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Young Mr. McKittypants isn't going to lose his leg as we feared, but
wow...those vet bills.
Mr. McKittypants (AKA Mickey) is an adolescent whirlwind who was
born feral. He quickly flunked out of behavior modification at our
wonderful animal shelter in nearby Albuquerque and came to us as a
baby barn cat--but we saw something special in him and have been
working hard to socialize and integrate him into our lives. He
currently spends a carefully balanced amount of time outside with
plenty of shelter options and inside under supervision. He has amazing
personality and zest for life...not to mention his Cattitude.
We live on several acres in a canyon east of Albuquerque and the
Sandia Mountains. Mickey plays in the arroyo on our property. On
November 23rd he got tangled in something sharp and fought his way
free, though we may never know the whole story. (We've already started
searching the arroyo, but it's rugged and tangled terrain.) Initially
we thought he might lose the leg, and we're so very relieved and happy
that the injury is less severe than it first seemed! We knew it would
be too much for us, but with an injury this severe the choices were to
either forge ahead with treatment or to euthanize.
We believe that we're responsible for the needs of our pets, but
we're also in a long term recovery from an extensive series of
layoffs, complicated by the ongoing income drain of my precarious
health. We are so grateful for the offers of help we've received, and
wanted to set up something to make it easy for everyone.
So far Mickey's costs are estimated at $2500. We pulled the
first thousand dollars from other obligations, so I set our goal at
$1500 plus a bit to cover the funding fees. Thanks for your help--and
most of all for the good wishes for Mickey.
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