Shadow is a 3 year old Russian Blue in Reed City, MI, who needs $2,000 for Catheterization for Urinary Obstruction.

We adopted Shadow last year and he’s been nothing but a bundle of love the whole time. He’s been sweet to our kids, our dogs, any guests that come by; he’s been the ideal addition to our little family.

One day he was acting his normal cuddly self and the next he was howling in pain and refusing to eat. He was born with an anatomical abnormality that causes him to lose the ability to urinate and has to make a trip to the animal hospital. The vet said that he will likely be back in need of future treatments, so our outlook is uncertain.

Shadow is a Velcro cat. He sticks with whoever is talking, petting, or playing with him. He will follow us around and curl right up for cuddles. He’s a big time talker and all of us have closely bonded with him. It’s hard to imagine our family without him and we’ve only had him for a year and a half.

My income is enough for my little family, but this unforeseen circumstance of emergency treatment is not something we can afford on our own and we are dreading the next time he has to go in because it might very well be us saying goodbye.