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May. 7th, 2010 01:14 amStolen wholesale, with edits and addenda, from ![[personal profile]](https://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fairestcat's latest post about Nameless
We give you a picture of a cute, helpless, wounded cat. It's to soften you up.
... we're willing to foster her without attempting to rehome her for 2-3 weeks -- giving time for her to heal and for her original people to contact us -- and then foster her after that while searching for a new home. She can't stay segregated in our spare room for that long - she's getting desperate for attention and at any rate she needs to be clear of anything contagious and fixed and up to date on her shots to be really adoptable, so I stopped in at the vet down the street and got some quotes as to what it's going to cost us to get Nameless to the point where she can mingle with the other cats/go to a new home:
Base exam - $58 (this will include follow-up care on the wound on her face)
Shots - $58 first set, $80 second set
FELV and FIV test - $54
Fecal test for parasites - $31
Microchip - $28
= $309
The chip's not absolutely necessary, but if it turns out the reason she was stray is that she's a runner, we'd like to increase the chances of her coming back to us if she takes off, and the vet says it's easiest to do the chip while the cat's already sedated for the spay. Which brings us to the bigger potential expense.
We can't tell whether or not Nameless is fixed. It's spring and she doesn't appear to be pregnant, which is hopeful, but neither the emergency vet nor I have been able to find any surgical scars to clearly indicate her status in that regard, so we won't really know unless the vet down the street is able to determine on a closer examination, or she goes into heat.
Spay - $323
IV drip - $79
= $402
The initial vet visit was $180. Add in the cost of food and we're looking at somewhere between $500 and $900 Canadian to rescue and foster this cat. We don't at all regret picking her up; she needed help, but, in fact, we don't have that, and we don't know how we're going to find it. Between the wedding, Immigration, and various other Life Events, we are, bluntly, in the hole and trying very hard to stop that hole getting deeper.
So, we're asking for help. We've set up a paypal address to take donations to help offset Nameless's upcoming expenses. If you have a buck or two to spare, we'd be very grateful for the assistance. Donations should go to nameless@clysdale.ca or you can click the button at the bottom of this post.
fairestcat's latest post about NamelessWe give you a picture of a cute, helpless, wounded cat. It's to soften you up.
... we're willing to foster her without attempting to rehome her for 2-3 weeks -- giving time for her to heal and for her original people to contact us -- and then foster her after that while searching for a new home. She can't stay segregated in our spare room for that long - she's getting desperate for attention and at any rate she needs to be clear of anything contagious and fixed and up to date on her shots to be really adoptable, so I stopped in at the vet down the street and got some quotes as to what it's going to cost us to get Nameless to the point where she can mingle with the other cats/go to a new home:
Base exam - $58 (this will include follow-up care on the wound on her face)
Shots - $58 first set, $80 second set
FELV and FIV test - $54
Fecal test for parasites - $31
Microchip - $28
= $309
The chip's not absolutely necessary, but if it turns out the reason she was stray is that she's a runner, we'd like to increase the chances of her coming back to us if she takes off, and the vet says it's easiest to do the chip while the cat's already sedated for the spay. Which brings us to the bigger potential expense.
We can't tell whether or not Nameless is fixed. It's spring and she doesn't appear to be pregnant, which is hopeful, but neither the emergency vet nor I have been able to find any surgical scars to clearly indicate her status in that regard, so we won't really know unless the vet down the street is able to determine on a closer examination, or she goes into heat.
Spay - $323
IV drip - $79
= $402
The initial vet visit was $180. Add in the cost of food and we're looking at somewhere between $500 and $900 Canadian to rescue and foster this cat. We don't at all regret picking her up; she needed help, but, in fact, we don't have that, and we don't know how we're going to find it. Between the wedding, Immigration, and various other Life Events, we are, bluntly, in the hole and trying very hard to stop that hole getting deeper.
So, we're asking for help. We've set up a paypal address to take donations to help offset Nameless's upcoming expenses. If you have a buck or two to spare, we'd be very grateful for the assistance. Donations should go to nameless@clysdale.ca or you can click the button at the bottom of this post.
