Bendi is a 5 year old American Shorthair in Raymond, IL, who needs $2,000 for Exploratory Laparotomy.

Bendi came into my life when my boyfriend realized my depression was getting bad and convinceour landlord for the opportunity to rescue and house a cat. She came at a time I was grieving miscarriages. We got her from the animal protective league. My boyfriend knew I needed a cats love again to get me through and after several inquiries and rejections I got from the landlord I had given up asking.

I never considered that the very thing that brings her the most joy would be her demise. She has been eating tinsel out of her favorite pom-pom cat toy while under our bed. I didn't realize that the tinsel is so easily removed and have thrown away anything with a feather or tinsel in this house. Her intestine is blocked, and she hasn't eaten in over 6 days. She needs emergency surgery urgently.

Bendi rescued me at a time when I wanted to un-alive myself in a severe depression and grieving two miscarriages. I cannot lose her. She runs to me when I come home and has been mothering a rescued 8 week old kitten whose mother passed away. Her favorite thing is to “flirty roll” and look you directly in your eye when you say “AWWWW”. We all need her just as much as she needs us right now.

We were struggling before this but now we’ve spent $1000 at the vet for the two cats in the last two weeks. I haven’t paid my bills yet because of that alone and just found out today she needs emergency surgery and we must pay before. I can’t even afford groceries right now.