Troggdor is a 11-year-old Short Haired Tabby in Colorado Springs, CO, who needs $4,000 for cyst removal.

Her name is Troggdor and she rescued me 10 years ago. In 2009, I was called to serve in Baghdad. I had been in Iraq for 2 months when I got the news that my cat, Gwen, had been diagnosed with cancer. It spread quickly and his quality of life deteriorated faster than I thought imaginable. Treatment was not an option. Gwen’s caretaker while I was deployed, Jeremy, comforted him until he passed away.

Grieving while being deployed was not easy. The stress of my reality of being in an active war zone compiled with my grief of my loss made each day tougher than the last. I could feel myself slipping. Jeremy must have sensed it and found someone who had newborn kittens who needed a home. He sent me pictures but I wasn’t interested; however, eventually I agreed. I needed a kitty to home to.

She rescued me and I am panicking. How can I rescue her? Where do I go from here? I absolutely cannot resort to economic euthanasia.

Please. Please help me rescue Troggdor.

She has a cyst in her stomach. To quote the vet, “I have never seen a cyst this large in a cat. It’s pushing on her kidneys so much so, that we couldn’t find her left kidney in the ultrasound.” The vet drained the cyst. Troggdor felt like her happiest self again. But it quickly refilled. I had a multitude of tests done. “You really need to consider surgery before it damages her organs.”

Over the next couple months, I watched her grow through photos and videos. She was so sweet. I couldn’t wait to meet her and we took to each other immediately. She loves to play fetch with her toy bird (see video) and help me study. She’s travelled with me from Germany, to the Azores, Alaska, and now Colorado with her dog sister Kyoko.

Troggdor rescued me. And now I need help rescuing her.