Samurai is a 12-year-old Tabby Mix Cat in Seattle, WA, who needs $2,000 for Emergency Room.

Samurai is the third generation of cats that live in the woods near my mom's house. I took him, and his brother ninja, in when their mother dropped them at my feet in May of 2011. Samurai moved with me to California later that year, and then back to Seattle when I finished college.

We call samurai the king of letting it happen. He is super chill, and happy to be picked up and cuddles. He's always making himself the center of attention. Once when we were playing a large card game on my birthday, he curled up around the discard pile so that everyone would pet him when discarding their cards, and it worked, he got offers from everyone all night long.

Samurai is a very vocal and communicative cat. He lets you know exactly when he wants to go out for a walk. When it is treat time, and what kind of treats he wants. He can open doors, and he's even tried his hand at English. We once told him that of he could say the word milk he could have as much as he wants. It took six months before him saying "millhgg" at the fridge was finally stopped.

Samurai was taken into the vet because of a tick found on his belly. He reacted poorly to the doxycycline the vet game him. We switched antibiotics, but he's all but stopped eating. He's anemic and dehydrated. He's at the hospital with an IV in, getting a transfusion, and looking forward to a

Samurai's treatment is going to cost at least $4000 for the next 24hrs in the hospital. This is going to max out my care credit. Unfortunately I am a secretary at Seattle Public Schools, and don't make enough to cover the costs.