Please help my kitten
Jul. 19th, 2014 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gingerschnapps We had an accident today.
I have been gradually introducing our new kitten (officially named Merlin) to Sunny, and things had been going really well. Sunny's been a bit standoffish but completely not hostile towards the kitten, confining her activities to observation and gently (claws sheathed) swatting him when he crosses a line. She doesn't even hiss at him anymore. Today, however, the kitten was playing on an armchair that Sunny tried to leap up on. I honestly think they were both equally startled; long story short, the kitten hissed and bit her and she scratched him. By extreme misfortune, one of her claws punctured his right eye.
Merlin is in surgery right now. They're trying to save the eye, but due to the fact that he is so little (only nine weeks old!) the vet has been honest that the chances are slim. Whether or not they are successful, the most important thing is to make sure it doesn't get infected. Either way, we're looking at vet bills around $1000. In a pinch we can cover it, but my employment has dried up and I'm still looking for new work. I know some of you contributed to Sunny's recovery, but if you have anything to spare for my kitten, I will be endlessly grateful. I will make you cookies or a cross-stitch thing or knit you a hat or do SOMETHING. He's just a baby still. :(
I have been gradually introducing our new kitten (officially named Merlin) to Sunny, and things had been going really well. Sunny's been a bit standoffish but completely not hostile towards the kitten, confining her activities to observation and gently (claws sheathed) swatting him when he crosses a line. She doesn't even hiss at him anymore. Today, however, the kitten was playing on an armchair that Sunny tried to leap up on. I honestly think they were both equally startled; long story short, the kitten hissed and bit her and she scratched him. By extreme misfortune, one of her claws punctured his right eye.
Merlin is in surgery right now. They're trying to save the eye, but due to the fact that he is so little (only nine weeks old!) the vet has been honest that the chances are slim. Whether or not they are successful, the most important thing is to make sure it doesn't get infected. Either way, we're looking at vet bills around $1000. In a pinch we can cover it, but my employment has dried up and I'm still looking for new work. I know some of you contributed to Sunny's recovery, but if you have anything to spare for my kitten, I will be endlessly grateful. I will make you cookies or a cross-stitch thing or knit you a hat or do SOMETHING. He's just a baby still. :(
