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This is my cat Nacho.
We adopted him when he was about 3 months old - he was
apparently dumped in a bag on the side of the road with his siblings
in the middle of summer, left to die. He is now almost 2, and has
brightened my life in the most amazing ways. I can't imagine life
without my precious baby Nacho, and I'm sure he can't imagine life
without his human family.
We discovered the cat shelter he came from wasn't as ethical as
we thought, and was featured on a current affair news program called
Today Tonight for its malpractice.
The first few weeks of having Nacho, he was sickly and refused
to eat - he had problems with his bowels and constant weeping eyes.
After hundreds of dollars worth of vet trips, we discovered he had
contracted Calicivirus, which is believed to be circulating in the
shelter itself. Emails and messages to the shelter were in vain - I
have yet to hear anything from them, even at least an apology. They
completely ignored my pleas for help.
From the Calicivirus, he has developed severe gingivitis which
causes him extreme pain. He has been on a cocktail of pain medication,
antibacterial mouth washes and anti-inflammatories for the last 6-8
months, but the problem still persists.
What he really needs is a full tooth extraction surgery. His
teeth are causing him such extreme pain, and the only way to remedy
this now is to remove them completely. But our funds are completely
run dry after all of the constant fortnightly visits to the vet, all
the expensive testing, and all the special diets he has been on.
We need your help! Please help Nacho to live a pain-free life.
He's had such a rough start to life, and I just desperately want him
to live a normal life - flinching every time he smells his food,
running away from his food because he thinks it's causing him pain,
and having to be carted to the vet every few weeks for more needles
just so he can eat properly, are not a normal life for a cat.
The costs for his operation and all x-rays and medication has
been quoted $800, but if I can raise at least half of it, it would
ease a lot of our stress!
Thank you so much for your time - if you cannot donate, please
help share this page with as many people as possible!
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