#sharing helps

On the 12th, after the initial discovery of the mass but before the date of surgery, we were worried about it being cancer. Vet told us if it’s cancer, he won’t have much time left - maybe a year. When we called her to ask more questions (we had a lot), she asked us to come in, they’d go ahead & xray his chest to see if it spread (if it had, it was cancer, and there would be no surgery). This was actually part of the estimate for the surgery itself - the follow up xray to see if it spread. Thankfully, it had not spread. 

To be safe, the vet prescribed a Japanese supplement that helps stop bleeding (no sign he was, but just to be safe). Gave it to him until this past weekend, when it gave him wild diarrhea, so the vet said to stop. He still had the diarrhea when he went in for surgery.

We took him in on Wednesday the 20th for his surgery. Dropped him off at 7:30 in the morning and I sobbed in the car the whole ride home. They called us around 1pm to let us know that surgery was over, he was doing well, he’d gone in and out of anesthesia just fine, didn’t get sick or anything. They removed the mass and his spleen, sutured his stomach to his side, and they overnighted the mass to a pathologist for examination (we’ll know the results sometime next week, as to whether or not it’s benign). They put him on antibiotics for the diarrhea, because he was still having the issue. 

Thursday, they said he had not yet eaten, and Thursday afternoon, they took him off the injection pain meds (so he could go back to oral medication again). We got to come in & see him after I got off work, and he looked so out of it. He looked exhausted, so he kind of just paced a little, and leaned against us. But when we were going to leave, he nearly threw himself at me because he didn’t want me to leave. Yep. Cried like a bitch in the car. 

Today, they called around 9 this morning. Confirmed yep, we can come pick him up around noon. And no, he still hadn’t eaten, but they did say that was normal and he seemed nervous so he’d eat probably once he got home and relaxed. 

So we picked him up at just before noon, and he was so goddamn happy to see us, I can’t even explain it, okay, holy shit, I was so excited to see him too. 

Here’s one of the big reasons I’m making this update. 

Here are the bills, from the Xray, and from the surgery (I only did the 1st page of the surgery). The “subtotal” is the total.

The total amount for Caine just since the 12th is $3,625.17. Since it had to be paid before he could come home, I had to take out a CareCredit card. 

I would never ask you guys for the full amount (though if there is anyone out there with that kind of money to spare, I would literally love you for the rest of my life & would spend the rest of my life figuring out how to thank you). I’m just looking for help to pay it off. The money isn’t for me, it’s never for me, it’s for him. I’m still struggling to pay off my other debts, things I haven’t been able to really get my claws into since I was out of work three fucking years ago. Just when I see the top, I get yanked back under (dental problems, health problems, car issues, etc). Those things I’m working at paying off on my own. 

This is the only thing I’m asking for help with. 

I’ve updated my Ko-Fi goal - it used to be shown with the top of the estimate listed as the goal, but since the real amount was actually less than the lower estimate, I’ve updated it. I’ve even dropped it to just $3,200. I’m really desperate. I need help. 

Anything you can give for him, I would appreciate it to the end of the Earth. He would appreciate it too. Once he’s healed up, he’ll be able to run and play and do the things that he really hasn’t done in a while. 

Here is my Ko-Fi. Even if you can’t afford to donate, please share this. Everything helps, and I can’t even begin to explain how much help I need. Honestly, I’m surprised I’m even making sense right now. 

Thank you.