I just wanted to update everybody on Butch and Stella.

Stella found a great home with a wonderful family....and 5 cats!!! She is doing very well and is really happy.

Butch is still here. We found out he has Entropion. For those that do not know what that is it is a rolling-in of the eyelid. This causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub on the eyeball, which is both painful and often causes corneal ulcers or erosions. The corneal damage can also result in corneal scarring, which can interfere with vision. He needs to have surgery to correct it.

An anonymous PT memeber metioned I should let you all know about Butch and his surgery. I was very hesitant becasue I do not want people thinking I am looking for a hand out or anythign, but I do need a little help, so I decided to post the info.

We were quoted an insanely high price of $2400.00! But thanks to some great internet friends, we found a vet in Westmont, IL that will do the surgery for much cheaper. For one lid on both eyes it is $552.00, for both lids on both eyes it is $752.00. We will find out on Tuesday if it is both lids or just one. We have $250.00 put towards it and have started a ChipIn fundraiser in hopes to come up with a little more. The link for the ChipIn is below. If you could just spread the word, that would be great. Like I said, I do not expect ANYBODY on PT to donate....just to spread the word to animal lovers you all know. If anybody is interested in the vet info, please PM me and I will send it. We are hoping the vet can do the surgery next Friday or the following Friday (he only does surgery on Fridays).

Thanks for reading.

http://reachoutrescue.chipin.com/butchs-surgery