One family is facing financial shock after their kitten's surgery came with a price tag of over $30,000, highlighting the soaring costs of veterinary care.

Pet owner Ginger, who asked us not to use her last name, loves her Persian longhaired cat as if it were a child. When a pet hospital found a kidney stone blocking the kitten's normal function, she was willing to pay whatever was necessary to save him.

After the cat’s first surgery was unsuccessful, doctors delivered a grim prognosis.

“He was end of life renal failure,” Ginger explained, “and he would have a day, maybe two days left to live.”

Faced with the option of euthanasia, Ginger wasn't ready to say goodbye.

“I said I’m not willing to accept that, so please do whatever you need to do,” she recalled.

A second surgery was succe

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