Roo is a 5-month-old Siamese Mix Cat in Pomona, NJ, who needs $2,000 for Bilateral Limb Amputation.

Roo was found abandoned on the side of the road in May 2023. The Good Samaritan brought her to the local animal shelter, where they reached out to rescue groups to accommodate her special needs. She was only about 4 weeks old when she was found, and was born with bilateral front limb deformities. I foster and help with a Philadelphia rescue, and we pulled her. I wound up foster failing.

Roo almost died about 2 weeks after her spay. She became septic and needed lifesaving emergency surgery to r fix her intestines, repair a life threatening hernia, and she spent several days in a specialty hospital as she became septic. She has been living in a pen for almost 2 months due to recovery. The first day she was allowed out, she injured her one nubbin, and is at risk once again.

Roo is a social but spicy kitten. She gets overstimulated easily but she also loves chin scratches and to chase her dog siblings and the other cats in the home around. She’s absolutely fearless, and has not once let her handicap slow her down.

Roo fell on her nubbin, & the bone pushed through. The injury isn’t healing, and the vets agree this will be an ongoing issue for her. The only way to prevent this from happening again, and to finally allow her to be a cat, is to amputate. This is the best chance at giving her as close to a normal life as possible. We will be having the procedure at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital with Dr Deweese.

I’ve had back to back emergencies for all 3 of my dogs over the past 4 months, wiping out savings and tacking on credit charges. Roo almost died last month from a bad spay, and the rescue helped me fund that, but they can’t do that this time. We need help.