Help Rosie: Treatment for her Cancer- Rosie Rush!

This is Rosie, full name Rosalind Franklin, my sweet dear 10-year-old cat.

She's been in my care for the past three years, and has been a beloved part of my life as well as the lives of many others.

In addition to Rosie being a winning cat overall, she has also won Cat of the Month (on my own website) 4 times in 2024 so far.

But Rosie has Cancer. She is strong, but right now she needs help, and I am at the ends of my financial means to do so out-of-pocket.

Anyone who donates will be able to have their name (or a phrase of their choice) listed on Rosie's webpage as a Rosie Rusher.

About two weeks ago, her right eye began showing symptoms of irritation-

including tears and her 'second eyelid' being half-shut.

After seeing this was worse than a passing irritation, I took her to the kind vets of the Smith Animal Hospital.

Her first vet visit diagnosed a corneal scratch and prescribed her Tobramycin drops and NeoPolyBac ointment.

She had been on these two medications, twice per-day, every day.

One week later, upon a follow-up reexamination, her diagnosis worsened.

Her eye had been swelling, and her diagnosis was changed to buphtalmos, or an enlarged eye globe.

She was referred to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University at 9AM the next morning.

The wonderful people of the Animal Health Center on-campus took great care of Rosie, but had to deliver a worse diagnosis.

Exophthalmos; Her right eye had not been swollen, but pushed out by a growth behind it.

In turn, her eye had been re-diagnosed to have a superficial corneal ulcer.

Tobramycin is now replaced with OTC lubricating drops for her comfort.

A CT scan of Rosie, Funded by this GoFundMe campaign, was able to say with an 89% chance of accuracy that it is a tumor- and imaging shows the mass has reached Rosie's brain.

I have spent over $500 out-of-pocket on care for Rosie on this emergency so far.

I am at the limits of what it is possible for me to expend further as a college student with just a part-time job.

Rosie deserves the best healthcare. She has given me so much love and helped me when I felt need for her.

I cannot abandon her when she needs me, and I hope you can help me help her further.

It feels like the end of the line. I have no further options than to appeal for help.

This is an unknown future, and I am worried. Rosie needs help. We both need help.

If you can donate to help Rosie's healthcare, I would greatly appreciate it.

Rosie has her own webpage;

If you donate any amount for her, I will feature your name there as a donor in some way (TBD) as a sign of my appreciation.

If you cannot afford to donate, you can still help by sharing this so that someone who has the means to donate may see it.

Funds raised will go toward Rosie's treatment for her malignant tumor.

Thank you,

- Wolfgang de Groot and Rosalind "Rosie" Franklin