Friend is a 7-year-old Domestic Shorthair in Seabrook, NH, who needs $2,000 for Dental Feline Major.

Friend came to our house in the dead of winter. His eyes were swollen shut with pus, his weight was dropping, and he was shivering. We started to let him in our house for an hour at a time. Eventually, he looked so meek we picked him up and brought him to the local vet. We got a call from the owner. She had fallen on hard times and asked if we could take him. We said “Yes!”

Friend is my best friend, that is how he received his name. I was in a dark place before he came along. He makes me happy for the first time in a long time. He cuddles with everyone in the house. He is constantly with me. He sleeps with me at night. He loves to play with his brother, even though Plover can get rough. He loves to visit my mom and receive belly rubs from my sister.

I am currently unemployed and paying my way through Graduate school, with my life’s savings. I am looking for a job, but driving is a bit more difficult because I have Cerebral Palsy. He saved my life, so I am going to spend the rest of my life doing the same for him.

Friend needs to have a dental procedure. He needs his teeth scaled, cleaned, and a few of them pulled. He has severe calculus and gingivitis. His teeth are slowly rotting. Dr. Baker's, Old Town Animal Hospital has given me an estimate between two thousand and three thousand dollars for the procedure depending on how many teeth he needs to be pulled.

Friend loves to cuddle and play! He loves to chase a toy squirrel on a string. He loves to hiss and sigh when it is getting away from him. He has the most amazing purr. It starts loud and deep, then fades to little trills. He also likes to share food with his brother. They trade bowls like baseball cards! He loves to have his tummy rubbed and sleep on his llama chicken.