Update on Ripley for those wondering:
She has been taking 3 differing meds twice daily for a while now. She had her annual vet visit today and they told me she is slightly overweight (because she can’t exercise due to her injury) and that she still really needs the big expensive surgery, or else she is at risk of tearing her other ligament sooner than later. Of course I want to get her the surgery, I just simply can’t afford that right now. I’ve been saving up where I can, but it’s nerve wracking to hear the vet tell you stuff like that of course. Ripley is like my baby, so it is hard to see her in the state she is in as well.
Anything donated towards my birthday streamathon in about a week will be going towards her getting this surgery.