Merken is a 15-year-old Siamese Lynx Point in Seattle , WA, who needs $2,000 for Initial 24-48 hours, Ultrasound, Testing, and NGT Placement.

Karl rescued Merken and her sister in Portland as kittens in 2008, and they traveled down to Chile together in 2010. I met all 3 of them in 2015, and we became a family. Merken's sister Mane is in cat heaven, but Merken flew up with me during the pandemic, once there were flights from Chile again. Before that, we spent 6 months away from Karl, and ahe was my rock.

I met my husband 8 years ago in Santiago, Chile, where I am from. Merken, Karl and I quickly became a family. She would always knew when I was sad, and would be by my side. This quote from Winnie the Pooh sims it up: Pooh: "Ever Had One Of Those Days Where You Just Can't Win, Eeyore?" Eeyore: "Yup I Know How You Feel." She sleeps with us every night and is in whichever room we are in, always.

She is always involved in everything; be it food, plants, decorating for the holidays and birthdays, and even any new furniture. We laugh that everything is hers in the condo, as she has toys all over and we move and place things according to her preferences and safety. My husband would not allow us to share the heating pad, as that is hers and only hers.

She started eating less of her food, u til about a week ago, she stopped eating altogether. She would only have Churu and drink water. The last few days, even Churu and Tiki and broth was barely sniffed at, and she was only drinking water thanks to us taking her to her water fountain evry few hours. She has lymphoma, and is hospitalized. Will be aspirated tomorrow

I had to wait nearly 2 years for my green card, and could not work here in the US. My husband is a public service worker and makes below the median for this area of the country. We have just started to pay off existing debts and make plans.