UPDATE: Baylor received her eye procedue on 4/10/24 and she is doing GREAT. She is such a brave trouper! She has lots of healing to do but she tolerates her meds and accepts eye drops into both eyes several times per day.

The final vet invoice came to $2051.

Little Baylor will soon no longer be in pain. While there is considerable damage to both eyes, we have now stopped more damage from happening. She has impaired vision but at least it won't get any worse.

Every dollar donated helps us pay off this invoice and helps us helps cats in need like Baylor.

We are grateful for your support!

UPDATE: Baylor saw the eye specialist on March 15th: She has extensive damage to her corneas BUT she has some sight. More in one eye than the other but we are so happy she can see something! She has become a very sweet girl in foster. Once she is better from her current upper respiratory issue ( a cold ) we will arrange for her to have a cryogenic eye procedure.

They will remove her eyelashes and fur around her eyes, which is causing the pain, irritation and damage to her corneas. This will stop the progression of damage to her eyes.

Estimate given for this procedure: $2500

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For the last year, we have been feeding Baylor at one of our managed colony feeding stations in San Mateo County.

With no ear tip, she was an easy target for TNR. We did notice her eyes were deformed, leading us to believe she probably had a condition called eyelid agenisis. A condition if not treated, would lead to blindness. The after care for the surgery to help correct his condition calls for daily eye drops... something impossible to do for a feral or untamed community cat. With no good options, we just hoped for the best for her.

Fast forward to March 2024. With a spay/neuter appt in hand, we trapped her and brought her in to be fixed...asking the vet to please look at her eyes during the procedure. What we learned is that someone already spayed her (without the ear tip) and released her back outside. Her micro chip was not registered to any owner. The spay clinic examined her eyes and let us know they thought she was blind in both eyes.

Our plan had always been to bring her to foster to see if she would socialize so we could get her the eye treatment she needs and then make some hard decisions if she was truly a feral cat. It would be cruel to release any cat outdoors that could not see the dangers around her.

Thankfully, she is very calm and is pettable. Our foster is having an easy time with her.. so next up is a visit with an eye specialist on March 15, 2024. At that time, we will learn her status and come up with a medical plan for her.

We know the cost to care for Baylor and to give her the medical surgeries she will need will be expensive. We are grateful for any support you can offer to help us get Baylor feeling better. We can help cats in need only because of your dontations. 100% of your donation will go back to Baylor.

Thank you!

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