Report on Ari's visit to the whitecoats

[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.

[Catty1]

Donna, kuhio98 gave you a couple of good contacts in the General thread(human, not cat).

[Freedom]

Donna, corneal ulcers are quite painful and, left untreated, can become infected resulting in worse issues and eventually loss of the eye.

Here are some options for financial aid:
re: Help (financial aid info)


This page has a list of some organizations that may be able to assist you. Good luck.

http://animalliberationfront.com/Pra...ancialHelp.htm

Some links:

In Memory of Magic (IMOM) is dedicated to insuring that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged.
http://www.imom.org
IMOM, Inc
PO Box 282
Cheltenham, MD 20623
Phone (866)-230-2164 Fax (301)-599-1852

United Animal Nations established the LifeLine fund in 1997 to aid companion animals in times of life-threatening emergencies when their caregivers, with low or no incomes, are unable to afford the entire cost of treatment.
http://uan.org/lifeline/index.html
United Animal Nations
P.O. Box 188890
Sacramento, California 95818
Telephone: (916) 429 2457 fax: (916) 429 2456

Help-A-Pet is a nonprofit organization which provides financial assistance for the medical care of pets whose owners are unable to afford the expense
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
Help-A-Pet
P. O. Box 244
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
telephone: (630) 986-9504 fax: (630) 986-9141

Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Programs provides financial assistance for emergency medical care for cats.
http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
FVEAP
1641 Elizabeth Lane
Yuba City, CA 95993
Fax: 888-301-4264