Sam is a 13-year-old DLH Cat in Hartford, CT, who needs $2,000 for Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Pancreatitis.

Sam is a rescue cat. He showed up to my house one day...starving, emaciated, sick, and very scared. I immediately took him in and started getting him friendly and rehabbing him. He was very sick at the time with eye infections, bronchitis, and he had severe oral dental disease. Nevertheless, I nursed him back to health and he is considered "my baby." I love him so much ❤️ we're so close now!

Sam is one of the popular cats in the household. All the other cats always congregate around him and Sam just eats it all up..by head butting all of them on return! Thats the way he shows his love for us..human and cat alike. When i lean my face towards his, he immediately comes towards my forehead and head butts me and starts purring. Sam is the most friendly, kind, and gentle cat you ever want tomeet

Sam is so snuggly. In the winter he has to lay on his heated blanket and in the summer he has to find a sunny spot on the porch to lie down and take a nap. He also loves snugging with all his other furry friends in the house.

Sam was diagnosed with diabetes in 2020. He was able to get his sugar under control and live a normal life up to now. About a month ago Sam was very lethargic and not himself, and so I took him to the vet and his sugar was down to 30! He almost died. He had to be admitted in the hospital for a couple of days. Then fast forward to this week, Sam was admitted for diabeticketoacidosis and pancreatitis.

Sam needs to have a feeding tube temporarily in order for his pancreas to heal and for him to regain his strength. Furthermore, his bill right now is over $6,000 and I cannot afford it. With all of his recent admit stays and my other 10 rescue cats, I cannot afford this bill