Baby is a 1-year-old American Short Hair Cat in Denton, TX, who needs $2,000 for Testing and Intestinal Surgery.

My father found a cat had given birth to a litter of 7 kittens in his back yard in october of 2022. We managed to find homes for 6 of them and the mother, but after driving the last one back home with me 7 hours to bring them to the final prospective new owner, their circumstances had changed. But after spending so much time together, my wife and I decided we couldnt let him go.

Baby brings the playfulness out in our 3 other cats and its so heartwarming to see our old men play like they're kittens again. He almost knows how to play fetch even! And every night he meows and cries until we lift up the blankets and let him snuggle up underneath and lay his head on the pillows with us.

He loves being tucked into bed like a little person, If we meow at him he'll meow back every time, he knows how to give love bites without pinching too hard, he's just the sweetest little guy.

Over the last 3 days he went from completely healthy, to vomiting up every meal, then today basically refusing to eat anything. Baby is currently sitting in the county animal ER, they've told us he is dehydrated and his intestines are "bunched up." We're waiting on more blood work and assessing options. As of now they've discussed exploratory surgery but have no known cause or visible blockage.

My wife has a chronic genetic illness which has incurred some unexpected cost on us over the last year, and in january the company that I worked for disappeared basically overnight. Leaving my last 4 contracts unpaid leaving us in another unexpected financial hole.