.........to save a cat (UPDATE)

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for all your kind offers to donate for this kitty.
I stopped by the house today and spoke with the old lady who lives
there. This is the roommate of the guy I met yesterday. She told me
how the cat follows her roommate around and how she sleeps with him.
She told me that Grayness was fine and was at the vet. She's schedule
to have surgery on Monday to fix her dislocated hip. They are
monitoring her because she was coughing or something, so the vet wants
to make sure there's no secondary infection before they put her under
anesthesia.

And while she's talking I'm racking up the prices in my head. (IV
fluids, pain and anti-inflammatory medication, day care; all for
today, friday, Sat, Sun and Mon. Geez, the surgery alone is going to
be expensive.)

Then I told her how I posted the story on this newsgroup and that
people were willing to help out with the vet bill. She was like,
"Really, oh my goodness that would be so nice of them."

I don't know how I can coordinate this, but I'm not going to post her
address on here for obvious reasons. I can list the veterinary clinic
that is taking care of the cat.

Mid-Valley Veterinary Clinic
17280 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 705-4585

The owner's name is Michael Martinez and the cat's name is Grayness.
I guess you could send money to the clinic, but it probably would be
better to send it to the owner so the clinic isn't hit with a barrage
of mail.

If you want to send the money to the owner directly, drop me an email
and I'll give you his personal address.

The lady said I was a Godsend and it was fate that I was there at that
time.

This is quite amazing for me, actually. It's been a very long time
since I was showered with compliments, and I can't tell you what's
it's done for my self-esteem. I've never been called a Godsend
before.

Thank you all so much,

Kristi

in article , Mischief at
wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for all your kind offers to donate for this kitty.
I stopped by the house today and spoke with the old lady who lives
there. This is the roommate of the guy I met yesterday. She told me
how the cat follows her roommate around and how she sleeps with him.
She told me that Grayness was fine and was at the vet. She's schedule
to have surgery on Monday to fix her dislocated hip. They are
monitoring her because she was coughing or something, so the vet wants
to make sure there's no secondary infection before they put her under
anesthesia.

And while she's talking I'm racking up the prices in my head. (IV
fluids, pain and anti-inflammatory medication, day care; all for
today, friday, Sat, Sun and Mon. Geez, the surgery alone is going to
be expensive.)

Then I told her how I posted the story on this newsgroup and that
people were willing to help out with the vet bill. She was like,
"Really, oh my goodness that would be so nice of them."

I don't know how I can coordinate this, but I'm not going to post her
address on here for obvious reasons. I can list the veterinary clinic
that is taking care of the cat.

Mid-Valley Veterinary Clinic
17280 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 705-4585

The owner's name is Michael Martinez and the cat's name is Grayness.
I guess you could send money to the clinic, but it probably would be
better to send it to the owner so the clinic isn't hit with a barrage
of mail.

If you want to send the money to the owner directly, drop me an email
and I'll give you his personal address.

The lady said I was a Godsend and it was fate that I was there at that
time.

This is quite amazing for me, actually. It's been a very long time
since I was showered with compliments, and I can't tell you what's
it's done for my self-esteem. I've never been called a Godsend
before.

Thank you all so much,

Kristi

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be calling
in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for posting. I know I
will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every little will help.

Karen

in article , Mischief at
wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for all your kind offers to donate for this kitty.
I stopped by the house today and spoke with the old lady who lives
there. This is the roommate of the guy I met yesterday. She told me
how the cat follows her roommate around and how she sleeps with him.
She told me that Grayness was fine and was at the vet. She's schedule
to have surgery on Monday to fix her dislocated hip. They are
monitoring her because she was coughing or something, so the vet wants
to make sure there's no secondary infection before they put her under
anesthesia.

And while she's talking I'm racking up the prices in my head. (IV
fluids, pain and anti-inflammatory medication, day care; all for
today, friday, Sat, Sun and Mon. Geez, the surgery alone is going to
be expensive.)

Then I told her how I posted the story on this newsgroup and that
people were willing to help out with the vet bill. She was like,
"Really, oh my goodness that would be so nice of them."

