Pico is a 6-year-old DSH Cat in Salem, AL, who needs $1,000 for Catheter Treatment for Urinary Blockage.

When Pico was about 8 weeks old my son decided he wanted a cat, not a dog, for a pet. It so happened that a friend of mine had a momma cat with kittens. Pico was the last one and they needed him gone, so we took him. Fast forward to last week: my beloved Pico, who I now can't imagine life without got a urinary blockage. He was fading fast. I took him to the vet and now I need help paying his bill.

When my son moved out at 19, the kitty stayed behind. I have 2 dogs who he has grown up with. He lays with Gypsy all the time. He sleeps on my or at my head every night. He loves me and I love him...he cuddles, he grabs my arm.or hand when I stop putting him before he us ready. He is family...my little fur kitty-boy.

Pico has always been more affectionate than you'd expect from a cat, just a big ol' cuddle bug. The week before he got sick he and I were in my recliner. He was sitting on the arm with his face buried in my armpit. I moved my arm a bit away from him and he grabbed my both front paws and pulled my arm back toward him, like he was saying, "Don't leave me!"

Late last week I noticed him acting out of his norm. The only time I had seen him do this before was months before, when he had a UTI. So, I was worried. I emptied his litter box so I could keep an eye on his urine output. At 3am, about 12ish hours in, he'd had zero output. By 7:30am, when I called the vet, he was just laying in the floor in his room, kind of lethargic.

I thought I was going to lose my baby boy. I haven't worked in a while, so there isn't any wiggle room for emergencies in life right now. He is getting help, but help costs. Opelika Animal Hospital in Opelika AL was a God-send in a desperate moment. They've given him life!