Tres is a six-week-old Domestic Shorthair kitten in Gatesville, TX, who needs $463 for critical surgery.

As a paramedic, Josh B. is used to crises, handling emergencies, and rushing to the rescue--- but what happened earlier this month even shocked him!

"I was driving with my two daughters, and we heard a noise," Josh tells Waggle. "We turned the radio down, and we kept hearing the noise. I had my daughters turn their phones down. Then we heard meowing."

Josh pulled the car over, jumped out, and opened the hood. He was stunned to find a kitten with a terribly injured tail and leg in the engine compartment. "I was worried because he wasn't moving. Then I saw him move a little bit and he fell out of the car, then took off running! Knowing he was injured, I could not leave him like that. So we found him in the bushes. We got him!"

The family then took a detour to Bar N Veterinary Clinic and got the kitten immediate help. "The vet said his leg is badly broken, and his tail won't heal. He needs them both amputated," Josh says.

Josh and his daughters fell in love with this kitten who came into their lives so unexpectedly. They plan on adopting him and making him a member of their family, but they didn't budget for a surprise surgery bill. "Since I'm a paramedic, my daughters expect me to be able to fix things, but we're having trouble coming up with the money," he says.

As Josh contemplated what to do, he says the animal hospital suggested he create a fundraising campaign on Waggle to help pay for the kitten's surgery. Now Josh is hoping Waggle's generous donors will help Tres get the assistance he needs so he can live happily ever as an indoor cat, that way he won't end up under the hood of a car ever again. "You have to have compassion for life, even if it is a stray kitten," he says. "Thank you for giving him a chance. This little guy has a true will to survive."