Guido is a 14-year-old Hemingway Cat in Indianapolis, IN, who needs $860 for Full Abdominal Ultrasound & Tissue Biopsy.

Guido found me when I was walking to the store. I saw a little grey & white kitten with HUGE paws. I asked & a man said a truck drove down the street & threw a box of kittens out the window! How could someone do that to kittens! I looked down as he was rolling over on my foot meowing with his big thumbs. He has thumbs bc he is a Hemingway cat & Guido is what my parents called us as babies.

Guido is the man of the house & everyone knows it. Much of his life he was indoors & outdoors. He made friends wherever he went & he went a lot of places! Bloomington, Indianapolis, Chicago. He would even hang out in the lobbies with the door guys in Chicago. Guido knows how to sit, shake, hi-five, fetch, & knows it is time to come inside when I give him to the count of 3. 1,2, in comes Guid.

Guido is so smart. Sometimes maybe too smart for his own good. When he talks to me, I joke "Guido pls use your words!" One of my favorite stories was when I lived in Woodruff Place & from my window, I saw Guido about to cross the road. Immediately I got worried & watched, but Guido stopped & literally looked both ways before crossing the road to come home. Needless to say I was a proud cat mom!

Guido turned 14 this year! We went for a check up and had a blood test, which came back perfect.. Soon after, he became lethargic & started rapidly losing weight. I took him to Indy Paws & found out he had lost 8lbs in 2 months. Dr. McGovern said it could be IBS, which is manageable with diet and medications or cancer. We need a full body ultrasound & tissue biopsy to know Guido's diagnosis.

Last year my father died of cancer. I'm proud to take on his business & carry on his legacy, but it has been difficult to pay bills. Getting this test done will tell me, meds & diet or end of life care. I don't want him in pain if I'm losing my 2nd favorite guy to cancer.