Comet is a one-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat in St. Cloud, FL, who needs $2,000 for leg surgery.

The list of abuse Comet endured is long, but his spirit remained strong despite everything he went through.

A woman spotted Comet and saved him. He was limping and had an eye injury. It was clear he had been abused. She contacted Helping Paws Humane Society, who immediately took the cat into their rescue and brought him to the animal hospital.

"The vet took X-rays which revealed he had pellets lodged all over his body! In his head, in his eye, in one of his elbows, and in his abdomen. He was limping because his leg was infected and broken in four different places," Karen B., with the rescue, tells Waggle.

Comet needs immediate surgery to amputate his leg at Saint Francis Animal Hospital. It's such a mangled mess; unfortunately, there's no orthopedic surgery that can fix it. Comet's eye will also be removed in the future because of the pellet wound. Incredibly, he seems to know he's been saved and is finally in a safe place. He's expected to get around well with three legs.

"He's a great cat. He's very affectionate," Karen says. "He is always circling around people's legs the best he can. He's purring all the time."

The rescue says they need donations to help Comet get on the road to recovery. "Comet deserves a chance at a great life with a loving family," Karen adds. "Being able to provide him with the medical care and treatment he needs means the world to our volunteers."