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Need more cat belly in your life? Who doesn't? This is the place to come to scratch that belly itch. Just roll over!
Here's the place to show off your cat bellies! Everyone loves it when our kitties roll over and show us their undersides, right? And, if they let us scratch the belly, it's even better! Just beware...They may turn on you in an instant.
Note...while remembrance posts are sad, they are not banned in catbellies. As long as the memorial picture contains catbelly, it's allowed
Please only post pictures, videos or gifs of cat bellies. The cat can be in any position; as long as the belly is showing, the picture belongs in /c/catbellies! If the belly is not the main focus of the post, it may (and most likely WILL) be removed.
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And, please be nice. :)
Note: Please do not "fat shame" kitties here. Arguing with the mods will result in a ban. We don't wish to ban people.
Lemmy.ml instance: !catbellies@lemmy.ml
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Never thought I'd find myself in this position, but here I am.
Late one night last week, Bernie really wasn't himself and we felt a mass in his belly. We called an advice line and were told it was an emergency situation, and that we needed to get him to an out of hours vet immediately.
Once he was checked, we learned he was suffering from something called idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease, meaning his urethra is constricting and not allowing him to pass urine.
He has had 3 catheters, and is still unable to urinate. A fourth catheter has been inserted today, until he can (hopefully) have surgery on Monday.
The only option now to avoid losing him, is a procedure called perennial urethrostomy, to create a new opening in his urethra, so that he can urinate.
Unfortunately the care he has already received over the past week has taken us up to the limit of his insurance cover, and we have been quoted £6,500 for the procedure.
We are of course working to raise the funds ourselves, but the avenues we're exploring aren't guaranteed and if approved, are likely to take some time to get to us.
This is a living nightmare for us, so I'm throwing myself at the aid of the internet.
Even if all you can do is share the GoFundMe link where you think it may be seen by someone who can help, we would all be so grateful.
