Zoey is a 13-year-old Domestic Shorthair in Hawthorne, NJ, who needs $2,000 for Intensive Care and Hospitalization.

Zoey was our first mama cat rescued in 2010 with her 2 kittens just as Pathway was established. We were committed to her then, and we are committed now. She was abandoned outside a pet store on a busy road. She lived with her “kittens” Abby and Elmo their whole lives, but sadly, this past year was their last together, as Zoey needed more intensive care and was surrendered back to us.

Zoey has been facing too much in recent months. After being diagnosed with diabetes and a long struggle to balance her treatment, Zoey lost her home of 11 years. She has developed two abscesses hidden under her skin and fur, both of which exploded with wounds, necessitating immediate medical care and hospitalization.

Zoey was hospitalized for over a week initially and has regularly visited the hospital since then over the last 6 months, now going approximately every 2 weeks to stay for the day for a recheck. She has undergone extensive diagnostics – and her list of ailments is overwhelming. But, no one told Zoey she is supposed to be doing anything besides living – and so that’s what Zoey does, with spunk.

Doctors have diagnosed her with pancreatitis, abscessed wounds (they believe she may have underlying cancer that hasn’t surfaced yet), uncontrolled diabetes, and some neurological concerns. When Zoey first came home from the hospital, she was unable to walk unassisted. She was so weak that we wondered if we had made the right decision moving forward…so, we left it up to Zoey.

Despite all of her ailments, Zoey has been an incredible fighter, showing an intense will to live. Zoey’s hospital bills have been around $15,000 over the last 6 months, but she keeps fighting to live, and so we, A Pathway to Hope, feel moved to fight alongside her.