Faith in humanity: restored.
So, backstory: last week, we had to take Mim to the vet. She had a UTI, which is a quick and easy fix, but while we were there, the vet noticed that her mouth area was red and inflamed. We had never noticed because we only ever see her front teeth, which are absolutely fine, but at least 10 of her back teeth need to be pulled. We don't know WHY, but some cats are just genetically prone to dental issues, and it seems Mim is one of those cats.
So Jason and I have been playing a bit of jenga with our finances, figuring out how to eek out the 1K (or more) that such extensive surgery would cost. We only ever spend food costs when we go to NC (his dad pays for the house the whole family stays in while we're there). Most of our trip to Salem is already paid and non-refundable. So we were starting up a saving plan to get it taken care of in the next 6 months, because we don't want Mim to be uncomfortable, even if she doesn't show us that she is. (Seriously, she eats like a little snarfling piglet.)
We'd always joked that Mim was our 'easy' cat-- Olive cost us THOUSANDS when she started to lose her legs (and we spend around $50/month on wipes and pads for when we help her go to the bathroom), and Nox's cancer meds cost around $200/month. Between medical stuff and specialty foods (Mim is allergic to wheat, Nox is the world's pickiest eater), we spend roughly $450/month on cat care, not to mention paying for twice-daily petsitters when we travel, because Olive can't use a litterbox. So to hear that we were gonna be in for at least another 1K with little warning was pretty damn stressful.
Well, Jason comes home crying tonight because his coworker, Mollie, and the rest of their team put together a fundraiser behind his back and raised the 1K for the surgery!
Like, whoa. Whoa. Totally unexpected whoa. I'm floored by the generosity of these people. And this is part of why I call Mollie 'Supergirl.' There are days I wonder if she's not actually a superhero, forreals.
So Jason and I have been playing a bit of jenga with our finances, figuring out how to eek out the 1K (or more) that such extensive surgery would cost. We only ever spend food costs when we go to NC (his dad pays for the house the whole family stays in while we're there). Most of our trip to Salem is already paid and non-refundable. So we were starting up a saving plan to get it taken care of in the next 6 months, because we don't want Mim to be uncomfortable, even if she doesn't show us that she is. (Seriously, she eats like a little snarfling piglet.)
We'd always joked that Mim was our 'easy' cat-- Olive cost us THOUSANDS when she started to lose her legs (and we spend around $50/month on wipes and pads for when we help her go to the bathroom), and Nox's cancer meds cost around $200/month. Between medical stuff and specialty foods (Mim is allergic to wheat, Nox is the world's pickiest eater), we spend roughly $450/month on cat care, not to mention paying for twice-daily petsitters when we travel, because Olive can't use a litterbox. So to hear that we were gonna be in for at least another 1K with little warning was pretty damn stressful.
Well, Jason comes home crying tonight because his coworker, Mollie, and the rest of their team put together a fundraiser behind his back and raised the 1K for the surgery!
Like, whoa. Whoa. Totally unexpected whoa. I'm floored by the generosity of these people. And this is part of why I call Mollie 'Supergirl.' There are days I wonder if she's not actually a superhero, forreals.