natural-magics:Meet Jazz (aka Milo), one of my family’s two cats. He’s always been a robust goofball
natural-magics:Meet Jazz (aka Milo), one of my family’s two cats. He’s always been a robust goofball who’s always been friendly to everyone. He’s a dear part of my family.However, Jazz has suffered from repeated urinary crystals/blockages for the last year. He’s been on a prescription diet to help manage his condition, but it keeps returning. This is the 4th time his urethra has been blocked this year. This time, I payed out of pocket to take Jazz to the vet and I was given very bad news. He needs a perineal urethrostomy, which is a surgery that will prevent any more blockages from occurring and, if successful, will improve his quality of life drastically. The surgery will cost around $1,300 (I got a second opinion and thankfully managed to find a much better price). I have roughly $900 available that I can contribute to his procedure, which means I need about $400 more to take him into surgery.My parents’ only income is SS/unemployment right now and their emergency vet funds have run dry. If I don’t do something about this, Jazz will continue to suffer unless he is euthanized. He’s only 8 years old and I feel he deserves more time in this world. He’s more than just a cat, he’s a member of our family. If left untreated, urinary blockages can kill a cat in a very short amount of time (24-48 hours).I need help. I’ve never done anything like this before and debated whether to post this at all, but I cannot help Jazz on my own. My Etsy shop (click link; I sell crystals/stones and handmade jewelry) is my only income right now. If you could please consider purchasing something from my shop or at least reblog this, I’d be forever grateful. Please send us your positive thoughts and energy, if nothing else. Every little bit helps. I love this boy so much and I desperately want to help him, but I also need to eat and pay bills. I don’t want to lose him. Thank you so much for your consideration and for reading this.The above photos were Jazz from last year. Below is a photo of Jazz from tonight. He’s lost weight and sleeps a lot, his coat has become dull.Once again, thank you for reading and for your consideration. -- source link