Cataract Surgery Cost

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I’m looking for some advice. My wife’s dad is an extremely hard working brick mason. He has owned his own business now for over 30 years. Since the economy has done what it’s done, he hasn’t worked steadily in a few years. He is a great brick mason! He went to the doctor and the doctor said he has very bad cataracts in both of his eyes and if he didn’t get them fixed soon, he could lose vision in both of his eyes. He doesn’t have any money and doesn’t have medicare or medicaid or anything, and no one wants to help. The cheapest cataract surgery we can find in Georgia is around $2000 per eye. We don’t know what to do. I’m hoping someone on this board can help guide us to something. Thanks so much!
He doesn’t have any kind of health insurance or anything.

I have a dog who is suffering from cataracts and no longer can see. She on average has 8 more years to live and don’t want her to spend them blind. I was wondering because the surgery to remove the cataracts cost $4,000 and I can’t afford it me being a child & my parents don’t have the money to just fork out 4 grand. Do you think people would be willing to give donations to help pay for her procedure if I set up a web-site?
I really love my dog and want her to be able to see and have fun in her last years of life.
Does Cataracts hurt dogs?
Thank you everyone for your advice its all so great. Thanks.

My dog just turned one year old and we found out that he has juvenile / hereditary cataracts. The surgery would cost over $3000 and we can’t afford that right now. I have researched care credit as an option, but does anyone have any other suggestions? For a way to get the surgery done for a lower cost, or even for ways of raising money?
And please…no one comment about how we shouldn’t own a dog if we can’t afford it. When we bought him we were doing fine financially. And we are still doing ok, we just don’t have $3000 to drop right now.
thanks..
Here are pictures if you want to see him! He has his own myspace that I made for him.

http://www.myspace.com/320186547

And more specifics for those who were wondering..he is already blind in his left eye and will be blind in the right eye in a few months.

Thanks for all your help everyone! keep the suggestions coming I’m not giving up on my pup, we’re going to get him this surgery one way or another!