Jones is a 8 year old Mix-Breed in Baltimore, MD, who needs $2,000 for Diabetic Ketoacidosis Hospitalization.

Jones was born in a litter of feral kittens in the suburbs of Washington DC. I adopted him from a friend after the local animal shelter refused to take the kittens in (they elected to trap-neuter-release them instead, which is where he got his ear tip from). He has lived in Baltimore with me his entire life, 8 years as of September 2024.

In Oct 2023 Jones was diagnosed w/ diabetes & spent a night at the Veterinary Emergency Group in Elkridge MD. He was doing well until May 2024 when he went into diabetic ketoacidosis for the first time & spent a few nights at VEG. He went into DKA again a month later & was diagnosed with irritable bowel disease / small cell lymphoma. In August, he went into DKA a third time & is now hospitalized.

Jones is an extremely sweet and loving cat. He has been very shy since he was a kitten, but once he warms up he is very affectionate. He is very closely bonded with me and has been a constant comfort through college, multiple jobs and relationships, and life hardships. He is a star biscuit-maker and has the loudest purrs I've ever heard! He loves kneading blankets and waking me up with purrs.

This is Jones' fourth time in the hospital in a year, and my spouse and I have absolutely exhausted all our savings trying to keep him well. He is a huge part of my heart, and I would be absolutely broken to lose him at the young age of 8 years.