Bladder stone removal surgery
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Hello my name is Mason, my sister Jessica and I are asking for help with her cat.
Please see what Jessica wrote:
On Saturday April 29th we found him struggling to urinate. He was brought into the emergency room where x-rays were done and saw little spots on his kidney and bladder. He was sent home with medications and waited to be seen on monday by appointment at a separate vetrinary hospital. Monday morning May 1st he was found urinating blood and was rushed to the nearest hospital as soon as they opened. He was dropped off for blood work and just a couple hours later i was called with results and to come in to speak with the Doctor. He told us that he had a rare large mass attached to his bladder, that it was aggressive and he wouldn't recommend surgery because it most likely wouldnt save him. We were told to take him home and make him comfortable, that we need to put him to rest. He said he wouldnt recommend going past the weekend. We brought him home and started to mourn him. We looked into having him euthanized at home where he is comfortable, but they wouldnt be able to do it until Monday May 8th.
So, Thursday May 4th we brought him in for a quality of life exam with another Doctor to see if he would make it through the weekend. She wanted to do another ultrasound to check him. As she was looking she said it was different, that if it was a Mass she wouldnt see any shadowing in the ultrasound and it would be attached to the bladder wall. She saw shadowing and as she moved him from his back to his side she saw that it was moving with gravity so she just believed they are bladder stones. After being misdiagnosed and almost put to sleep, here we are $1500 into Goontz's recovery. He needs surgery to remove the stones from his bladder. But i will do anything for him, and so im reaching out to ask for some help keeping my baby alive and healthy. The surgery low cost is $1592.69 and the high total is $1856.05. Anything will help. My family and I love him dearly. He may be my cat but he is definitely involved in everyones life around us. He sleeps with my children at night, lays with us on the couch during family movie nights, begs everyone for food under the table and will talk your ear off with the sweetest meows and chirps and what I'm most grateful for, is he recognizes when my anxiety is high, or when i am stressed out, to calm me down with his attention, love, and boops. This is my heart cat, hes only had 3 short years on this earth and deserves more.
Organizer and beneficiary
Mason Lewis
Organizer
Statesboro, GA
Shannon Starling
Beneficiary