Peaches is a ten-year-old Domestic Longhair cat in Huntington, WV, who needs $959 for a tumor removal.

Peaches, the comeback cat, needs your help. After facing nearly insurmountable health issues and surviving, she now has a suspicious growth in her mouth that needs to be removed as soon as possible.

When One by One Animal Advocates first rescued Peaches this Spring, they were horrified by her condition. She had a massive infection that started around her eye. "We were just stunned. The entire side of her face was infected, and her skin was brown from dried blood. When the veterinarian sedated her to clean it up, he learned a good third of her face was eaten away from the infection," Heather A., with One by One Animal Advocates, tells Waggle.

For the next week, just surviving was a challenge for Peaches. She was hospitalized in critical condition. "It was pretty touch and go. She only weighed three pounds. We did not know if she would live. She was so compromised, she was shutting down. Everything she had was going to fight that eye infection," Heather says.

Incredibly, Peaches rebounded and fought off the infection. Her skin grew back, and so did her hair. "Now you can't even tell she had anything wrong! She feels better. She is not in pain. Now she is the most loving cat. We were so happy to see her recover," Heather adds.

Then the nonprofit group got terrible news: Peaches has a fast-moving oral mass that just appeared. It needs to be surgically removed immediately at the Proctorville Animal Clinic and sent to pathology to determine if it is cancerous.

One by One Animal Advocates relies solely on donations to pay for Peaches' medical care and for the care of all the other cats they save. They are hoping Peaches makes another comeback.

"Getting the news about the mass in her mouth was really depressing after all she's been through," Heather says. "We rely on the generosity of the community and the Waggle community. If we don't have donations, we can't help. It would be terrible to see a cat suffering and say, 'We can't help.' We work on faith and hope that people will be as compelled to help Peaches as we are. The generosity of others is our lifeline."