An animal owner from Hampton has actually released a fundraising interest help stop her cat from losing a leg.
Sophie Thornton, 32, has actually begun a GoFundMe page to raise the money required to guarantee her cat, Ripley, can receive the surgical treatment she requires to fix a damaged ankle.
The spirited four-year-old house cat suffered the injury 2 weeks earlier after experiencing a bout of “zoomies”, i.e. showing hyper-energetic behaviour.
“She was running around the house at full speed – doing zoomies – and she must have caught it or banged her leg, because all of a sudden she started limping.”
Sophie and husband Stevie immediately took injured Ripley to the vet. Subsequent assessments and x-rays confirmed the ankle was broken.
The two cat lovers, however, were not prepared for the prognosis that followed:
“Basically we were given the choice of amputating the entire leg, for a very small fee,” Sophie said, “or saving it, for close to £6,500.”
“It seemed really drastic to us that these were the only options that were given.”
Understandably, Sophie and Stevie sought opinions from other vets. Sadly the assessments were much the same.
Sophie said she is desperate for Ripley to keep the leg as “she is otherwise her usual self – just limping.”
“We appreciate that cats and pets lose limbs all the time, and this is sometimes necessary – but in this case her leg can absolutely be saved.” Sophie lamented.
“Unfortunately it just comes down to the cost.”
Fortunately, the couple’s animal insurance coverage will cover a reasonable bulk of the expenses required to spend for the surgical treatment that can save Ripley’s leg. However, Sophie and Stevie are still some method except having the ability to comprise the deficit that stays.
“We know Ripley would bounce back and be just as wonderful on three legs,” Sophie acknowledged, “but we just want to give her a chance.”
Extending a sophisticated ‘thank you’ to any fellow animal fans who might wish to help, Sophie said: “We would be extremely grateful for absolutely anything you may see fit to donate to help in Ripley’s recovery.”
