A couple of days ago, Berlin started acting strangely—vomiting, not
eating, and acting very tired. While I initially thought it might just
be a bad hairball, when I took her to the vet, they found out that she
had swallowed something she shouldn’t have—we think it might be a set of
headphones. It’s caused an infection, and her kidneys have shut down.
The vet is currently doing what he can for her, but even if she manages
to pull through tonight, I’m still looking at a surgery that will cost
at least a thousand dollars.
I’ve just moved, and this expense on
top of everything else leaves me in a pretty tight spot, especially
with about $2k of rent and bills due just from regular living expenses.
I’ve already paid a $500 vet bill, and the costs are only going to go
up from here. Any little bit will help.
Berlin has been with me
for six years now, and one of my best friends in the entire world. I’ll
drop whatever cost I need to save her, if she has a chance, but that
could end up being a ton of money.
I really appreciate you taking
the time to read this. If you have a spare few dollars you don’t mind
tossing my way, it would mean the world to both of us. If you can’t donate, a share would be appreciated, as well!
Additionally, I’m currently offering flash commissions to anyone who donates. If you send me a copy of proof of your donation and a prompt, I’ll write you a small ficlet—I can’t guarantee that it’ll be too long, since I’ve got a lot going on right now, but I’ll do my best. You can check out my About to see what fandoms I’m familiar with.
Thank you all so much for reading!
Update: her kidneys have started up again!! That’s amazing news, and means the worst is over. However, it also means that she’ll need surgery first thing tomorrow morning, which will be pretty pricey. Thank you all so much for your donations and signal boosts already, but I wanted to give everyone an update.
Update 2: the surgery went better than we could have even expected! I can’t believe we went from spending last night pretty sure she wasn’t going to make it to her sulking in the vet’s kennels making a promising recovery. I visited her today, and the vet is hopeful she’ll be able to come home tomorrow.
I’m so overwhelmed by all the love and support you guys have shown us. I’ll be sure to post some pics of Her Grumpiness once she gets home—maybe even in a cone of shame. 😉
Update 3: she’s still recovering from surgery, and looking a lot better, but her bloodwork still isn’t looking great, and she’s still very twitchy (which is apparently caused by low glucose). Still, she was happy to see me, and I heard her purr for the first time since all of this started! Sadly, she won’t be able to come home today; we have to wait until her bloodwork stabilizes, which I’m hoping will be tomorrow.
Thank you for everyone keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. ❤
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