Murph's Broken Hip Surgery Fundraiser

Hi all,

I'm brand new to here and was hoping you wouldn't mind if I shared the fundraising page for my kitty Murph's recent (yesterday) very expensive, surprise fractured hip surgery.

I will never know how, as my vet has reminded me 50 times now, he did it. I woke up one morning and he was limping and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. He does have a brother he plays pretty rough with, so I can only imagine it's a bad play-related injury. Or that he fell on it in a strange way. He is a maine coon mix, but has a very small frame, so maybe his bones are brittle? I don't know, this is all my own speculation.

Anyway, it has set me with a $3770 vet bill which I, a single girl living alone, truly cannot afford. I've had to take out a loan with a steep interest rate from a medical financier to cover the cost. I am lucky enough to have wonderful friends and family that have contributed, but we still have a long way to do. I would be eternally grateful and appreciative of anyone that may have anything at all to spare towards our vet bill fund:

http://www.gofundme.com/b6os58 

Thank you so very much to anyone who can help. If this is not the right place for this or is considered inappropriate by anyone, my apologies! I would totally understand. I just didn't think it would hurt to ask, especially to a group that understands kitty love, and most likely vet struggles, as much as I now do.

Annie

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Cats are a huge responsibility. Anyone who thinks otherwise, should not have one in their life. They are dependent on us for everything from providing a place to eat, to also providing vet care.

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