Scooter is a 1-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat in Oakland, NJ, who needs $2,000 for emergency care.

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Scooter roamed the streets, emaciated, suffering, and alone. He was near death, and his rescuers saved him in just time.

When the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge crew raced Scooter to the animal hospital, he looked miserable.

"His wounds were older, already having abscessed and burst," Amy H., with the refuge, tells Waggle. "He was dehydrated and required immediate hospitalization."

Some of Scooter's injuries were so infected and extensive that he needed surgery to repair them.

"Two wounds near his face, one on his shoulder and one on his leg," Amy says. "His wounds were gaping where the layers of skin had split."

What surprised everyone was that despite Scooter's condition and obvious pain, he remained extremely friendly, bright, and alert, hopeful for better days.

Please help the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge get Scooter the lifesaving care he needs.