Bella is a 11-year-old Domestic Shorthair Cat in Fall River, MA, who needs $2,000 for Radioactive Iodine Therapy.

Bella came into our lives at a very sad time because I had just miscarried and had no pets at the time and I ended up finding a post on Craigslist for kittens available from a nearby breeder. We went to look at the kittens and the first one who came up to us was Bella she was also the runt of the litter. She came home with us that night at 7 weeks old.

Bella sleeps with us every single night she is very attached to my husband and myself she will sleep on us if we are downstairs watching TV. She loves to play fetch with her toys or wrappers! She will meow when she wants her special wet food or will go to the closet door for a treat. She enjoys it being quiet but when she wants to play she will run around and go wild.

Bella has a bond with us that I don't think any pet I've had or my husband has had with us she likes to "talk" and be vocal at times and loves kisses and to be held like a baby she loves to be silly and try to fit in small places. She is absolutely afraid of thunder, the vet and car rides. After she uses the litter box she races down the stairs and peels out on the floor which is hilarious.

Bella has had a few medical issues with having UTIs in the past and has had to be on a special urinary veterinarian diet since she was 4 years old and has been on antibiotics for it as well. She also has feline asthma which we have an enhaler for her. Recently she has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at 11 years old and is on Methimazole but we want to do the radioiodine therapy to prolong her life

I have recently been out of work to take care of my father in law with recently diagnosed dementia with no help from other family members and my husband is the only one with income right now. For Bella to be healthy again would mean the world to my husband and I. She is our child