Pepper is a 2-year-old Domestic Shorthair in Orangevale, CA, who needs $2,000 for Oral Surgery/Teeth Extraction for advanced Stomatitis.

Pepper was an abandoned stray who approached me in the street one day. He was so emaciated that it pained me to look, he was drooling green from an obvious bad infection in his mouth. I brought him immediately to the ER where he was given IV fluids, a large dose of antibiotics, steroids, and pain meds. He was diagnosed with Stomatitis, a very painful disease that requires oral surgery.

Pepper is still very new in my home, I found him recently in a not so good neighborhood, hungry and dehydrated. He has adapted quite well, he never leaves my side when I am home and is very determined to become friends with my other 2 cats! He is very friendly with every human who meets him, in spite of being severely neglected by his previous owners.

I require assistance because the cost of the surgery is more than the cost of my entire monthly income. I applied for Care Credit and was denied.

Pepper was diagnosed with stomatitis. I brought him in off of the streets and it is already pretty advanced, as he was roaming the streets un-treated for so long. He will require all of his teeth to be extracted. He was seen at VCA Mueller Pet Medical Center and Pet Inn as an emergency patient.

Pepper is a very affectionate kitty, he actually hugs me when I pick him up! My other 2 cats are not used to his presence quite yet, but Pepper is very friendly and never growls or hisses at them...he only wants to play! He loves to meow (high pitched kitten meow) and chirp! He tries to play, as well, in spite of the pain he is in.