Tagz is a 9 year old Mix-Breed in Meriden, CT, who needs $1,000 for Oral Surgery.

I found Tagz as a kitten in the bushes outside my apartment. He was abandoned by his mother, emaciated with maggots on his back, and covered in fleas. I researched everything I needed to do to care for him - saline for the maggots, dawn dish soap for the fleas, and how to bottle feed him. He pulled through and is a success story now at 9 years old!

I took Tagz to a vet at the Meriden Animal Hospital for a loose tooth and found out he has severe degenerated teeth that need to be extracted. He said it’s most likely due to not receiving proper nutrition from his mother the first week of his life. He prepared me for the possibility of needing to remove all of them. He will need surgery, antibiotics, pain meds, and a rabies shot.

I called tags my wild child. He strong, and energetic. He loves the fishing pole toy with the bird at the end of it, and jumps remarkably high to get it. We have a special bond. He follows me from room to room and I’m the only one who he snuggles with at night when I watch TV.

I stopped working in 2018 after multiple foot surgeries. I haven’t been approved yet for SSI. My only income is child support. Not having the surgery can be fatal. Further infections could spread to other parts of his body. Any help would mean so much to me. Thank you:)