Iggy is a 8-year-old Short hair in El Paso, TX, who needs $1,950 for Removal of gallbladder.

About 7-8 years ago my kids and I were informed about a box of kittens abandoned behind a shop here in El Paso. We went to go see them and immediately fell in love with the little black runt of the kindle. He had spunk and made us laugh as he chased a ball around the room. We decided he and his beautiful sister were coming home with us.

Iggy has always been quite a talker. If you talk to him, he'll meow right back. It feels like he can carry on a "conversation" at times. I've always loved that about him. When he brushes up against one of us, you know he wants his scratchies. He'll even nudge us if we stop before he's had enough. He just loves the attention.

Iggy, or as we usually call him, Booboo, grew to be our biggest and heaviest cat. I'd say he was like our own version of a black panther. We often compared him to Toothless from How to Train You Dragon. He has those big bright eyes and cute little fangs that protrude when his mouth is closed. He'd definitely make a good vampire for Halloween.

Last month in January we noticed he was rapidly dropping weight. He became lathargic and jaundice. We took him to his vet, Dr. Snyder and he recommended Iggy be hospitalized. That evening we took him to El Paso Emergency Center where he was diagnosed with a large mass in his gall bladder that could rupture. It's been causing his liver to fail. They have been keeping him stable as he awaits surgery.

So far my balance is $3,800. That's not even including the surgery and next few days of hospitalization. They've requested $1,000 for now to continue with treatment. I'm currently unemployed and it breaks my heart to know our baby will be euthanized due to a lack of money.