Aleister is a 14-year-old Domestic Shorthair Cat in Northampton, MA, who needs $1,600 for Bronchoscopy.

Aleister is my emotional support animal and best friend of 14 years! He's my knight in shining armor and instinctively knows when I need comfort. He has gotten me through many dark times, struggles, hardships, heartbreaks, trauma, PTSD triggers, and has been my reason to keep going. Now HE needs support, and this fundraiser is so we can get proper diagnostics so we can give HIM comfort and care.

Aleister has had a rough year of illness not enough space here to fit to all that's happened. Earlier this year he was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism which his vet suspected was causing his labored breathing since it can cause heart disease. However an echocardiogram showed that he doesn't have heart disease. He also developed a cough that became more frequent until it became an all day nightmare!

Xrays showed what his vet believes to be aspirated pneumonia in his right lung, however Xrays showed that antibiotics only made an improvement for the first week and then stopped working. We did a needle aspirate to collect fluid in his lungs, but the test came back inconclusive. So now he needs to have a bronchoscopy to find out what medications will work, and that's what this fundraiser is for.

We need help because I am disabled/low income. The Xrays and follow up visits in addition to medications and prescription diet costs have very quickly accumulated and are still ongoing. I am stretched far beyond my limit financially struggling to make payments while also paying directly out of pocket. There's just no way I can afford this on top of everything else that I am failing to afford.

I am reaching out again in desperation for help to get care that my best friend needs and deserves. He's been through so much already and we need help ASAP before this becomes an emergency or worse, and THANK YOU, infinitely for any help you can give! We are BEYOND grateful!