There's a Gooey Hole in My Neck

Pet Patrol is an entirely volunteer-run, non-profit cat rescue organization in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. All our cats are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and any health concerns are addressed before they are available for adoption. Please visit our website for more information about our charity. www.petpatrol.ca

 

“Lucille has endured a lot in her little life.” That’s what I overheard

my foster mom say. I was rescued with my brother when we were really

small and we weren’t really sure about people at that time. I had a big

wound on the side of my neck and was taken to the vet right away. I had

to be kept from my brother because he likes to wrestle and I am a bit of

a girly girl, and he might hurt that wound. So, I had to wear a cone on

my head which he thought was quite funny. Overtime the wound would not

really close, so finally I went in for exploratory surgery at the vet

clinic and they couldn’t find anything. They put in a few stitches and

sent me home. But every time I eat that wound would start to weep. I had

already been on all kinds of antibiotics to clear it up but nothing

seemed to be working.

Finally, the vet came to the conclusion that

whatever had created the wound on the side of my neck damaged my

salivary gland. The vet said there’s no more they could do for me at

their clinic so I am waiting for a referral to a very expensive place

there they will do an examination, a CAT scan or MRI and then probably

more surgery. Right now, every time I chew my food, the wound leaks

because it is right where my upper and lower jaw join. Nothing is going

to help it except further diagnostics and surgery at this point. Pet

Patrol received a quote of $4000. Wow! They have already spent $972.

and I don’t even weigh 3 pounds yet! Pet Patrol never expected this to

come up and neither did the vet but here we are. If you could donate

towards my care, I would be a much happier cat. I won’t have this

squishy thing on the side of my neck which runs down my cone and into my

food. Yuck!. My foster mom keeps me very clean but I don’t want to live

with this anymore.

 

I don’t think we will ever be able to raise enough funds to fix me. I

had my appointment with the specialist and they don’t think it is my

salivary glands but surgery is necessary. They sent a quote for

$3891.20! So much money for such a little hole, but it is causing so

much trouble. That is an estimate, so I hope it won’t be that much.

Yikes! And you know what! I also have two back teeth that are growing

in sideways and making it difficult for me to chew...and on top of that,

I’m not spayed yet! Ugh...I am just not made right. Can you help me to

get all fixed up? I just feel so bad for asking, it is a huge amount of

money for Pet Patrol to come up with and it has to be done, all of it

has to be done or I will not be a healthy kitty. Your donations will go

a long way and if you share my story with your peoples, then maybe we

can pay the vet who is working so hard to help me. I’m a good kitty,

really I am. Cute too :D

 

 

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