Cat owner forced to sell Taylor Swift memorabilia to help cover huge vet bill

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Cat owner forced to sell Taylor Swift memorabilia to help cover huge vet bill
Author: Molly Powell
Published: Jan, 15 2025 12:35

Sock the cat became unwell after swallowing a Nerf gun bullet. A cat owner sold his Taylor Swift memorabilia to pay a £4,000 vet bill after a Nerf bullet became lodged in his pet’s stomach. Nikos Manesis, a 28-year-old data scientist who lives in north London, realised his cat Socrates, known as Sock, was unwell on New Year’s Eve.

 [Nikos says Sock has always been mischievous]
Image Credit: The Independent [Nikos says Sock has always been mischievous]

He rushed the four-year-old tabby to the vet and his cat was referred to the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals to face emergency surgery. Sock underwent a scan and then exploratory laparotomy to remove the foreign object on December 31. The vets removed the foreign object, gave Sock painkillers, and kept him on opioids for pain management.

 [Nikos bought Sock a jacket when recovering from his surgery]
Image Credit: The Independent [Nikos bought Sock a jacket when recovering from his surgery]

When picking Sock up, vets handed Nikos a vial with the foreign object which he instantly recognised to be the tip of a Nerf bullet. Nerf bullets are foamy projectiles which can be fired by the popular gun-like toys. “His neck was shaved, and his whole belly was exposed, so I had to get him a little jacket because he wouldn’t tolerate a cone. I wasn’t surprised – he’s very bossy by nature and quite opinionated.”.

He ended up paying a total of £4,055.84 in vet bills, including £308.89 for the initial consultation, a £2,500 deposit at the hospital, and £1,246.95 in discharge fees. To cover the expenses, Nikos launched a GoFundMe, raising £550 from loved ones and strangers, which he found “sweet and surprising”.

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