Okay so— imma need some advice… ok xx
General mental health TW <<nothing major but pls take care of yourselves
Today I went to my GP. The reason is unrelated but I came out with another booking, next week and this time for all the psychological stuff that’s wrong with me
Btw I’m a minor with some trauma so there’s a lot of parental dependence here
Okay! So!! The main question>> Should I at all be open about my alterhuman identity? Has anyone had any experience with how the medical field handles this sort of thing? Have you been met with any… like, discrimination, shit i hope not
Like I think I have psychosis or some sort of dissociative disorder anyway but I want to feel safe and at least finish college “normally”
Not rlly sure how to finish this. Thxx for reading this far. ur a menace :]
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I...don’t make posts like this. But I am desperate for help.
This is Piper. Piper is a 7-year-old Domestic shorthair, though she still acts like a kitten most days! She is my baby, and while she isn't officially documented, she acts as my Emotional Support Animal for all my mental health needs. She is an absolute sweetie and I can imagine a day without her now.
^Her eye on 4/16/23 after an allergy episode. This was why we didn’t initially worry.
A little over a month ago, her third eyelid started showing. It was so slight at first that my best friend and I thought it was allergies, as ours were flaring up as well. But as the days turned into weeks, it seemed to just get worse. After some lubricating drops did not work, I took her to the vet and the initial visit resulted in one of two results: An abscess behind her eye, or a tumor. After seeking counsel with an Animal Eye specialist, we got the following diagnosis:
"Piper has signs consistent with Retrobulbar Disease. Retrobulbar Disease most commonly is associated with an infection/inflammation (cellulitis) or a cancer. Less Common causes include retrobulbar foreign body, hemorrhage, cyst, mucocele, myositis, or an ascending tooth root infection. Our goal is to resolve the clinical signs and determine the underlying cause. Based on Piper's eye exam and history, I am most suspicious of a retrobulbar tumor (cancer)."
^This is her eye as of 6/20/23
After discussing the details of the diagnosis with her vet, we determined that Enucleation, or removal of the eye and therefore tumor, is the best option to give her a continued beneficial life. As of now, she does not seem to be experiencing pain, but she has no flinch reflex in that eye, and no reaction to light, which tells the doctors that the mass is pressing against the optic nerve, and thus it would be more beneficial to her to have the eye removed, and a biopsy to be done on the mass to determine if it is aggressive cancer or not.
The amount being asked is to help cover the cost of the procedure, with an itemized estimate attached below.
Any additional funds raised will go toward the vet bills accrued before this surgery. As I work with the school system and it is summer, I am not making enough money for this, and all my credit cards are maxed out from other issues that have happened. I cannot get this procedure done without this money so please, help me give her the life she deserves.
Here is my GoFundMe. (https://gofund.me/96a56fa6) Any help, whether its donations or sharing, would be helpful. I’m so scared of losing her.
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15 days till her surgery 😮💨
She’s none the wiser but I’m an anxious mess 😭 the life of a cat mom I guess. My relatives keep asking us when we’re gonna have kids but I don’t think I could do it, I’m already stressed with a fur baby, a real baby would kill me.
I just don’t want her to get worse. Kiki is feline leukemia positive which is a disease that attacks her immune system, so any health problem she faces is so much worse. We knew all the risks before we adopted her, we really wanted to give her as good of a life as we could. So far we’ve been so blessed, besides a few colds and ear infections she’s been doing really good. This gum disease is the first major thing she’s had 😭
I’ve been posting a lot about it, if you’ve seen these before you’re probably sick of them. But I love this cat and will do anything to help her.
The cost of her dental surgery is estimated to be $1200 that covers the cleaning, any tooth extractions and her medication. We set up a gofundme, if anyone is able to donate we would be forever grateful. If not, any likes or shares would be so appreciated.
We love this cat and want to keep her as healthy and happy as we can.
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any guesses as to why only 1 of my 2 kittens, both of the same litter, always growls and hisses at my dad even though he hasn't done anything to harm them in any way? he doesn't do that to any other human. the very first time he met my dad with his eyes and ears fully open, he hissed and growled at him
Unfortunately there's a lot of pieces missing to this particular puzzle. There's a plethora of reasons, but it's hard to pinpoint without knowing the specifics of the relationship. It's possible the way the kitten was approached, for whatever reason, was frightening to the kitten. Your dad could have smelled like something the kitten was unfamiliar with, or worn something that startled the kitten.
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