Cherry is a 6 year old Mix-Breed in Chicago, IL, who needs $2,000 for X-Rays and Echogram for HCM/CHF.

I adopted Cherry back in Atlanta around August of 2020 and she has been with me since. We have made our move from Atlanta to Chicago in December 2021, and we have lived together until recent, where I got a baby brother for her in April 2025.

A few days ago, Cherry had an episode of not eating (she loves to eat), using the bathroom, and vomiting bile. I rushed her to MedVet Chicago, where she stayed there for 2 nights. She was diagnosed with Stage C of HCM, showing signs of CHF. Last year, she had an echogram due to a heart murmur but did not show signs of HCM and CHF, so it has got worse.

Cherry is a people-social cat. She is not afraid and loves to meet new people. Everyone that ever meets her says shes the sweetest girl. She got used to her baby brother and is excited to be a big sister, playing with him all the time. She acts dorky and goofy at times, but she also has a tender heart, showing so much love for me and her baby brother cat.

I never expected something like this to happen to Cherry. I thought she would grow up with me until she became 20 years old. Because of that, I didn't realize how financially demanding an unforeseen emergency could cost, as she spent another day after another.