ear tumor

I m fostering my friends cat George because her cat was spraying. George was rescued last winter. He has a tumor in his ear that he scratches. My friend took him to a specialist and the cost is $2000.00. 

Does anyone have any suggestions about possible places to see if the cost would be covered? He is such a great cat. Great personality. I have to clean his ear every day because of his scratching it. He can't hear in that ear and i don't think much from the other one as when he was rescued he had really bad ear mites which was successfully treated. He went from being underweight to now weighting 19 lbs so he is on a diet.

Kathy

Could a regular vet do the surgery? I had a cat that had ear tumors and we had a regular vet that did it. This was back in... 2000-2001 time frame? So prices in general have obviously changed. My parents paid for it so I honestly don't know how much it was though.

There are some sources of help for vet care out there.  Check out the two articles below for some ideas.
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Here is a list of some financing ideas:    http://www.thecatsite.com/t/302649/info-sheet-for-cant-afford-a-vet

The US Humane Society lists national and state wide resources:   http://www.humanesociety.org/animal...rding_pet.html?credit=blog_post_011416_id7852       http://www.humanesociety.org/animal...ry_care.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

Prince Chunk Foundation: Provides help with food and vet care.  856-302-6373  http://www.princechunkfoundation.org/veterinary-care-assistance.php

Best Friends  Provides help with vet care:   http://bestfriends.org/resources/financial-aid-pets

The Pet Fund:  Provides help with vet care:  http://thepetfund.com/   

Red Rover:  Provides small grants for vet care:    https://redrover.org/      https://redrover.org/redrover-relief-grants

Modest needs:  Funds a wide variety of small emergency needs,including vet care:    https://www.modestneeds.org/   

Your friend can ask the vet about a payment plan.  If he or she declines, CareCap is an organization that works with vets to try and set up a plan:  http://www.carecap.com/thepetfund/for-pet-owners

Go Fund Me:  a personal request for help:  https://www.gofundme.com/lp/welcome-4?pc=fb_pp_ga_120115_atconq_w22&gclid=CN6YqfrP2coCFcwWHwodg4YOsA

CareCredit:  A health care credit card that covers vet payments:   http://www.carecredit.com/faqs/basics/

Hopefully your friend can find a way to afford 

I hope you are able to get George's ear fixed.  Good luck.