Cat was hit by a car - Owner is in grave need of mental and financial support

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Sweet Buddy is my soulmate kitty and I can't imagine life without him! He is a wonderful, affectionate, intelligent brown tabby cat that I rescued from the street and we have been inseparable ever since. On October 19th he ran out and was struck by a car and has major damage to his face, possible brain damage and swelling, a split broken jaw, and damage to his front legs. Thank God we found him and immediately rushed him to the Emergency Vet. I was entirely covered in his blood in major shock and this has been the biggest nightmare of my life! We were expecting him to go into surgery ASAP, but the vet office said he is not stable enough yet for anesthesia and my poor baby has had to wait and has been hospitalized since that terrible night! He can't eat on his own since his broken mouth is hanging open and has to be fed with a feeding tube and was in an oxygen chamber. The vet costs are drastic and my parents were generous enough to get Care Credit and drain their life savings and pool our credit cards together, but now we have spent every penny to try to save him and pray he will even survive this! His surgery will hopefully be performed tomorrow (October 24), but we are desperate now to have enough for his aftercare and pay back all of the vet bill costs which is a critical financial hardship and I'm terrified because we truly don't have any more money after this point. If he needs a feeding tube after surgery at home, it will be thousands more that we can't afford, and its vitally important that he gets solid nutrients or he will not survive! If there is any way you can give now, it will help save my Sweet Buddy's life! The money will be used for his vet bills and aftercare and it will be the greatest gift I could ever imagine to help my baby live! I endlessly appreciate anything you can help give so that I can help Sweet Buddy pull through! Please give if you are able! I am absolutely desperate to save my Sweet Buddy, my soulmate kitty! I also ask that you pray for him and may God bless you abundantly for helping him!
If you are able to financially contribute for Buddy's medical bills, this is the direct link: https://www.gofundme.com/sweet-buddys-emergency-medical-2vndk3m4?ssid=781258687&pos=1

It is also important we all pray and send healing and positive vibes to Buddy, so that he overcomes this ordeal.. 
 
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Oh, how dreadful!  Poor little Buddy.  I can just imagine how worried and upset his family is - it sounds like the vet bills are going to be overwhelming.  I wish I could help right away but unfortunately will have to wait until November 1st.  I will definitely kick in some financial help at that point.  In the meantime, I'm sending out all my best wishes and hopes that Buddy does well.  Poor little baby - this is such a sad story. 
 

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To all members, a reminder that it is YOUR responsibility to check out these solicitors to the best of your ability. Ask for references, phone numbers, call around the area and find out if this is a legitimate cause or a scam. Thecatsite.com does not stand behind any solicitation of funds for any reason that appear in the forums unless explicitly authorized. Be very careful before you send any money: no matter how effective the plea is, check it out first before opening your wallet. For more information, see Pleas for Money.

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From the Mods:
To all members, a reminder that it is YOUR responsibility to check out these solicitors to the best of your ability. Ask for references, phone numbers, call around the area and find out if this is a legitimate cause or a scam. Thecatsite.com does not stand behind any solicitation of funds for any reason that appear in the forums unless explicitly authorized. Be very careful before you send any money: no matter how effective the plea is, check it out first before opening your wallet. For more information, see Pleas for Money.

Note that this reminder is posted in all threads asking for donations and is not directed at any specific person.
To all the Mods:

Did I break any rules posting this? Would it be better if I asked for more info from Buddy's family? Like the vet's email or phone number? Would it help?

What you wrote seems totally legit and I didn't think it would cause any problems.. I apologize if it did 
 

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To all members, a reminder that it is YOUR responsibility to check out these solicitors to the best of your ability. Ask for references, phone numbers, call around the area and find out if this is a legitimate cause or a scam. Thecatsite.com does not stand behind any solicitation of funds for any reason that appear in the forums unless explicitly authorized. Be very careful before you send any money: no matter how effective the plea is, check it out first before opening your wallet. For more information, see Pleas for Money.


Note that this reminder is posted in all threads asking for donations and is not directed at any specific person.
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Did I break any rules posting this? Would it be better if I asked for more info from Buddy's family? Like the vet's email or phone number? Would it help?


What you wrote seems totally legit and I didn't think it would cause any problems.. I apologize if it did :doh3:
You didn't break any rules. We moved the post to the SOS forum as that is the appropriate forum for this type of request. The reminder from the mods is posted in ALL threads that are asking for donations, no matter who posts the request.
 
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 You didn't break any rules. We moved the post to the SOS forum as that is the appropriate forum for this type of request. The reminder from the mods is posted in ALL threads that are asking for donations, no matter who posts the request.
Great! Thank you @GoldyCat! I really appreciate it! 

To be honest, I didn't check the rules before posting this, because I was a bit frustrated. As I said, a lot of us have been following the case of Buddy with great concern and we urged his Mom to ask for donations, as we all knew that the bills would be too high for her family to afford..

But, for what it's worth, you were right. We should all be more careful about posting fundraising requests, because there are too many scammers out there.. 

Thanks again! 
 

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I just popped in to Buddy's GoFundMe page to make my promised donation.  I see that he is home.  This beautiful boy is certainly a fighter!  

 I'm glad to see that the donations are making a difference.  
 
 

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How is Buddy doing now? His surgery was scheduled for Oct. 24. I'm sure the family still need donations, but we'd like to know how it's goin.
 

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Thanks for posting this. I contributed to his campaign, but didn't see this on the GoFundMe page. I was scared to death that he hadn't made it. It's such a heartbreaking situation. I sincerely hope he makes a full recovery. What a tragedy.
 

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Awwwwww, that's terrible! I wish I could donate to help but I'm afraid I also just posted a request for help with my kitty Lucky, as we had an unexpected ER visit we can't afford either. I pray Buddy recovers well tho! Wish I could hug him...
 
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