Oh Roo you’re so pretty!
What I love about these photos is that you can actually see the iridescence on her neck feathers.
I just took this pic and im about to start crying??
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Roo needs help!
I’m not even sure what’s happening with Roo at the moment because I’ve never dealt with any of this before, but it seems like everytime I do something there’s a new problem that comes up. I’m really worried because we’re almost completely out of money now. I literally couldn’t even afford to get to the vet since I have to uber there, much less pay for the visit itself. I don’t know if this is something she’ll recover from on her own but if not then I’m going to need to get her back to the vet pretty soon.
My paypal is paypal.me/rainmat
I need at least enough for the recheck fee which is $50, we’re getting paid soon so hopefully I’ll have enough for transportation and treatment, but I really need every bit of help I can get at the moment. Even if she does recover without treatment, I still need a care fund for her for the future…
I love Roo so so much and I’m so scared of losing her, please spread this post! Any bit of help I could get would be greatly appreciated!!!
Back in April my pet pigeon, Roo, layed her first egg. She was supposed to lay a second egg after that, but it never fully formed, and after staying at the vet for 4 days with no progress, they drained and collapsed the egg with hopes that her body could then reabsorb it, or expel it.
That never happened though. Over the next couple months, and several rounds of medication, her health continued to decline. Having spent all money I had on her back in April, I began asking for paypal donations on Tumblr. I was able to raise enough money to pay for another x-ray, and was finally able to see what has been wrong with her.
The second egg was never reabsorbed or expelled, and has been causing inflammed tissue growth around her intestines. We’ve got her on anti-inflammatory meds, as well as a new antibiotic, to combat this.
However just treating the inflammation and infection won’t solve the problem–the vet is recommending I get Roo spayed. It would take care of the current egg, as well as prevent this from ever happening again in the future…
The minimum cost of the surgery would be around $1,500 which I definitely can’t afford, and I’m pretty certain that without this surgery Roo is going to have to be euthanized. If that’s the case, this will be the second bird I’ve lost in a short time, it’s really not something I want to go through again so soon…these birds are so intelligent and unbelievably loving, and losing one that’s bonded to you is excruciating. I’m going to do everything I can to get her better, which right now means I need to keep asking for help…
It would mean the world to me if I could reach this goal. Roo means so much to me, and this is life or death for her. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you’re able to please consider donating. Any little bit helps!
(Please spread this post around! This is life or death for Roo, she needs all the help she can get)
update
Good news: Roo seems to be reacting well to the new meds :) She’s eating a lot more, has more energy, and seems to be a lot more comfortable than she was. That’s a good sign!
Hopefully she’ll be able to get some of her strength back now, which will increase her chances of making it through surgery. She’s strong willed, and I have a good feeling about it, finally.
Also big thank you to the people that have donated so far! We still have a long ways to go, but seeing how much we’ve raised in just a couple days is super encouraging. <3
So, I have good-ish news, and bad news.
Good-ish news: There’s not a new egg like the vet feared.
Bad news: The old egg that the vet drained is still there, and is causing a lot of inflammation around her intestines, which explains why she hasn’t recovered…
Also, the vet is recommending I get her spayed. Either way, she’s probably still going to require surgery I can’t currently afford, which means I’m going to have to start a gofundme if I hope to pay for it. (If not, I’m probably going to have to euthanize her, tho we’re not quite at that point yet, it’s getting close…)
In the meantime, Roo is on anti-inflammatory medication, as well as a new round of antibiotics. Hopefully this will help her body break down the inflammed tissues and allow her to put weight back on again, and give her a better shot of surviving surgery if that’s something I’ll be able to do. There’s still a chance her body could do something about the egg, although it doesn’t seem very likely to me, it’s still a possibility according to the vet.
If I’m being honest, I feel pretty hopeless, but I’m not going to give up yet. I’m still going to do everything I can to get her better. I just have to take it one day at a time.
Also I know I mentioned opening commissions a long time ago and kinda…dropped the ball on that because of mental health issues, but right now I don’t have many options for making money so I’ll be opening up commissions alongside the gofundme. I’ll make a separate post about that sometime in the next few days.
Update
Things are still uncertain. Roo seems to be stable and is eating more, but doesn’t seem to be putting on weight. She’s going to be on medication for another 2 weeks; if by then nothing has changed too much I’m going to have to start thinking about other things…
I wanted to say thank you to the folks that have donated so far. I’m still quite a ways away from really having what I need (even if I can afford to get an appointment, I’m not sure I could afford treatment; god forbid she needs another x-ray, I know I wouldn’t be able to afford that) but I’m still very grateful to those who have chipped in so far. Every bit counts. Thank you!!
For those interested in donating, my paypal is paypal.me/rainmat
Every bit of money I get will go towards her. Even if she recovers on her own like I hope she is, I’ve still spent over $800 so far trying to get her well, I’m really bled dry at this point. I really really need to rebuild my vet savings fund.