Miracles for Matilda - SOS!

!! UPDATE: May 11th, 2023 !!

We Found Our Miracle!

After reaching out to every major news outlet in the State of Ohio, and all relevant associated officials, I moved on to animal-related non-profits. Midway through my search, I received I msg back. They wanted to know where I was located, the vet's info, and whether or not they could have access to her medical records. Of course, we said yes, and I promptly gave them authorization to access her files. After verifying her medical history and our story, they offered to treat her and cover all costs! We are so blessed!

These faceless heroes have chosen to remain anonymous, and though I would love nothing more than to shout their praises from the hilltops, I must respect their wishes. However, since they're covering all of her medical expenses, it's only fair that *all* of the money raised from this fundraiser will go to them to support their non-profit.

Donate Hope

To say "Thank You" to them for giving it their all to save Matilda, please donate what you can, even if it's only $1. Even if you can't donate you can still contribute to our cause by donating your love and giving this a share for our sweet Matilda-whirly girl! The more hearts we reach, the bigger the impact we can make!

Thank you all for your continued prayers, love, and support! Our hearts are so full of gratitude they're just spilling over. <3 Bless you all!

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Much love to you all! *hugs*

Catlin Liliana Price

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** UPDATE, May 7th, 2023 **

Hi, my name is Catlin and I'm a fur mama to 4 beautiful beasties who are my world. I have Lupus SLE which put me out of work in 2016 and now we rely solely on my husband's income. For the most part, we get by just fine, but we need your help.

Last year Matilda girl developed an infection and needed emergency surgery, this emergency consumed 2 years' worth of our savings in one fell swoop. Gone. She was worth it though, I traded being able to move for having her in my life and I would choose that every time. But we haven't been able to financially recover from this.

Now a new medical emergency has arisen, one that I'm far less equipped to deal with now than I was last year, and we can't do it alone.

I don't want to blow smoke to try to persuade or manipulate you, that would be disingenuine to my character. I'll be honest, I'm desperate. I have no options. I don't know what else to do. I have no choice but to pray and hope. Pray that the hearts that need to be moved will be, that help will find me, somehow, someway. This has been a dark few years, but I have to believe that hope is out there, that hope will win out.

On the morning of January 18th, 2023, a little before 11 am EST, Tilly was napping beside me in bed and began to seize, her legs stiffened and her neck went back, she began to cry loudly as if she was in a tremendous amount of pain. I held her until it stopped and she lay motionless in my arms for 15min afterward. Then she began exhibiting what I thought could be cardiac symptoms. She was born with a heart murmur which was a huge concern at the time. As this all was happening Jason was on the phone with the vet and we were able to rush her in right then.

They did blood work. They were checking for organ function, kidney, liver, etc. All good! Our next step was getting an Echocardiogram and testing for Cushing’s Disease. To accomplish this I had to apply for $1000 of CareCredit (Jason did as well but wasn’t approved). That credit is now gone, along with the $820 we were able to raise here. After paying for her initial visits, X-Rays, Ultrasounds, the Echo, the Cushing’s testing, the vet fees, and the medicines they put her on for her cough and convulsions, the cough suppressant being over $100/mo, we have nothing left.

Matilda's condition has begun to advance, on the night of April 30th, 2023 she had 2 seizures, and then the evening of May 5th, 2023, after already having her anticonvulsants doubled, she had 3 more.

Our vet can no longer help Matilda, she needs Neurology care and an MRI at MedVet Dayton, which has been quoted to me at $3000-$4000. They wouldn't give me an exact price, it may even be more than that. They said they had no way of telling me how much it would be until it was already done.

We don't have this money, it's over triple what we currently have in savings at this present time. Out of desperation and divine intervention, after being out of the workforce for 7 years, I've landed a WFH position to hopefully assist Tilly-butt with some much-needed pet insurance, and the diagnostics she needs. But I don't start my training until June 4th, and then it'll be another couple of weeks before I can actually get paid. Even then, it'll take months for me to save up enough until I can afford to get her an MRI. This situation may not be able to wait that long, by then it may be too late!

I don't even want to think about it, but I must. If we can’t raise the funds to get Tilly the MRI and further diagnostics/treatment, if need be in the future, this fund will be used for euthanasia, cremation, and a special urn for Matilda.

Any leftover funds, if any, will be put into an emergency savings account for Tilly's fur sibs so that we can work towards being better prepared in the future when big emergencies arise.

I'm doing everything within my power to help make this happen, but it's not enough! I can't do it alone. I feel so helpless and I *hate* asking this of you all, this isn't your responsibility, it's mine! It kills me, but, I would do anything for my Tills-manills, even go out and get my disabled-ass a job, or plead with perfect strangers to help my precious little angel-dumpling. It kills me, but she deserves it, she deserves love and effort, and she deserves to live pain-free... or to die pain-free. I can’t give her either at this present time.

If everyone I knew gave just $5-$10, a miracle could happen!

Please, if you can't donate monetarily, please donate your love and your time, please share this for Matilda. The more people this reaches, the better our chances of reaching our goal and getting Tilly the urgent help she needs! She has a lot of life left to live, and her mommy would be eternally grateful!!

As I’m writing this tears are pouring down my face, I wish I could fully convey everything that’s in my heart right now and how much I love this doggo of mine, my baby girl.

My husband and I have struggled with infertility for 15 years, I’ve never been able to have the children I’ve longed for yet, and she’s my baby! She’s my whole heart.

Thank you all so much for your love and support! Your contribution, be it monetary or social, make a whole world of difference! It makes all the difference. Please don’t stop sharing!

Thank you again!

My Matilda girl, or "Tilly-butt" as I like to call her. Giving her daddy nose kisses after her surgery last year:

Matilda's Sister Maggie Magpie is a royal pain in her butt, just like a little sister should be.

Her Bro, Loki, my prince of perpetual darkness. Don't let that fool you, they love to cuddle together:

And Amelia, she's somewhat aloof but will sneak in for cuddles too when the royal pain is asleep. ❤️