Sam is a 12-year-old Long-Haired Domestic cat in Hartford, CT, who needs $3,000 for a CAT scan. (Yes, this rescued cat needs a CAT scan and your help!)

Sam is either smart or lucky! When he was a stray, he certainly picked the right house to start hanging around because inside lived Destiny D., who just so happens to be an avid cat rescuer. The moment she saw Sam, with his gorgeous coat and markings, she was smitten. Destiny had to win him over, so she started feeding him.

"No home, living outside in the wintertime," Destiny tells Waggle. "He was so sickly looking that once he warmed up to us, we took him in immediately and started nursing him back to health. We picked the name Sam from the show Supernatural. If you're a fan of Sam Winchester, you'll see Sam has beautiful long hair like him!"

Destiny needs help paying for the procedure. "I'm a cat rescuer. I'm constantly at Walmart buying cat food, litter, and supplies. My mom and dad are both disabled, we don't have a big income and are especially struggling now that we have these vet bills."

Sam has always had terrible eye swelling. The vet thought perhaps it was due to his dental disease, but even now, after oral surgery, Sam's eye is still so swollen that his forehead is inflamed and puffy too.
The medical team at Newtown Veterinary Specialists says the next step is for Sam to have a CAT scan to figure out what's causing the issue.

Soon Destiny noticed Sam loves to walk around with his tongue out. "That's his trademark look," she says. "Unfortunately, he has bad dental disease and recently had seven teeth pulled, but he still manages to stick his tongue out at everyone walking by. That tongue sticking out all the time makes anyone in a bad mood immediately happy."