Meelos Passing.
29 September 2025
We made the hard choice to put meelo to sleep on Saturday night. He was a photogenic star right till the end.
He had additional complications and his catheter came out and fluid in his belly.
Based on the stress he would endure and potential cost of an additional $15,000 surgery that may not have fixed his issue. The first vet said it was only unblocking they’ve been unable to perform the second said one of the more difficult unblocking they have performed and it didn’t feel like a typical blockage. But we cannot know for sure any underlying issues; however he did not present typically during surgery. We decided to let him leave peacefully to ensure he did not spent his little life stressed.
We have been left devastated by this. There’s no real way to explain it, unless you’ve had a pet yourself.
Unfortunately we still have a significant vet bill. Which is hard to swallow without any Meelo to comfort us.
Total spent on the 48hours upto his passing was $6335.89.
Breakdown:
Manukau After hours Total: $2,269.14
ARC After Hours: $4,066.75
Based upon this and encouragement from friends we will leave this up to assist in paying for these bills. Based upon contributions it’s reduced to just cover additional costs.
We have appreciated every message and donation so much. It’s so isolating when you’re in grief but we have felt so much support thank you.
