Help Kitties Get to Their New Home

I'm moving from my long time home of New York City (as a native), to Southern California in the next few months, and I'd like to take my kitties, who are my family, with me, but my budget is a little tight when I consider everything.

The hitch in all of this is that I have 3 cats: Gizmo, Calvin, and Simba. I've raised these three little buggers since I was a teen, so they are my family.




Sadly, my kitty, Simba is too old at 18, and I'm afraid that the travel will be too stressful for him, so he is staying locally with a friend. But, little Calvin and Gizmo will be joining me in my new home, with new adventures to come.

Now, a little background... I've lived in NYC my whole upper 20 years of life. Living here has certainly had it's struggles for me, but also my kitties Gizmo, the Black, and Calvin, the Grey.
About 10 years ago, my mother got Gizmo as a 4 month old kitten as a birthday gift to my little sister (who was 13 at the time). She loved him dearly. Sadly, a month later, my mother died in an accident, my sister was taken into the care of extended family, and I was left with the cats - homeless. I was 17.

I fought hard to get a home, and when I did, I noticed that these two bonded immediately. Gizmo was terrified of his own shadow, but Calvin was very brotherly, and brought Gizmo out of his shell. He is now very social, warm, and a lap cat. Gizmo, in turn, helped Calvin with his wild and territorial ways, calming him to becoming a mild mannered house cat.

The two now love each other, and are inseparable. They play together, eat together, and sleep together. They are brothers, and I'd hate to not be able to bring them on new adventures with me in California, where I now have great personal, and professional opportunities, forcing the move.






This move has been very sudden for me, and I am barely even covering the costs for my own affairs.

I have 3 months to get my affairs together.
$3k to transport my items across the country
$4k for a car when I get there (living in NYC has made me spoiled, and I never needed one)
$2k for apartment stuff (security deposit, etc)

My soft goal is $500-$600 for their costs. If I get more than that, it will go to their new items in my new home (litter box setup, cat tower, etc.)

The money raised will be used solely to help cover the cost of air travel for my two little guys. This includes:

- Plane tickets, with extra booking fees for pets.
- Buying new carriers and harnesses (as using the ones they associate with the vet will likely add stress)
- Vet visits for checkups, their rabies shots, and possibly some pet relaxers (as Calvin does not travel well at all).



If you guys can pass this on and share it, I really appreciate it. Any donations at all, will be greatly appreciated as well. These guys are brothers, and they're my family. I'd like to afford to take them with me.

I'm usually not the type to ask for any assistance in matters, but right now any help would be greatly appreciated! My move is in April, and I really hope that I can bring these guys with me, as they are a part of my life.