Animal Hospital Saves Kimmy's Life After Others Turn Him Away
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A South Florida cat and his family are doing much better thanks to the generosity and caring of a local animal hospital.
Kimmy’s family was shaken up and desperate earlier this week, with no one willing to help after a dog bite to the face left the cat’s left eye protruding from the socket. Several animal hospitals turned Kimmy away when his owner, who recently lost her job, was unable to pay $600 up front before treatment.
According to Lucy Sanabria, she “went to several vets, and they said, ‘Sorry, if you don’t have cash up front, we cannot help you.’”
Unlike the other vets, Coral Springs Animal Hospital took on Kimmy’s case without mentioning the money.
“We just heard there was a patient in need,” said Dr. Sullivan, “and I thought if there is something I can do to help this kitten, ’cause I heard about how traumatic this was.”
Shayne Gardner said, ”We like to do pro bono work throughout the year to give back to the community that gives so much to us.”
Kimmy’s eye was put back into place before he was prepared for surgery. He will lose the eye but is expected to make a full recovery.
As the Channel 7 report below states, last week Coral Springs Animal Hospital partnered with Channel 7 viewers to treat a dog who was suffering extreme effects of smoke inhalation after being pulled from a burnt out home. The little dog did not make it, but at least he was given a chance.
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Oh, I am so glad that the vet hospital would help Kimmy. In August of 2011, my cat, Bellah became very sick. Her regular vet refused to help her because I did not have the cash up front. I called every vet in the phone book and finally found a vet that would help her. But, it was too late. My sweet Bellah passed away as they were trying to give her a blood transfusion. Her regular vet assumed that Bellah had gotten outside and ended up with fleas. My babies are not allowed outside, but when my husband had a breakdown and kicked me out of our home, I had to stay with my parents and they don’t like cats, so my babies stayed with my son. Bellah was severely anemic and we didn’t know that either, though her vet had rescued her and knew she was anemic when she and her sister, Graycee were found as kittens. We knew about the anemia then but did not know she would still suffer from it! I lost my beautiful baby and it didn’t have to happen if a vet or her doctor would have been willing to see her and willing to help her before she got so sick! I live in Michigan and it sounds like this is happening everywhere. We love our babies as much as those who can afford to go to the vet at the drop of a hat! It should NEVER be about money, but about saving our babies! I am a good parent to my babies! I always make sure they get their shots, I feed them and love them each and every day and I do my best to keep them safe. It is sad that a lot of vet clinics and hospitals out there care more about money and making money then they do taking care of our babies! God bless you Coral Springs Animal Hospital, and thank you for any vets out there that do care!
It can’t never be about money- vets have to make a living too. But I think that when there is a life-threatening emergency, they should make an exception to their usual up-front fee so that people don’t have to watch their beloved pets die in agony. I think the true animal loving vets are the ones who will do that. The ones who are just in it to make money will probably not be flexible. Thank goodness for vets like Dr. Sullivan. I hope that his kindness will not be abused so that others with like emergencies will have the same opportunity to have their pet treated and pay later.
How awful that nobody would help this poor family! It was so nice of this vet to help, finding a good vet is so very important, my vet at http://www.carefrederick.com/ is truly amazing at what he does and would do the same thing this vet did for the poor cat.