Urgent personal pet plea!! And a warning for shipping boxes from Amazon
Hello everyone, I am posting today for my own kitty. Around 1:30am this morning, I caught her eating a piece of yarn that was attached to a box from Amazon as we had gotten donation shipments for our foster kitties.
By the time I noticed she was eating the yarn, she had probably already eaten about 2-3 inches. I know you are not supposed to pull it when they consume string or yarn. So I removed what was left in her mouth.
I called an emergency vet that’s about an hour away since there’s not an emergency vet in Corsicana. They advised that with it being 2-3 inches, I could monitor her and see if she passes it.
I quarantined her from the other kitties to better keep track of her litter box and food/water intake. She has not gone potty since but is acting normal otherwise. Florence is my baby. We rescued her when she was 5 weeks old and foster failed her years ago. She is about 8 now but my head is spinning and I can’t remember if it was 2016 or 2017 when we she joined our family.
I called a primary vet today and booked an appt for X-rays since she has not gone potty since to see if anything is obstructed. As you may have seen from my previous posts, we are on a single income right now and I feel so terrible that I just cannot afford an appt for my baby and I was declined for a care credit card.
I was going to make a fundraiser for what they estimated the appt and X-rays would be at $300 but we won’t have it on the account by her appt time if we go that route due to processing times and this is very urgent.
I am linking my Venmo and PayPal here to see if we can get $300 for her appt. If we hit the goal, I will be able to take her in. If she needs surgery for the removal, I will have to make another post for what they may quote me as we go through the motions.
If you are able to help my baby, I would be so so appreciative. Thanks for any help you can provide.
3 boxes we received had the yarn attached as what seems to be a quality control thing, please be advised about this if you receive packages from Amazon!
Goal: $300