Minnie is a 5-year-old Domestic Shorthair Cat in Jenison, MI, who needs $2,000 for Feeding Tube Placement and Gall Stone Removal.

Minnie was just eight months old when my husband, Aaron, and I adopted her from a foster parent. And while we thought of coming up with a new name for her upon adoption, we decided that Minnie was the best name for this ity bitty cat. She has been with us for 5 years and is like a little family member to us. It is just Minnie and us in our apartment in West Michigan.

Even though she starts off shy, Minnie is very social. She seems to muster up all her courage to approach new people so that she can get pets and chin scratches. The social cat she is, she has a habit of eating her meals at the same time as us and is very talkative. Unlike any cat I've had before, she loves attention and even licks the people she loves.

Minnie is an intense snuggler and constant companion. I've never known a gentler or more affectionate cat-- one who's never bitten or scratched even when she was scared and who is always cuddled up with her people. She loves to play with her toy mice and has a funny tendency to play with her own reflection in mirrors. Not to mention her nightly zoomies!

Recently, we noticed Minnie was eating less and seemed interested in eating. Despite our best efforts, we could not get her to eat on her own and eventually she became jaundiced. At the hospital, they confirmed that her liver levels were high and that she may need to have a feeding tube placed. Tomorrow they will check her for a gall stone. If she needs surgery for this, it will cost thousands.

My husband and I try to be prepared for emergencies, but this emergency treatment for Minnie is far outside of what we can afford. Minnie's current bill is estimated to be as high as $6,000 but could go up thousands more if she needs surgery to remove a gall stone.