Chris is an eight-month-old Chocolate Siamese cat in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for emergency surgery.

Even though Chris the cat had been hit by a car, he was determined to save himself. "Several people witnessed him trying to walk, dragging his back legs down the road. He could not stand," Heather A., with One by One Animal Advocates, tells Waggle. People who saw the struggling cat called the local animal shelter.

The staff picked up Chris and realized he is a beautiful Chocolate Point Siamese cat, a rare breed. But sadly, Chris was severely injured. "When the medical director picked him up and put him on the scale, they could hear his legs crack," Heather says. "They called us and asked if we'd take him." One by One said, "yes," and that's when the rescue mission to help Chris continued.

They're hoping Waggle's generous community will donate, so Chris gets his operation and has a happy life ahead. "The shelter did not have the funds to take on the expensive surgery Chris needed," Heather says. "We thought, 'If we don't help him, who will?'"

"I don't know if he was trying to drag himself to a place of safety, and he didn't give up? He's alive because of everything he did to save himself. So many people saw him and called the animal shelter. He wanted to live, and he did all he could to survive." When One by One got their call about Chris, they had to make an instant decision whether to save him.

The medical team determined the cat had multiple pelvic fractures and needs orthopedic surgery to help him walk without pain. Now the nonprofit group is trying to raise the money to pay for the operation. They say Chris is a survivor, and he needs your help! "He had been hit by a car and was in obvious pain, yet he just continued to try to move," Heather adds.