Animal Welfare Professionals

Hello,
My name is Erin Morrison, I am a veterinary technician at the University of Tennessee and I am looking for some help with paying for surgery for a foster cat.

A family of cats showed up in our barn last year and after spaying/neutering and vaccinating all of the cats (mom, dad, and 4 kittens) we were able to find great forever homes for all of them but the dad. He was more skittish than the others and we were working with him so that we could eventually rehome him. Then we noticed that he had a head tilt and, long story short, he had a polyp in his ear that was removed at UT. Unfortunately the polyp came back and now the only treatment is to perform a "ventral bulla osteotomy" which is to remove the ear canal (polyp included). This is a coslty surgery ($2500-4000) and I have spent over $600 for his care up until this point and am unable to contribute any more for his surgery.

So far I have raised $820 between facebook fundraiser and "go fund me". Here are links to my go fund me as well as my facebook fundraiser:

https://www.gofundme.com/surgerysavessam&rcid=r01-155758986622-5df8b04c2bc14f3d&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

https://www.facebook.com/donate/2437519159615011/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Any help is greatly appreciated: Information about grants I could apply for (since I am not a 501-(c) (3) those are limited), courtesy posts, etc. 

Thank you,
Erin M. Morrison

Hi Erin,

What a cute cat! You might consider trying waggle.org to help with fundraising (they have a crowd fundraising platform that solicits $$ through the veterinary hospital, increasing the credibility of the ask) or check out the grants listed in this link: https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/having-trouble-affording-veterinary-care

Sheila

Dr. Segurson, thank you for that information! I did find a couple grants on the humane society page that I applied for. My local shelter emailed me back as well and they may be able to help! So fingers crossed that everything works out! Thanks again