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Hey everyone,
Long-time reader, first time poster here. Looking for some support and advice from fellow cat-lovers, especially anyone who's been through a similar situation.
Last night, my cat Sora (1 1/2 yr old orange tabby) came crying and nursing his left-front leg. It looked like his leg was broken, so I took him to the emergency 24-hour animal hospital, where they took x-rays and determined that someone shot him with a BB gun! This resulted in a fractured bone (attached x-rays). Because they're an emergency vet, they didn't have the right materials to fix him up completely, so they put a temporary splint and some bandages on him and recommended that I bring him to the regular vet on Monday.
The emergency vet bill came out to $1000 when all was said and done, and the doctor said the vet on Monday would cost anywhere from $400 to $1000, for a potential grand-total of $2000. I'm on a very tight budget, so this is way more than I can afford, but I really have no option. I'm trying to work out a payment plan to pay this over time, and my friend suggested that I create a GoFundMe campaign to try and get some donations to help pay the bills (link here: - any contributions, however small, are very much appreciated).
I'm on here seeing if anyone has been in a similar situation with their cat, if anyone has tips/advice on how to handle this, and of course any kind words are much appreciated.
This all just happened so fast and is very stressful. I can't believe someone would be so cruel as to shoot an innocent cat with a BB gun, but there's nothing I can really do about it now.
Long-time reader, first time poster here. Looking for some support and advice from fellow cat-lovers, especially anyone who's been through a similar situation.
Last night, my cat Sora (1 1/2 yr old orange tabby) came crying and nursing his left-front leg. It looked like his leg was broken, so I took him to the emergency 24-hour animal hospital, where they took x-rays and determined that someone shot him with a BB gun! This resulted in a fractured bone (attached x-rays). Because they're an emergency vet, they didn't have the right materials to fix him up completely, so they put a temporary splint and some bandages on him and recommended that I bring him to the regular vet on Monday.
The emergency vet bill came out to $1000 when all was said and done, and the doctor said the vet on Monday would cost anywhere from $400 to $1000, for a potential grand-total of $2000. I'm on a very tight budget, so this is way more than I can afford, but I really have no option. I'm trying to work out a payment plan to pay this over time, and my friend suggested that I create a GoFundMe campaign to try and get some donations to help pay the bills (link here: - any contributions, however small, are very much appreciated).
I'm on here seeing if anyone has been in a similar situation with their cat, if anyone has tips/advice on how to handle this, and of course any kind words are much appreciated.
This all just happened so fast and is very stressful. I can't believe someone would be so cruel as to shoot an innocent cat with a BB gun, but there's nothing I can really do about it now.