I'm questioning everything today.
Am I just stupid for trying to continue as a rescue? Naive? Delusional? Am I too "extra" because I feed high quality food? Because I spend thousands on a single cat to save it? Because I say no more and then take in another?
I have seen people give up. I'm hurt when I do but I question myself. And I feel pretty much left out of the rescue community. Like the kid that is last to get picked for a team.
Money is key to rescue. I constantly ask for help and try not to. Donation funds are way down and I can't sacrifice what I have in PayPal and the bank because more FIP meds have to be ordered in the next week. Joey and Johnny NEED vetting. This new kitten has an appointment on Monday. It's all very overwhelming when I think about costs.
Speaking of new kitten, I looked better.... It's a girl. I'm just naming her Precious because she is. Going to give her a Dawn bath today because she's too small for Revolution.
Thank you so much for donations of food and litter! They help save for vetting.
If I were to ask for a total needed for everything it would be $1300! I know! What a horrible amount! FIP meds come first, then Precious, and then TNR. Poor outside boys are on the back burner as things stand. I was able to get Joey's second dose of Revolution on yesterday so at least his mange is treated. Johnny is starting to look better after his first dose, too.
I don't know how much longer I can sustain it all. That's the hard truth. Without funds I can't do everything that needs to done. I don't want to sound so desperate. I'm not trying to guilt trip people either. I hate that! I'm just hoping that all this will convey that the rescue is not thriving like I had hoped.
I can raise $2000 in a crisis easy but for the basics of vetting and daily care it's hard. So, yeah, I question myself and what I'm doing in rescue.
Sorry. I promised to be real. I turned Tuxie's page into a harsh reality of rescue. I just wanted to give him a legacy worthy of what a great cat he was. It is a constant struggle to keep my head above water.
If you can help PayPal or Zelle info@tuxieslegacy.org with RESCUE in notes. Direct donations to SugarLand Pet Hospital, 281-491-5533, account 7212. Please don't think $5 isn't much! Please share if that's all you can do!
I have no pride left and if the page loses followers because I continue to ask, so be it. I want to quit but I can't. I know there are other rescues just like mine going through the same thing but I am completely alone here in what I do.
Thank you to all who do what they can, whether it's through physical support or just sticking by us as friends.
Be pawsome! Do pawsome! This is the way.
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