Mishu is a 7 year old Russian Blue in Alpine, CA, who needs $1,525 for Dental Extraction.

Mishu was the runt of the litter, and her mama cat was being looked after by somebody who was unhoused in San Diego, whom we paid to take Mishu home. We called her Mishu after a kind of familiar slang we used to use on the phone for "miss you." As a kitten, she was smaller than her food bowl and would climb up our legs and nibble our ears.

Mishu is 7 now and has been struggling with dental infection for several months. Antibiotics clear up her infection, but it comes back indicating an underlying dental issue. The vets have now said she may need several tooth extractions, which cost up to $500/tooth. After the several rounds of antibiotics and exams that we were sometimes turned away from because Mishu is so afraid to open her mouth, we just want to get our kitty the treatment she needs.

Mishu grew up with our youngest, Beau, and has always been very protective of him. She's food-motivated, which makes it extra difficult to see her struggle with dental issues. It hurts her to eat and sometimes causes her gums to bleed, but she still has that lust for life and food. She's an outdoor cat at heart, and still goes outside for a frolic and the thrill of hunting lizards and birds.

We're still in the investment stage of our business, which we started during Covid lockdowns, and which still necessitates we spend more than we make. We're also enduring an extra gnarly string of car troubles - and expensive fixes - that leaves us with no emergency fund.