Our cat has cancer and we need your help.Our four-year old Persian rescue, Marshmallow, was recently
Our cat has cancer and we need your help.Our four-year old Persian rescue, Marshmallow, was recently found to have malignant tumours growing in one of her mammary glands, Our next step is to do a staging which will tell us how big the tumours are, and whether they’ve spread beyond that one gland. However, with me moving at the end of the month and my mum still paying off our medical bills from our previous cat who died over three years ago, we’ve got almost no money right now. We could save up the funds, but we need to act fast, so the cancer doesn’t have a chance to spread and/or become inoperable.So that’s why we’ve set up a fundraiser over at YouCaring, so some kind strangers (or kind friends) can help us out. Our initial goal is just the cost of the staging, but assuming her cancer is operable, we’d also like to try to raise enough to cover at least part of the cost of the operation as well. Either way, all money raised will go towards her treatment and care.We know times are tough for everyone, and that there are a lot of worthy causes out there who need help even more than us. I’m not trying to say that none of that matters. But if you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you’ve probably seen me talk about Marshmallow (or seen her, as I’ve posted quite a few pictures over the years) and you know how much she means to me and my mum. Any amount you can spare, even a dollar, would mean the world to us.If you can’t donate for whatever reason, then please, spread the word instead! (Actually, spread the word regardless, but you know what I mean). I’ll be posting to facebook, twitter, tumblr, and anywhere else I can find that’ll let me. Prognosis for cats with mammary cancer is grim, regardless of whether you operate, and we know that, so we’re not expecting a miracle. We realize she’s not going to be around as long as we’d planned. Still, Marshy’s only four years-old, and that’s way too young to be dying of cancer. We just want as much time left with her, as much happy and healthy time, as we can get. Help us give our little Martian a bit more time on Earth. -- source link
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