Kitten is a 2-year-old Domestic Short Hair Cat in Saint Louis, MO, who needs $2,000 for Bowel Obstruction Surgery.

We first saw kitten when we took a random trip to PetSmart to get food for my other cat, Gracie. Kitten was up for adoption after being left in an abandoned building to die at six weeks old. She immediately tugged at myself and my daughter’s heart. I filled out the paperwork, and the adoption was a success! She instantly bonded with our cat Gracie, who is 8 years old.

Kitten is full of life, loves to play, and loves the outdoors. We take her for walks and she’s a snuggle bunny. She sleeps with us every single night. She’s very attentive and loves to be held and petted.

Kitten has this peculiar run when she gets the zoomies that makes us bust out laughing. She is the light of my daughter’s life. She’s the first thing she looks for when she comes home from school. She’s a calming friend to her.

On January 4th, Kitten swallowed a long length of string that she snuck out of one of my daughter’s Christmas gifts. We tried to get the string from her but she ran under the couch and swallowed the entire length. She now has a bowel obstruction and the string is wrapped around her intestines. She will die without this surgery. Her health is declining daily and it’s been the hardest thing to watch

As of recently we have been hanging on by a thread financially. Me and my daughter are set to move into a new home on 01/12, and all my funds have funneled to getting a new safe living environment. I just started working a few days ago, and my job will not advance me either.