Eli Bear's Surgery Fund

July 9th

Eli Bear is now safe and sound at home! She is back to her energetic self, and eating well. She is not impressed with her Elizabethan collar, but it hinders her mobility, which is necessary as the stitches go all the way down her tummy.

We cannot even begin to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has helped us out with our staggering vet bills. Thanks to all the donations, over half the cost has been covered, which is incredible!

Donations are now closed. Thank you so much to all who donated. Your generosity covered more than half the bill!

July 7th

We visited Eli yesterday at the vet and she's doing very well. The staff there love her. We should be able to bring her home tomorrow.

July 5th

Hello everyone,

Yesterday, Eli, the fluffier of our two cats, vomited a few times throughout the day. This isn’t unusual once a month, but by the third time we were nervous. In the late afternoon, she became incredibly lethargic and unresponsive. We decided to wait out the night and give her a chance to bounce back on her own.

This morning, just over 24 hours from her first being sick, her condition had not improved so we brought her to the vet. They took X-rays and found something in her intestines. An ultrasound revealed that there was a definite blockage just past her stomach in her large intestine.

They performed surgery shortly thereafter and discovered Eli had developed a huge hairball at the top of her intestine, which had become rock hard over time. Thankfully, the surgery was a complete success and it looks like she’ll make a full recovery in no time.

As relieved as we are to hear she’ll be fine, we are extremely stressed out about the expenses. All told, the bills will add up to almost $3000. We can in no way afford this all on our own, so we've set up this site to accept any donations. No donation is too small!

If you donate over $10, as a token of our appreciation we will draw something of your choice and mail it to you as soon as we can. We’ll also keep you updated through various social media outlets on her recovery.

Many thanks in advance,

Laura & Phil.



(Donations have been taken down. Thank you so much to all who have donated.)

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