Raj is a 5-month-old Black Short-haired Domestic Kitten in Fargo, ND, who needs $2,000 for Surgery.

Once was born a tiny panther, who's superior snuggling & dog-like obeyance earned him the name Raghad (comfort). Upon weening, he was introduced to Sid-on her 7th birthday. Though she'd begged for a puppy, love ignited at first sight & they took up residence together.
At their tender ages, they have bonded for life. She tends to his food, litter, & education-reading to him & teaching him to meow

(he is stealthy quiet, excepting small meeps).
Sadly, their lessons are fewer & fewer because, though he'd become accustomed to walking at her heels, heeding her summons, and healing her distress with soft fur & loving purr, he now drapes stools (to use them like walkers), or struggles to claw his way upward (using only 3 feet) to sit anywhere he can dangle his left leg for some small relief.

Gone are pirouettes performed for treats & lengthy laser-pointer kitty-cardio sessions w/his girl. No more can he chase balloon strings, sit atop shoulders, nor stop one's heart as a jet-black shadow suddenly appearing from the dark.
You see, Raj befell a tragedy comparable to Icarus: attempted to balance on a curtain rod then failed at landing on his feet, wildly clawing for the curtain instead.

With no help from the (now shredded) curtain, he hit the hard ceramic hump of a bathtub below.
His femur fractured, right where it once attached to his hip.
He is in severe pain, his movements sadly restricted during every attempt to act like a kitten, & he risks infection until that broken piece of bone is removed.
Fortunately, that surgery can be performed by our veterinarian.

Unfortunately, Raj is w/a humble family of 3. 1 works hard to pay most bills, but 1 is disabled w/crippling medical & Rx bills, & Sid (his owner) is 7. Unable to generate extra income, they emptied their savings to pay the vet emergency bills ($657.55), but still need help.