Dude the cat needs his back leg amputated

Hi all, our names are Lisa and Angus and we are a family of 4 humans a 2 fur babies, Dude the big boy and Toby the little boy.

When Dude was a kitten, he had broken his back right leg and had to be surrendered. We adopted him when he was all healed up at 7 months old. He's 6 now and up until Thursday the 30th January 2025 he has been healthy, despite being a large boy and on a diet.

On the 30th Jan, he went and completely tore the tendon in his back right leg when playing in our bedroom, and he's not able to walk on it anymore.

Unfortunately this means that Dude needs surgery. We have already paid over $1600 Aud on vet bills over the last week for xrays, blood tests, cat medicine, and vet consults and due to cost of living increases we cannot afford another bill, not even for Zippay. I have medical issues I have ongoing payments for that I've had to cut down to once a week already for costs.

We've been told a leg amputation will cost up to $4000.00 AUD.

It would be extremely appreciated if we could get the help to pay for Dudes surgery. He's a part of a very loved family, and has a now paired cat buddy, Toby. They absolutely adore each other. From playfighting, to cuddling up on their soft cat bed, to grooming each other. We really don't want to surrender our baby boy, but at the point due to life right now, it's either this or surrendering him as a last resort.