Please Help Max Recover — Hit by a Car

My cat Max, a young ginger tabby with a pink collar, was hit by a car on 09 September.

At around 1pm, I received a call from our local vet, Massey Heights Vet Hospital, telling me that a member of the public had found Max after he was hit by a car and brought him to the clinic. He was in very serious condition and was unable to walk.

The vet urgently referred him to VSA (Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa) for emergency treatment and further X-rays.

His latest X-rays showed sacroiliac luxation on both sides of his pelvis — both sacroiliac joints are dislocated.

At the moment, Max is still in hospital because he is in significant pain and cannot yet be safely managed with oral pain medication at home.

I have already paid a $1,000 deposit towards his hospital treatment, the total bill for this stage is around $3000 and not include the deposit. the costs are continuing to increase every day he needs to stay in hospital.

Unfortunately, we're low living cost family and our family income is not enough to cover the significant cost of Max’s ongoing treatment and a potential surgery of $10,000–$12,000. Max does have pet insurance, but his remaining insurance cover is almost exhausted and will not be enough to cover all of his treatment costs.We are doing everything we can, but we simply cannot afford this surgery on our own.

We are therefore asking for help to give Max the best chance of recovery.