Re: veterinary bills
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:42 pm
Hello,
I live in MD and I’m in need of help dealing with a situation involving a kitten that was born in my garage. Three beautiful tiger strays found refuge in our garage, now they need veterinary care with high bills we can't afford. We fed them while searching for assistance to trap, neuter/spay and return them. We then learned one of them had four kittens in our garage. We brought the kittens in the house, nursed them for weeks and found good homes for two of them. One of the kittens, a sweet boy we called Max, became suddenly ill within a 24 hour period, vomiting and lethargic. We brought him to our local vet, Powder Ridge Vet, whereby they tested him and advised us that he wouldn’t survive unless we brought him to a nearby hospital known as Pieper Olson. We immediately drove Max to Pieper Olson. They retested him and we were told his kidneys were failing and they “suspected” a congenital issue.
They wanted to admit him for several nights which would have cost over $6,000 as he needed constant fluid. The other option offered was for us to provide fluid to Max at home and administer meds at home. We chose the at-home option. We did/do not have the money to fund this care, but we couldn’t not give this young, sweet boy a chance. Everything happened quickly and we did not have time to search for financial assistance. Care Credit rejected me, amazingly, because they said my video face did not match my eight year old drivers’ license photo. After spending about $2,500 oin the veterinary and caring for this sweet kitten, we tragically lost Max. We’ve been crying for days. The vets would not have cared for Max without a credit card. I can provide documents to prove all of the forgoing. We are not able to pay the $2,500 on our card that will now become due.
May we apply for a grant from your organization to pay the veterinary bills? Or could you recommend another organization that could maybe help? We also still wish to trap and return the mom cat. Any help you can give, would be appreciated more than I can express. We never except charity and have paid for everything in our lives ourselves to date. To say we are not from money is an understatement. My husband and I paid for 100% for our own educations, our own wedding, our home (we have a mortgage), etc. We’ve both worked full time plus for three decades and we now have two children in college. That said, we think every life matters and I think we did the right thing.
Any help your organization can give, would be appreciated more than I can tell you.
I live in MD and I’m in need of help dealing with a situation involving a kitten that was born in my garage. Three beautiful tiger strays found refuge in our garage, now they need veterinary care with high bills we can't afford. We fed them while searching for assistance to trap, neuter/spay and return them. We then learned one of them had four kittens in our garage. We brought the kittens in the house, nursed them for weeks and found good homes for two of them. One of the kittens, a sweet boy we called Max, became suddenly ill within a 24 hour period, vomiting and lethargic. We brought him to our local vet, Powder Ridge Vet, whereby they tested him and advised us that he wouldn’t survive unless we brought him to a nearby hospital known as Pieper Olson. We immediately drove Max to Pieper Olson. They retested him and we were told his kidneys were failing and they “suspected” a congenital issue.
They wanted to admit him for several nights which would have cost over $6,000 as he needed constant fluid. The other option offered was for us to provide fluid to Max at home and administer meds at home. We chose the at-home option. We did/do not have the money to fund this care, but we couldn’t not give this young, sweet boy a chance. Everything happened quickly and we did not have time to search for financial assistance. Care Credit rejected me, amazingly, because they said my video face did not match my eight year old drivers’ license photo. After spending about $2,500 oin the veterinary and caring for this sweet kitten, we tragically lost Max. We’ve been crying for days. The vets would not have cared for Max without a credit card. I can provide documents to prove all of the forgoing. We are not able to pay the $2,500 on our card that will now become due.
May we apply for a grant from your organization to pay the veterinary bills? Or could you recommend another organization that could maybe help? We also still wish to trap and return the mom cat. Any help you can give, would be appreciated more than I can express. We never except charity and have paid for everything in our lives ourselves to date. To say we are not from money is an understatement. My husband and I paid for 100% for our own educations, our own wedding, our home (we have a mortgage), etc. We’ve both worked full time plus for three decades and we now have two children in college. That said, we think every life matters and I think we did the right thing.
Any help your organization can give, would be appreciated more than I can tell you.