This is Laura Jane. About two weeks ago, a very friendly cat found her way onto our street. She was very skinny, absolutely covered in fleas and dirt, and absolutely ravenous. Our initial thoughts were she was lost or abandoned, there's no way a cat this friendly was a stray, and we set a goal to get her indoors where she belongs, and best case scenario, potentially reunite her with her people. She would be hanging out under cars and heavy machinery, and that's no place for her. The issue for us was that we already have 4 cats and a dog, and don't easily have a place to put her. After calling and messaging just about every rescue in the city that didn't already have "at capacity" on their website, as well as posting in lost pet and neighborhood groups on several websites, we were at a total loss. No rescues could take her (tis the season) and no one recognized her. So we took the task upon ourselves to get her to the vet and do our own rescue. Surprisingly she had no chip, so we still will never know if she had a family or just happened to be the friendliest stray in the world. After getting all her shots and medicine and getting clearance that she was safe to bring into a full house of cats, I moved my work at home equipment and we turned the office into a cozy little quarantine room for her. Unfortunately, her vet appointment came with some bad news. She is anemic which we are currently attributing to fleas, but if it's still present after her next blood work, that's not a good sign. Worst of all, this sweet kitty has a large tumor in her stomach. They're unable to determine what it is based on xray alone, but they were able to determine that it hadn't metastasized. It may be cancer, it may be scar tissue, no matter what it is, it needs to go. The best way to test it is surgical removal, as aspirating it could actually cause it to spread if it is cancerous, and we certainly don't want that. She also absolutely needs extensive dental work done. She has trouble eating and teeth issues can cause so many other problems down the line. They can do both of these procedures at once, and also find out of she has been spayed and, if not, also do that, but this is an extremely costly process. The vets have determined that she's 5-8 years old. If she has these procedures she has a chance at a long happy life. If she does not, she likely only has months. We have already come to terms that we may just be giving her a comfortable place to live out her last days, but we really want to give her a fighting chance. I'm only asking for donations because we have had a lot of personal expenses recently and were not in any way intending to find ourselves with a fifth cat, especially one that needs extensive medical care. If anything above her expenses is raised, it will be donated to a local animal rescue. Once she is taken care of, we are looking to hopefully get her into a loving house with someone we trust, but are totally open to the prospect that she may just be ours now. Thank you for your help! Laura Jane appreciates it!
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