Urgent Eye Surgery for Rescued Senior Cat with Long-term Kidney Disease
Fundraising campaign by
Cheryl S
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SG$817.00raised of SG$5,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
MaoMi (means "cat" in Chinese") had been a street cat living under an overhead bridge for about 10 years (thus he is also called Bridge). Last year, he disappeared for days and worried me sick. When he finally reappeared, he had an injured eye and other wounds on his head. When I brought him to the vet, he was also found to have Chronic Kidney Disease. My finances is tight, but I decided to bring him home to foster since he would no longer be able to survive on the streets, given his health condition.
Treatment for MaoMi's kidney problem is expensive, but I tried to keep up with careful budgeting and tightening of belts.
However, in the last few months, MaoMi was also diagnosed with hyperthyroid and borderline glaucoma. He is receiving treatment for these conditions, but these all add up and it is increasingly difficult for me to manage his expenses.
And then, MaoMi injured his right eye (ulcer and sequestrum), and underwent an urgent eye surgery on 6 Sep 17 by the only eye specialist currently in Singapore via Amber Vet. The operation was needed ASAP to prevent further complications.
The eye specialist, Dr Oliveira, said the surgery went well. Bill totalled S$3,537 (please refer to update #3). Besides bearing the majority of the surgery cost, MaoMi's medical costs for his chronic illnesses have been more than S$3,000 to-date. I am thus extremely financially strained as MaoMi's fosterer.
Please help me with MaoMi's eye surgery cost and long-term medical bills. I will provide updates on all donations and how they are spent on MaoMi’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/maomi.bridge.5). Thank you…
Organizer
- Cheryl S
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 27, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 20, 2017
- liv levine
- Donated on Oct 08, 2017
Surgery completed on 6 Sep
Update posted by Cheryl S at 03:41 amMaoMi had the urgent eye surgery on 6 Sep 17 by the only eye specialist currently in Singapore via Amber Vet. The eye specialist, Dr Oliveira, said the surgery went well. Bill totalled S$3,537 - - invoice/receipt attached. The second photo shows the sequestrum that was removed from MaoMi's right
Surgery on 6 Sep 17
Update posted by Cheryl S at 04:03 amThe graft is a delicate procedure typically done by an eye specialist. Currently, there is no animal eye specialists in Singapore. A local vet experienced in eye treatment and surgery is out to town, too, until early October and fully booked till about 6 weeks from now. So, the only
More complicated surgery needed :-(
Update posted by Cheryl S at 06:40 amUpdate on MaoMi's situation after visit to vet yesterday: MaoMi's eye surgery now most likely to involve three procedures: (1) fix a torn jagged third eye lid. (2) surgical removal of sequestrum which has grown a bit bigger over the last two weeks (3) graft to patch the hole created. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 27, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 20, 2017
- liv levine
- Donated on Oct 08, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 07, 2017
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- Chels Wickenden
- Donated on Oct 07, 2017
- D Yeo
- Donated on Sep 08, 2017
- Biyu
- Donated on Sep 02, 2017
- D Yeo
- Donated on Aug 29, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 25, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 20, 2017