Smokey is a 6 month old Mix-Breed in Portage, IN, who needs $2,000 for Nasal passage C/T scan, scope, and surgery.

Smokey, a 6-month-old kitten, was brought to Hagrid's Hope Cat Rescue this summer with his 4 siblings. Smokey struggles to breathe. When he's sleeping he snores and snorts, and sometimes seems like he will stop breathing. His throat and chest cave in with each breath. His foster family has to keep him propped up when he sleeps and provide a humidifier and nebulizer.

Smokey needs to have a C/T scan, nasal scope, and surgery in his nasal passage. Local vets do not have the specialized and tiny equipment needed for such a small kitten, and have referred him to the Purdue Small Animal Hospital. Smokey is scheduled to see a specialist Dec 11. The the cost will be $3,000 -$4,000 for the tests and surgery.

Smokey is a sweet little guy who loves to be held, and loves to be with the other cats in the foster family’s home. His foster family wants very much to adopt him. Our rescue is trying to get him healthy so that he can live a happy life in his forever home.

Hagrid's Hope Cat Rescue struggles to house, feed, and provide medical care for all of our cats and kittens. This extra cost for tests and surgery is not in our budget. Yet Smokey desperately needs this care to survive.

4/25/26 Update: Smokey Update - Adopted and Living a Good Life

Smokey has recovered from his surgery and is doing well. He just snores a bit when he's sleeping, but otherwise his nasal passages are clear and he can breathe easily. Smokey's foster family, who took such good care of him, have adopted him. Smokey now has a loving forever home, and a healthy future to look forward to. Thank you to all who donated toward the cost of his surgery.