Shiro is a 16-year-old DSH in VALLEY VILLAGE, CA, who needs $2,000 for Radiation Therapy (stereotactic radiation).

Shiro is one of the great loves of our lives. We call him "the best ComicCon Swag, EVER." My sweet boy (and his late brother) came into our lives 16 years ago, during a stay with a friend while attending ComicCon in San Diego. I offered to take Shiro and his brother home with me as fosters to help find them homes, and lucky for me they became foster fails, because we fell madly in love.

Shiro and his brother were deeply bonded. When we lost his brother to cancer 5 years ago, I thought we would lose Shiro, too. His heart broken, he stopped eating and lost weight, becoming critically ill. Around the same time we rescued a badly injured 8 month old kitten from a freeway on ramp. Vic recovered from his injuries, and in return bonded to Shiro, thankfully healing his broken heart.

I am on a disability and a fixed income, and we have been further impacted by the Covid-19 crisis in LA. Shiro is sick with what I know is a survivable disease, the only problem is finding the funds that for the expensive therapy that could save his life.

Shiro was diagnosed with a form of nasal cancer that is very treatable with radiation therapy, and if done in time a good prognosis is possible. His radiation treatment would be performed by Dr Lyons at Veterinary Cancer Group in Culver City, CA. Coincidentally, I have another cat who survived the exact same cancer last year, but it took everything we had, could borrow or sell to save her.

Our beloved boy has the most beautiful, long ringed tail, always held straight up in the air, which has earned him the nickname "Happy Tail." We think he resembles a slender, elegant, ultrasoft little lemur. His favorite hobby is walking around with catnip pillows or other soft toys in his mouth, yowling triumphantly, until they've all been collected in one of his beds or in a pile on the couch.