NateDawg is a 11-year-old American Shorthair in Des Moines, IA, who needs $600 for Mass removal and biopsy.

Nathaniel is a rescue that was wandering around my friends house. He was cold and scared so I took him in with every intention of trying to find his owner. He had a collar mark but no collar. I put up fliers and took him to ARL to see if he had a chip, he did not. He has/does lived a charmed life since and I love him with all of my heart. He has me wrapped around his paw.

Nate is home. He is what makes my home, home. He LOVES his butterfly on a wire that flutters and is himself a social butterfly and loves everybody and everybody loves Nate, except his sister GiGi LaMew his Siamese sister whom is a bit above it all. He is sunshine and follows me everywhere I go and loves constant attention. He is like a toddler and gets himself into mischief and can be ornery.

I had a multi-level cervical discectomy and fusion a 2 yrs ago that left me permanenty disabled and on SSDI and only able to work less than 20 hours per week and going to be fired in 2 wks if i cant get my production up, which I cannot physically do sooo...I have no savings.

Nathiel need surgery to remove a mass near his mammory gland and biopsied. The veternarian to perform his procedure is Dr. Laura Andersen and she is with PetCo THRIVE clinic at 8333 Buffalo Rd in Clive, IA. It is urgent to do this as this can be a very aggressive type of Cancer. Otherwise he is and has been a very healthy boy.

Nathaniel James Scott McDonald (when he is in trouble), NateDawg, Nateroid, BoopieKai, puppy....are his nicknames. He responds to them all. He is love, he is gentle loving and kind, he loves to cuddle and be held and one hand wont do when petting him, he expects both. You can see it on his face when I have hurt his feelings or when he is perterbed at me for not getting his way.