Pumpkin is a 1-year-old Domestic Shorthair in Phoenix, OR, who needs $400 for exploratory surgery to remove intestinal blockage.

I got Pumpkin after I had to put both my elderly cat, Sniggy Pig, and my dog, Angus, to sleep. Angus had degenerative myelopathy and could no longer walk at all, even with his wheelchair. I've loved Pumpkin from day one and he has helped my heart heal from the loss of my other pets. About 6 months later my cat Gizmo was mauled to death by my old neighbors two dogs. Pumpkin sleeps with me every night and follows me around the house. He comes to me every time I call his name! He might be part dog? He loves to lie in the window sill and watch the birds. I don't let him go outside after what happened to poor Gizmo. After Gizmo, someone gave us a chocolate lab who we named Delilah. Pumpkin and Delilah get along well and play together every day. My son, who's deaf and has a pending diagnosis of autism, absolutely fell head over heels with Pumpkin! He loves him so so much! We sometimes call him different names, like Pumpy, Pumpykins, Lil Pump, Pumpis, Plumpy Pump, and, of course, Pumpkin.