SAVE STACHE
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'Stache's Story
I'll start off by simply saying, never in my life have I been the kind of person to ever ask for money or charity of any sort.. I always try and figure things out somehow, but for the first time in my life, I have been hit with a situation that I am left feeling absolutely hopeless.
Stomatitis is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, least of all an innocent kitty, so here I am asking for ANY help to save my very special companion.. ANY help is more than appreciated, and every dime is going entirely to just her treatment and her exams, as this unfortunate occurance has been a complete surprise we were nowhere prepared for...
I recently moved to a new place, and to my wonderful surprise it was full of stray kitties, of all different breeds and sizes, all roaming around free with no homes. On the first day of moving in, a particular little tuxedo white & black kitty with a silly little mustache on her white face walked right into our garage and walked straight in through the open door and plopped down on the stairs like she owned the place. I've always been the biggest cat lady, and I'd wanted my own kitty since I moved out, but was waiting til I was more prepared. But gave her lots of love regardless and she'd wander back off into the neighborhood...

As the months have gone by, little Ms. Stache would wait on my front porch of our small patio for me to come home from work everyday. When I'd go to get mail, she'd be waiting under a nearby car for me, and would come trotting out chasing after me trying to come inside or get some attention. She's been by far thee most affectionate cat I've ever met in my life (and that's saying alot), and everyone who's met her fell instantly in love with her, even my roommate who is NOT a cat person. It wasn't long before we started letting her hang out inside, and eventually got her food and litter box, and she instantly settled in and made this home. However a month ago, our angel stopped eating and noticably started loosing a lot of weight.. We couldn't pin what the issue was cause she seemed fine otherwise, so we didn't think much of it except maybe behavioral. But soon enough caught on that when we would give her food from our hands to try and get her to eat, and she would be TERRIFIED of it, and midway through eating she would scream in pain, and take off running and would hide in agony... After another week or so of trying to figure out the issue, I informed a vet-friend of her symptoms, and she pointed me in the direction of 'STOMATITIS'...
Once I read the description of the illness, my heart broke into a million pieces as all the symptoms she had fit, just like my broken heart...

-Stomatits is an EXTREMELY painful disease for felines. It causes their gums to swell up over their teeth, to the point they could bleed and can no longer eat as it causes them tremendous amounts of pain.. I watched my angel go from being the most social, fearless, loving and affectionate cat, to a scared, skinny, terrified starving baby in the matter of a month. The only way I've managed to get her to eat is by feeding her small pieces of wet cat food by hand, otherwise she will hide from her food and starve herself. It's absolutely heart breaking to watch. The cure for stomatitis is to get to the root of the problem which is removing her teeth that are infected and she will be completely pain free and back to her normal self, and will be able to eat again shortly after. As awful as that may sound, I have done research over the past few weeks, as well as talked to a handful of Vets about the options and cures for it, and have been confirmed by them all that its the best option and they always see amazing results and happy kittys after.
Here's where this GoFundMe comes into the picture...
The first place I took her, quoted me $3500-4500 dollars for the procedure and all her exams.... I'll start by saying, I took her in because simply, it felt like she had chosen me. I've been struggling a bit and she brought me the most purest form of happiness I've felt in a long time. On a whim we gave her a home as she basically lived here anyways and always begged to come inside, and since doing so she's been extremely happy. So once we figured the problem was oral, we immediately took her in and explained her symptoms and they confirmed she indeed had pretty bad stomatits, my worst fear.... Then she gave us the two page long bill with thousands of dollars of fees.. I broke down then and there knowing its extremely out of my price range, already knowing I really couldn't afford anything at the moment as is.. I immediately began searching everywhere, calling rescue centers, posting on facebook for help and asking all kinds of friends.. I've searched high and low over the past few weeks trying to find somewhere that could help us for a more affordable cost. I finally found a place all the way in North Hollywood, but being so unprepared for this all, (I've had a trip planned and paid for in a few months), I simply have no extra funds to afford these costs which CANNOT be put off as she's in insane amounts of pain, and I absolutely cannot bare to put her down simply because I can't afford the treatment.. So I am asking for any help at all if you can find it in your heart.. $1, $5 anythinggg helps. The amount is entirely for just her vet bills as this has come at the worst time and so randomly.. Thank you so much for your time if you read our story, or if you donated, I owe you the entire world just like she has become mine. Thank you thank you.
-Catt, Justen & Stache

