Malcom is a 16 month old American Shorthair in Wilmington, NC, who needs $2,000 for Blood Transfusion.

We adopted Malcom (Mac) from a kill shelter last July near Wilmington,NC. We wanted to give his older sister Kaia a friend and we truly lucked out. In the last year, he has brought our little family so much joy. He cuddles with me every night, watches the hummingbirds with his sister, loves to be in everyone’s business and is a constant source of smiles and laughter to everyone around him.

Mac was diagnosed with PIMA, a very rare autoimmune disease that attacks his red blood cells making him extremely anemic. Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral has supplied him with 3 blood transfusions within the last 3 weeks. He is on 2 meds that could give him a chance at reaching full remission but because PIMA is so rare nothing is guaranteed and the meds can take on average 28 days to work.

Mac is a very special boy. He is a big mamas boy aka my best friend and little shadow who follows me everywhere. He also doesn’t know a stranger and brings joy to everyone he meets. He loves to run around our apartment with his big sis and has taught us all what true kindness and loyalty can look like even from the smallest of creatures.

Each transfusion has cost ~ $2k and Mac has had 3. I just graduated college last year so I don’t have savings and have been living paycheck to paycheck even before this happened. I am terrified that I will be forced to choose between saving my baby or reaching financial ruin