Before anything else, I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me, donated, shared my posts, checked on Leo and Lucky, sent messages, and continued to stand by me and the cats. Your kindness means more to me than I can put into words. 🙏❤️
Today I went to visit Leo and I am completely heartbroken seeing him like this. He is only 7 months old, and he has been fighting for so long.
I rescued Leo from a dumpster when he was only 8 weeks old. Since the day I found him, I have been fighting for him and doing everything I possibly can to give him a chance at a healthy life. Sadly, Leo has never truly been healthy.
Today, his fever is still coming and going and will not go away. He has almost no appetite, his diarrhea continues, and we are still waiting for his lab results to hopefully give the doctors some answers. We don’t know what is wrong yet, and that is the hardest part, just sitting here waiting and hoping the doctors can figure it out and save him.
I would trade anything in the world to see Leo healthy. I would give anything to take this suffering away from him.
I can’t even sleep. My body has been shaking constantly, and I feel completely hopeless and helpless just waiting for the next update from the doctors. I keep asking myself what else I can do for him.
His first emergency bill was $861.
His treatment bill at the hospital has already reached $3,000, and I know this fight is not over. These expenses are becoming overwhelming, and I desperately need help.
🙏 PLEASE, I am begging our community to help me fight for Leo. If you can donate even a small amount, it truly matters. Every dollar will help me cover Leo’s hospitalization, testing, treatment, medications, and his growing veterinary bills.
If you cannot donate, please share Leo’s story. A share can reach someone who can help.
AND A HAPPY UPDATE FOR LUCKY 🐾
While my heart is breaking for Leo, I am also incredibly grateful that Lucky is finally safe. ❤️
Lucky was an older, very feral cat I rescued from the streets near a dumpster. He was struggling to survive outside, and because of his age, health issues, and being so feral, finding him a safe place was extremely difficult. He is FIV and FeLV positive and also had an eye condition that required surgery.
Before Lucky could leave for the sanctuary, he desperately needed a bath. He was covered in pee and poop, and honestly, I didn’t want to put him through a bath after everything he had already been through. But it was necessary, and there simply wasn’t time to wait.
I called many hospitals hoping someone could help clean him, but they all refused. I was running out of options and time. Thankfully, I found a wonderful and very kind lady who runs a grooming business, and she agreed to help Lucky. ❤️
Lucky completely surprised me. 🥺 He was so calm during his bath and while she carefully cleaned him.
I just wanted him to arrive at his new home clean, comfortable, and feeling a little better after everything he had been through. ❤️
For Lucky’s trip to the sanctuary, I also had to rent a car. My own car is not working properly, and I was worried that I could risk getting stranded somewhere in the middle of the road with Lucky. I didn’t want to take that chance. I just wanted to make sure we were safe and that I could get Lucky to the sanctuary without something going wrong along the way.
After everything Lucky had been through, he finally made it to a sanctuary where he can live safely and have other cats around him. He was scared when he arrived and hid under a pink bench while the other cats came over to smell him. Then they simply gave him space, almost like they understood that he needed time. 🥺❤️
For the first time, Lucky doesn’t have to live on the streets, searching for food and trying to survive. His suffering outside is over.
But getting Lucky to safety also came with expenses…his veterinary care, his bath and cleaning, his transport, the rental car, and his sanctuary intake fee. I am now trying to cover those expenses while also facing Leo’s rapidly growing medical bills.
And my rescue work doesn’t stop.
Every single day I care for community cats. I feed them, provide fresh water, care for sick and injured cats, trap cats for TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), take cats to the veterinarian when they need medical attention, rescue abandoned cats and kittens, and provide whatever help I can to the animals who have nobody else.
I do this on my own, and right now I am trying to keep fighting for Leo while continuing to care for all the cats who depend on me every single day.
I am exhausted. I am scared. But I cannot stop fighting for them.
Please help me save Leo.
I need help to cover Leo’s growing medical bills and Lucky’s expenses, including his veterinary care, bath, transport, rental car, and sanctuary expenses.
I need help to continue feeding and caring for the community cats who depend on me.
If you can’t donate, please share, upvote 🙏
Here is the link of the expenses for proof
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rR5YLv8-WPqGOAA0SQjDiQ_KJkaPdpjt
Ways to donate ⬇️
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https://cash.app/$sam61987
Venmo:
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PayPal:
https://paypal.me/samanthac687
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