Advice Needed 1 Stray Cat Losing Weight *UPDATE VET APPT MADE* GOAL REACHED FOR VET

[Anikaca77]

I just received a wonderful donation, I won't say the person's name only because I haven't asked if it's okay to mention the amount or the name. I just need ~$100 left to raise before next Friday.

I will be willing to send out whatever books I have on cats to anyone who donates that wants a cat book.

Melissa

[Catty1]

Melissa - I remember one time you got donations and sent little presents to everyone to thank them. Heavens, girl, save the shipping costs and sell these on eBay - or sell them at a garage sale if you know someone who is having one!

VERY sweet of you, but postage costs money too!

[Anikaca77]

I just e-mailed a bunch of organizations around PA asking for some donations as well and I just got this one e-mail back from one organization:



If the cat is that sick this is cruelty to animals letting him suffer and be sick for so long.
There are many vets that have night hours, weekend hours and there are er's.
I can understand how money can be a factor but I do not understand how she can't find a friend or relative that could take this cat and get him help instead of making him suffer this long and now have to wait another week.
You have asked many people for money, all of us struggle to pay vet bills for our rescues.
We are hours away from where you sister lives yet you wrote to us.
I think you need to get your sister to see that she should be responsible and she needs do the right thing for the cat in HER care.



I know in some way with him losing weight that he's been suffering but he doesn't cry in pain or I would have taken him back home with me and I would have if I didn't have to take the girl he hangs out with as well....and if I lived closer I would of taken him a long time ago but I don't have a ton of money.......I'm so upset that someone thinks I'm being cruel...do you all think I'm being cruel...I've done so much to help cats and take care of them..I'm just so upset right now.

Melissa

[Catty1]

This is just one response out of the many you have sent...it's not the whole picture.

If you really feel like responding, give them your sister's email address and tell them to talk to her - or forward that email you got to your sister.

Can she contribute any money to the vet care? She should - if she is feeding them, then she has taken on some responsibility.

Anyway, look at the big picture - there are way more positives than negatives. The most important thing here is Fatty!

If you do contact rescues, ask if they can take Fatty rather than donate money. Rescues are the ones needing donations, as you know.

If nothing else, take them off your email list. They aren't being cruel - just telling their side of the story.

[jennielynn1970]

I am sending the meds in the hopes that if he does require antibiotics, Melissa won't have to foot the bill for that yet too. I figure Baytril and Clavamox are the two that are given the most frequently, and since I've had some extras, I'd ship those out. Same with eye meds. I'm hoping that once he is well, she can put the Revolution on him.

Poor guy. He looks really skinny.

The person who emailed you may have sounded cruel to you, or rude, but I can understand where they are coming from. Your sister is feeding them, and is basically taking responsibility for their care. With that come the bills. I know she's not expecting this to happen, the cat being sick and all, and we don't plan for it, but it does happen, and when it does we have to make sure we can take care of their health and well being.

Hopefully things will fall into place, and your sister can put some cash toward them as well.

[Anikaca77]

I have just received more donations!! Thank You!! I won't list the peoples names because I haven't asked for permission yet but you know who you are and thank you so much. Fatty will appreciate it even if he has to be stuck with a needle.

With the donations that I just received I'm looking at about ~$62 left not including the vet visit which for $36 (I'm going to try to pay for that depending on how much gas will cost).

Thank you so much for you all who have donated and I'd just like to add that I am going to be trying to find Fatty and Pretty Girl and home together and if any of you would like to adopt them please let me know. Or please cross post about him.

Thank you,
Melissa

[Anikaca77]

Well I spoke with my sister tonight to ask her if she would be able to get Fatty for me in the morning and keep him up in her bathroom till I was able to get to her place and she said she couldn't.

As most of you remember about a year ago I struggled with her not to declaw a cat well actually 2 cats and she's frankly just a witch in a nice word. I love my sister to death but she just doesn't have the compassion that I have for animals.

I'm probably going to head up to her place on Friday and hope the cat is out and about....

I just need more funds since she isn't willing to help...I'm sorry I tried...I'm still hopefully that I can raise the other money that's needed.

Melissa