Tiger is a 8-year-old American Shorthair in Centerville, IA, who needs $1,200 for Tooth Extraction.

A couple of kids in our neighborhood found Tiger as a six-month old kitten, and brought him to us because they knew we had other rescue cats and would know how to take care of him. The kids had already named him and the name stuck, so we called him Tiger too. We raised him up from a kitten and though he's eight years old now, he's definitely still a kitten at heart!

Tiger is eight years old now, but he's got a lot of good years left ahead of him! He's as sweet as can be, always waiting by the door to welcome you home and rub all over your legs! He loves to use people's arms as a pillow and take a nap there, especially his dad's! He always starts purring the second you pick him up, and he loves to be carried against your shoulder like a baby.

Ice cubes are one of his favorite toys! Every time I go to open the fridge or the freezer, he's there between my legs waiting for me to drop an ice cube for him, and he loves to bat it around the kitchen until it melts. He's also a big fan of birdwatching, he'll sit in the window and chitter at them for hours!

Tiger went in for a tooth cleaning with our family vet & they diagnosed him with stomatitis, a condition where the immune system attacks the teeth and gums. It causes painful inflammation in the mouth, & it's been making it really hard for Tiger to eat. Surgery will be 3/22, & he has a really good chance to make a full recovery & live a long, healthy life!

Other than this sudden, unexpected diagnosis, Tiger has been healthy as a horse for the past eight years, and we can't wait for him to get back to his usual boisterous self! This is just a major expense that has caught us at a bad time, so any help would be appreciated!