Community Pet Support

Pepper went in to the emergency hospital  because he had a urinary obstruction that is sadly, but commonly seen in a fair number of male cats. His owners immediately began treatment which consisted of placing an indwelling urinary catheter to flush out the blood, mucous and debris that caused his urethra to obstruct. Not only that, Pepper was in critical condition and close to death because of how high his levels of potassium, blood urea and creatinine were in his blood stream. When the body is unable to eliminate toxins that the kidneys filter out through urine, it becomes imperative that it receives immediate treatment to de-obstruct and allow it to eliminate again. 

Pepper’s owner has paid over $4,000 to have him hospitalized but because of the severity of the condition that he came in, he still requires more time!

Unfortunately, this also requires more funding so we are here to help in any way we can! His treatment is costing approximately $1,000/day which includes urinary and intravenous catheter care, antibiotics, gastrointestinal protectants, urethral sphincter relaxers, appetite stimulants, intravenous fluids, pain medication and daily blood value checks. We would like to help cover a couple of more days of treatment  in order to increase his chances of not needing surgery (which would cost an additional $4-6,000!). We need your help and support! 

Together we can save him!

UPDATE: This sweet boy is doing great! His urine is less bloody and has now transitioned to oral medications. He is getting urethral relaxers, pain medication, antibiotics and sedatives.

We aren’t sure why his bladder inflammation is so severe but we are ecstatic that with your help we were able to initiate another 24 hours of treatment! Now, he can keep his urinary catheter in longer which will allow his bladder to continue to heal.

They have stopped his IV fluids since he is eating great! This is will also cut down cost!

With your help, were able to raise about $500 for this sweet boy! We need to cover a bit more for his entire stay but we can’t do it without you!