PJ is a 9-year-old Domestic shorthair in Pleasant Valley, NY, who needs $2,000 for biopsy and imaging for abnormal tissue growth or neoplasia.

PJ came to me as a kitten who was dropped off in our driveway He was found under a car and covered in fleas. We took him in and cleaned him up. My oldest cat became protective of him (His name is Punkin), because of their similarities we named our new kitten PJ (Punkin Jr.) He spent most of his time outside playing with the feral cats that also live here.

PJ is now 9 years old and loves to sleep on my bed or climb his steps to look out at the birds and the ducks that live in the creek behind us. Sometimes when he wakes up he'll let out a little meow as if he were calling me. He likes to know that I'm nearby. He spends time outside with me on my fenced in the deck or walking along the creek. He has a wonderful personality.

I am on a fixed income and have already spent everything that I had in savings for the numerous vets so far. I feel so helpless in not being able to help him. I don't know what I would do if I lost him. I just want him to be the happy bird watching kitty that he used to be.

PJ has recently developed breathing issues in his left nostril, he was given multiple steroid shots and antibiotics, then his nose started bleeding. We then took him to Dr. Palma at Guardian Veterinary specialists. It might be cancer and cannot be sure without a diagnostic test and a biopsy. The test is bad enough but it's the treatment that is so expensive.

PJ doesn't really care for other cats anymore. I think it's a jealousy thing, but that's okay with me. When he was a year old my neighbor found him outside by her house, he couldn't walk. I never did find out what happened to him but in the end, he had to have his back leg amputated. He wasn't hit by a car, but the vet said his leg shattered like a glass tube. Since then we have been very close.