Lucy is a 10-year-old American Shorthair Cat in Marrero, LA, who needs $356 for Surgery & Pathology.

I rescued Lucy from the LASPCA where she had been a TNR, therefore she has a tipped ear. She was 1 at the time and we also took a kitten and they bonded. Since then I became disabled, divorced, moved in with my mom who passed suddenly, and then last Thanksgiving we lost her bonded mate because of economic euthanasia. I can't lose Lucy this way. She just turned 10 in June.

Lucy is a mama's girl, even more so now that Mabel is gone. Before my mom passed we got a kitten, Vinnie, and they do play and cuddle. She sleeps next to me. When it's time for bed and I start my nighttime routine she meows at me and comes to lay down in her spot. Once I'm settled she curls up and waits for pets while I go to sleep.

Lucy has a fish that she loves. She loved her first blue one so much and it got so raggedy that i finally tracked it down and got her a new pink one. She is huge talker... especially at 2am. She also loves to yowl when she's walking around with her toy mouse in her mouth. Otherwise, she's a typical ginger. She loves watching birds & squirrels on tv as well. They have their own YT account to watch!

Just before Thanksgiving I noticed that Lucy was licking her leg and there was blood. I thought she'd cut herself so I checked but there was nothing so I checked her mouth and there was a big bump protruding from her top gum. I feel awful that I haven't noticed it before now. Dr. Bryan at Primary Vet Care examined her and said it's a tumor that needs surgery to diagnose.

I am disabled and on Social Security Disability. Until my mom passed I lived with her and we shared costs. Since then I have been struggling. The cost of this surgery is almost half of what I receive in a month. I can't lose another pet because I can't afford to save them.