r/care • u/Throwawayroast111 • Nov 26 '24
[REQUEST] Vet bills for Callie
Raleigh, NC, USA
Tuesday night we rushed Callie to the ER - we were told she had a 50% or less prognosis with possible sepsis, and to either hospitalize her or put her to sleep. We wanted to give our girl a fighting chance, so we did. Tuesday night we thought she was going to die. Thursday night, we thought we would have to put her down. Both nights we hugged and cried in the parking lot - we could not bare to part with our 1.5 year old girl after having her for hardly 8 months.
Tuesday afternoon, I took her into her vet for more bloodwork. She was so weak they couldn't find a vein to take a blood test and referred us to an ER immediately, telling us not to worry about payment for her visit. Tuesday evening, she had low temp, blood sugar, blood pressure and was completely limp and not using her back legs.
It took a week, but today, she is an entirely new cat and home safe. However being hospitalized for a week has come with a large vet bill. Any little helps.