour and a half away. I'm going to see if there's one around here closer to me. It's always something.

[Medusa]

Aw, poor little guy. I'm sure he'll feel better soon, though, now that you took care of his immediate needs, Donna.

[moosmom]

I got an email from my friend who said she had a cat, Luna, who had an eye ulcer her entire life that never bothered her. So, I'm just going to keep using the eye ointment for it. It doesn't seem to bother him. What DOES bother him is the weird skin condition under his chin (not kitty acne) on his breastbone. The vet gave me anti-itch cream to put on it.

[Medusa]

Not to frighten you, Donna, but a friend of mine has a cat who had an ulcer on her eye and she didn't see an opthamologist because the vet took a "wait and see" approach since it appeared not to bother her. Well, just a few months ago, the ulcer was determined to actually be a tumor and the cat had to have the eye removed. So I would say that, if you can swing it financially, to get Ari to the opthamologist as soon as possible.

[moosmom]

Mary,

Right now it isn't financially feasible for me to have it looked at. I'm going to call them and find out if they can give me a ballpark figure so I know what I'm dealing with here.