I'll start off by simply saying, never in my life have I been the kind of person to ever ask for money or charity of any sort.. I always try and figure things out somehow, but for the first time in my life, I have been hit with a situation that I am left feeling absolutely hopeless.
Stomatitis is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, least of all an innocent kitty, so here I am asking for ANY help to save my very special companion.. ANY help is more than appreciated, and every dime is going entirely to just her treatment and her exams, as this unfortunate occurance has been a complete surprise we were nowhere prepared for...
I recently moved to a new place, and to my wonderful surprise it was full of stray kitties, of all different breeds and sizes, all roaming around free with no homes. On the first day of moving in, a particular little tuxedo white & black kitty with a silly little mustache on her white face walked right into our garage and walked straight in through the open door and plopped down on the stairs like she owned the place. I've always been the biggest cat lady, and I'd wanted my own kitty since I moved out, but was waiting til I was more prepared. But gave her lots of love regardless and she'd wander back off into the neighborhood...
As the months have gone by, little Ms. Stache would wait on my front porch of our small patio for me to come home from work everyday. When I'd go to get mail, she'd be waiting under a nearby car for me, and would come trotting out chasing after me trying to come inside or get some attention. She's been by far thee most affectionate cat I've ever met in my life (and that's saying alot), and everyone who's met her fell instantly in love with her, even my roommate who is NOT a cat person. It wasn't long before we started letting her hang out inside, and eventually got her food and litter box, and she instantly settled in and made this home. However a month ago, our angel stopped eating and noticably started loosing a lot of weight.. We couldn't pin what the issue was cause she seemed fine otherwise, so we didn't think much of it except maybe behavioral. But soon enough caught on that when we would give her food from our hands to try and get her to eat, and she would be TERRIFIED of it, and midway through eating she would scream in pain, and take off running and would hide in agony... After another week or so of trying to figure out the issue, I informed a vet-friend of her symptoms, and she pointed me in the direction of 'STOMATITIS'...
Once I read the description of the illness, my heart broke into a million pieces as all the symptoms she had fit, just like my broken heart...
-Stomatits is an EXTREMELY painful disease for felines. It causes their gums to swell up over their teeth, to the point they could bleed and can no longer eat as it causes them tremendous amounts of pain.. I watched my angel go from being the most social, fearless, loving and affectionate cat, to a scared, skinny, terrified starving baby in the matter of a month. The only way I've managed to get her to eat is by feeding her small pieces of wet cat food by hand, otherwise she will hide from her food and starve herself. It's absolutely heart breaking to watch. The cure for stomatitis is to get to the root of the problem which is removing her teeth that are infected and she will be completely pain free and back to her normal self, and will be able to eat again shortly after. As awful as that may sound, I have done research over the past few weeks, as well as talked to a handful of Vets about the options and cures for it, and have been confirmed by them all that its the best option and they always see amazing results and happy kittys after.
Here's where this GoFundMe comes into the picture...
The first place I took her, quoted me $3500-4500 dollars for the procedure and all her exams.... I'll start by saying, I took her in because simply, it felt like she had chosen me. I've been struggling a bit and she brought me the most purest form of happiness I've felt in a long time. On a whim we gave her a home as she basically lived here anyways and always begged to come inside, and since doing so she's been extremely happy. So once we figured the problem was oral, we immediately took her in and explained her symptoms and they confirmed she indeed had pretty bad stomatits, my worst fear.... Then she gave us the two page long bill with thousands of dollars of fees.. I broke down then and there knowing its extremely out of my price range, already knowing I really couldn't afford anything at the moment as is.. I immediately began searching everywhere, calling rescue centers, posting on facebook for help and asking all kinds of friends.. I've searched high and low over the past few weeks trying to find somewhere that could help us for a more affordable cost. I finally found a place all the way in North Hollywood, but being so unprepared for this all, (I've had a trip planned and paid for in a few months), I simply have no extra funds to afford these costs which CANNOT be put off as she's in insane amounts of pain, and I absolutely cannot bare to put her down simply because I can't afford the treatment.. So I am asking for any help at all if you can find it in your heart.. $1, $5 anythinggg helps. The amount is entirely for just her vet bills as this has come at the worst time and so randomly.. Thank you so much for your time if you read our story, or if you donated, I owe you the entire world just like she has become mine. Thank you thank you.
-Catt, Justen & Stache
Organizer
Caitlyn Elizabeth
Organizer
Chino, CA