I don't know how I can coordinate this, but I'm not going to post her
address on here for obvious reasons. I can list the veterinary clinic
that is taking care of the cat.

Mid-Valley Veterinary Clinic
17280 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 705-4585

The owner's name is Michael Martinez and the cat's name is Grayness.
I guess you could send money to the clinic, but it probably would be
better to send it to the owner so the clinic isn't hit with a barrage
of mail.

If you want to send the money to the owner directly, drop me an email
and I'll give you his personal address.

The lady said I was a Godsend and it was fate that I was there at that
time.

This is quite amazing for me, actually. It's been a very long time
since I was showered with compliments, and I can't tell you what's
it's done for my self-esteem. I've never been called a Godsend
before.

Thank you all so much,

Kristi

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be calling
in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for posting. I know I
will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every little will help.

Karen

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 06 May 2004:

in article , Mischief
at wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for all your kind offers to donate for this kitty.
I stopped by the house today and spoke with the old lady who lives
there. This is the roommate of the guy I met yesterday. She told me
how the cat follows her roommate around and how she sleeps with him.
She told me that Grayness was fine and was at the vet. She's
schedule to have surgery on Monday to fix her dislocated hip. They
are monitoring her because she was coughing or something, so the vet
wants to make sure there's no secondary infection before they put her
under anesthesia.

And while she's talking I'm racking up the prices in my head. (IV
fluids, pain and anti-inflammatory medication, day care; all for
today, friday, Sat, Sun and Mon. Geez, the surgery alone is going to
be expensive.)

Then I told her how I posted the story on this newsgroup and that
people were willing to help out with the vet bill. She was like,
"Really, oh my goodness that would be so nice of them."

I don't know how I can coordinate this, but I'm not going to post her
address on here for obvious reasons. I can list the veterinary
clinic that is taking care of the cat.

Mid-Valley Veterinary Clinic
17280 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 705-4585

The owner's name is Michael Martinez and the cat's name is Grayness.
I guess you could send money to the clinic, but it probably would be
better to send it to the owner so the clinic isn't hit with a barrage
of mail.

If you want to send the money to the owner directly, drop me an email
and I'll give you his personal address.

The lady said I was a Godsend and it was fate that I was there at
that time.

This is quite amazing for me, actually. It's been a very long time
since I was showered with compliments, and I can't tell you what's
it's done for my self-esteem. I've never been called a Godsend
before.

Thank you all so much,

Kristi

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be
calling in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for
posting. I know I will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every
little will help.

Karen



After rehashing the story of Juls in rpch+b recently, and some other fund
raising endevors, it seems that a total is needed before donations begin.
You don't want to end up with an overage. That wouldn't be fair, nor
would the vet know what to do with it.

--
Cheryl

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 06 May 2004:

in article , Mischief
at wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for all your kind offers to donate for this kitty.
I stopped by the house today and spoke with the old lady who lives
there. This is the roommate of the guy I met yesterday. She told me
how the cat follows her roommate around and how she sleeps with him.
She told me that Grayness was fine and was at the vet. She's
schedule to have surgery on Monday to fix her dislocated hip. They
are monitoring her because she was coughing or something, so the vet
wants to make sure there's no secondary infection before they put her
under anesthesia.

And while she's talking I'm racking up the prices in my head. (IV
fluids, pain and anti-inflammatory medication, day care; all for
today, friday, Sat, Sun and Mon. Geez, the surgery alone is going to
be expensive.)

Then I told her how I posted the story on this newsgroup and that
people were willing to help out with the vet bill. She was like,
"Really, oh my goodness that would be so nice of them."

I don't know how I can coordinate this, but I'm not going to post her
address on here for obvious reasons. I can list the veterinary
clinic that is taking care of the cat.

Mid-Valley Veterinary Clinic
17280 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 705-4585

The owner's name is Michael Martinez and the cat's name is Grayness.
I guess you could send money to the clinic, but it probably would be
better to send it to the owner so the clinic isn't hit with a barrage
of mail.

If you want to send the money to the owner directly, drop me an email
and I'll give you his personal address.

The lady said I was a Godsend and it was fate that I was there at
that time.

