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Emergency vet bill for Buddy in Brandon

A cat named Buddy needs orthopedic surgery - a $1,200 bill the family can't cover.

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Carmela T. Domingo
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Brandon
Buddy is my cat of two years. On 26 July we rushed to Brandon Animal Hospital with a foreign object blocking the intestines. The vet recommends orthopedic surgery, and the estimate came to $1,200. They have stabilized Buddy, but the treatment can't wait beyond October. Buddy is more than a pet - Buddy is the reason I get out of bed. I have already put $100 toward the bills and asked for a payment plan. Whatever I can't raise, I'll repay to anyone who needs it back. Funds will be paid straight to Brandon Animal Hospital and I'll share the invoice and an update on Buddy's recovery. Where the $1,200 goes: • Medication and follow-up visits: $270 • Diagnostics (X-ray, bloodwork): $270 • Emergency surgery: $660 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Carmela
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Updates from Carmela

  1. Small update. $409 so far, the first invoice got paid this week. - Carmela

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($340 in total) I made the first payment toward emergency surgery. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Carmela

  3. 9% there. I made the first payment toward emergency surgery. Thank you.

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  • Maliha Runa SarkerQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Carmela!

    • Carmela T. DomingoOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      It's all in the list in the story. medication and follow-up visits is the big one at $270, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Emily E. Cloete

    Wishing you peace, Carmela. Hope the recovery goes smoothly. Greetings from Abuja.

    • Ana S. López

      give Buddy a hug from me. Thinking of Brandon

      • Comfort Okoro

        Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Makassar donated after I showed her your page.

        • Yu-na Ji-hye Noh

          Sending strength, Carmela. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

          • Nihal Zeynep Işık

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Kawasaki.

            • Anna Bogdana Orlov

              Thinking of you, Carmela. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

              • Hauwa Yewande Lasisi

                this could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Madurai so I could bring a meal. Love from Badagry.

                • Ochieng Joseph Byaruhanga

                  Sending love, Carmela. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Brandon

                  • Herman F. Marquez

                    hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Quezon City

                    • Kato Kioko

                      Sending good thoughts, Carmela. This could happen to any of us. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

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