Velvetsamurai already really helped me by posting in her blog about my situation, and much to my pleasent surprise, a few of you have already donated some money.

If you guys don't remember the awesomeness of my cat, Toulouse, a picture might help you remember. He was about 2 months old here. Now he's 9 months old and huge!



Here's what's going on:

Toulouse has been really sick. We (me and the emergency vet I took him to yesterday) don't know what's wrong.

Here were his symptoms:

-vomiting
-little to no eating
-little to no drinking
-not um, pooping
-lethargic
-lost weight
-black poop
-slightly enlarged kidneys
-not himself at all
-uncomfortable/pain in the abdomen

The vet bill was $410.03. Of course, I'd pay as much as needed to see him better. He's only 9 months old and an exceptional cat and very very dear to me. I couldn't stand to lose him.

At the emergency vet, they took x rays and found that his kidneys were slightly larger than they should be, but nothing else. They gave him an injection of fluids because he was dehydrated, and a couple of other drugs. They wanted to keep him overnight, but I can't afford any more. So we're doing outpatient care. I'm giving him amoxicillin and pepcid twice a day. I think that's helping.

Anyway, I hate to put this out there, but I am extremely low on money. I'm losing my job next Friday and don't have anything else lined up yet. I can only pay $90 of that bill. I had no choice but to overdraft my account and try to pay it off over time, since the vet demanded money up front. And my parents won't help (don't even get me started on my conversation with my Dad in asking for a loan on the money).

If any of you feeling particularly generous, I would appreciate any donations to my paypal account: leliaeophelia@yahoo.com. If you want to lend me money and have me pay you back later, that can also work.

Some good news is that lately he's been improving a lot. He's finally eating (the only thing that works is tuna) and he's drinking a little bit. Over the past 24 hours he's gotten some of his energy back and is trying to be himself again (running around, being obnoxious, etc). I'm still pretty anxious about his condition, despite his improvement, but I don't think I'll need to take him to a vet again. He's an exceptional cat, and my best friend. He has more personality than I thought a cat could ever have. Videos of him are in my older blogs if you want an idea of how special he is.

Now the problem is the big gaping hole in my checking account. I'm $275 away from reaching that $410 (or rather, reaching $0). This means I can't buy gas, I can't buy food (I should be okay for a week or so though), or anything else until I reach a positive amount in my account. I don't have credit cards, but I just applied for one for emergencies like this.

I would greatly appreciate any help!!!