This is quite amazing for me, actually. It's been a very long time
since I was showered with compliments, and I can't tell you what's
it's done for my self-esteem. I've never been called a Godsend
before.

Thank you all so much,

Kristi

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be
calling in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for
posting. I know I will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every
little will help.

Karen



After rehashing the story of Juls in rpch+b recently, and some other fund
raising endevors, it seems that a total is needed before donations begin.
You don't want to end up with an overage. That wouldn't be fair, nor
would the vet know what to do with it.

--
Cheryl

On Thu, 6 May 2004 20:11:27 -0700, Karen Chuplis wrote
(in article ):

in article , Mischief at
wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be calling
in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for posting. I know I
will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every little will help.

Karen

Last time it was coordinated with the vet so we could call the vet office
directly and put it on credit cards against the bill. I thought that
worked well. I'm sure the owners are nice people but sending them money
that may or may not get paid to the vet would be uncomfortable for me. I
am sure all of us at one time or another have spent money dedicated for
one thing on something else.

On Thu, 6 May 2004 20:11:27 -0700, Karen Chuplis wrote
(in article ):

in article , Mischief at
wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be calling
in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for posting. I know I
will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but every little will help.

Karen

Last time it was coordinated with the vet so we could call the vet office
directly and put it on credit cards against the bill. I thought that
worked well. I'm sure the owners are nice people but sending them money
that may or may not get paid to the vet would be uncomfortable for me. I
am sure all of us at one time or another have spent money dedicated for
one thing on something else.

Some of the nice people here helped me get a stray some help at my vet.
They mostly called the vet and donated funds via their credit card tho
one sent a check to the vets office. It helped "crackles" out so much,
I ended up only having to pay a small amount after the wonderful
donations and the vet discounting the bill a bit. I was so thankful
since I had no money to help this poor neighborhood stray, crackles was
in such bad shape. The donation system worked smoothly and crackles is
healthy now, still hangs around and never misses a meal.

I wish I could help this time but my vet fund I try to keep in my
account is depleted as another stray was in a bad way and I took her to
the vet 3 times over the last 2 weeks trying to find out what was wrong,
sadly she didn't make it, she stopped breathing when I rushed her back
to the vets when she started gasping. She was such a sweetie, why do
people leave behind such nice pets.
p

Some of the nice people here helped me get a stray some help at my vet.
They mostly called the vet and donated funds via their credit card tho
one sent a check to the vets office. It helped "crackles" out so much,
I ended up only having to pay a small amount after the wonderful
donations and the vet discounting the bill a bit. I was so thankful
since I had no money to help this poor neighborhood stray, crackles was
in such bad shape. The donation system worked smoothly and crackles is
healthy now, still hangs around and never misses a meal.

I wish I could help this time but my vet fund I try to keep in my
account is depleted as another stray was in a bad way and I took her to
the vet 3 times over the last 2 weeks trying to find out what was wrong,
sadly she didn't make it, she stopped breathing when I rushed her back
to the vets when she started gasping. She was such a sweetie, why do
people leave behind such nice pets.
p

John Biltz wrote:
On Thu, 6 May 2004 20:11:27 -0700, Karen Chuplis wrote
(in article ):

in article , Mischief
at wrote on 5/6/04 9:54 PM:

Usually in these cases someone just warns the vet that people may be
calling in to donate and they comply pretty happily. Thanks for
posting. I know I will be contacting them. I can't do a lot, but
every little will help.

Karen

Last time it was coordinated with the vet so we could call the vet
office directly and put it on credit cards against the bill. I
thought that
worked well. I'm sure the owners are nice people but sending them
money
that may or may not get paid to the vet would be uncomfortable for
me. I
am sure all of us at one time or another have spent money dedicated
for
one thing on something else.

Yes, were I in a position (sorry, I'm not) to send $, I would rather send it
directly to the vet specifically for Grayness. Chances are, if the vet were
overpaid, they would either (a) refund the monies or (b) ask if we would
mind if it be used charitably towards something like a humane shelter or
some other animal who needs help.

I don't like to doubt people, I really don't. But as you said, funds given
to one cause are often used for "something else". Not that I'm saying the
70-something woman is a crack addict, but you know what I mean! LOL

Jill