Funds for Pintas, the stray cat

Help to settle the veterinary bill of Pintas, the street kitten.

Pintas is a stray cat with about 12 or 13 years old. Since 2010, Pintas appears on my terrace and is fed and cared for by me. Unfortunately, in addition to the problems inherent to age and the fact of being on the street, Pintas is IVF. For this reason, and since I have a cat at home, I was never able to adopt it. On the other hand, Pintas also does not accept being closed at home. I tried it once and it didn't go well, and the animal even stopped eating.

On the weekend of 7/24, Pintas disappeared. Being the usual presence to eat and even stay overnight, these 3 days disappeared caused me strangeness and concern. Thanks to the help of friends, and after ringing many bells, entering abandoned houses, going through vacant lots, etc., on the 2nd in the late afternoon I managed to find him, very injured and weakened. He had an open wound on his hind leg, and he couldn't move. I would certainly have died if we hadn't found him.

He immediately went to the CHV - Centro Hospitalar Veterinário, in Porto, where he was admitted. According to the veterinarian, Pintas probably got stuck somewhere and when he tried to free himself he must have been injured.

It should only be discharged on Saturday 08/15, since it had to recover 100% before returning to the street. Otherwise, the chances of survival would be further reduced.

Although we all know that IVF is fatal, the truth is that I could never refuse assistance to Pintas. Even more knowing that he still had a good chance of having a quality of life, if he was properly treated for this wound in his paw and a fissure in the pelvis that has since been detected.

That said, I can only ask for help from all of you, economical if you can, or just with your shares, to be able to settle the vet's account.

Thanks to all of you already.

About the author

I am a person who loves animals and who can never remain indifferent to their suffering or more basic needs, even at their own loss.

In addition to Pintas, I have tried to help many other animals, whether dogs or cats, within my means and with the help of friends and family.

At the moment, I do not have the financial capacity to support this charge alone. All the more so since I have 3 animals at home, 2 of them with chronic diseases, which implies the inherent expenses with each one of them. However, I was not able to turn my back on Pintas, who despite being a stray cat, is an animal that I already consider from the family, since I have been helping him for about 10 years.

Budget and due dates

The final amount, with hospitalization and treatment until Saturday, 15/08/2020, will be € 770.11, according to the budget attached.

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