Hello! My name is Julius, but I’m not the one that needs funds.

Buddy is a sweet male tabby cat, who showed up in our backyard over 3 years ago. He has always been welcomed into our home, but he could never truly be an indoor cat. He was just a stray kitten living in our backyard, but since then we have bonded and shown him that we are a reliable and safe home. Buddy primarily lives in our backyard now, we hardly see him any where else!

at the beginning of this year, just during the heat season for cats, we noticed he began to get skinnier and more needy for food. Despite being needy for food, he was still very thin. We assumed it may have been related to the mating season for cats, as he was not neutered at the time. After a while had passed, he was so thin that all you could feel was his bones. Although he was still very needy for food, we always kept the backyard bowl filled for strays.

Buddy was not eating. I figured it may have been anxiety because of other cats keeping him from eating, so I decided it might’ve been time for him to become an indoor cat, and so I did my best to keep inside at least for feeding time. This is when everything started to show more.

He began to freak out mid meal, screaming, running, hiding, and would even poo himself :(

We took him to the local shelter to seek help, as we didn’t have the funds to take care of a cat that wasn’t quite ours. If he had to stay and find a new home, then so be it. I wanted him to be an only cat in a new home, as we have cats already. Instead, they took him in as a TNR (trap-neuter-return), and gave him a check up with the shelters’ vets. He stayed for over 3 days and released him back to our neighborhood. We once again had to keep feeding him by hand, but he would still scream and run mid meal. We took him back with these concerns, where he would stay for an entire week. The vets there found nothing wrong with him and he even had no issue eating as he stayed overnight. When he was back home again, he had gained weight! Though, he would lose that weight quickly after not eating outdoors on his own.

I decided we’d just take him in and get him more help. Since then I have taken him to a local vet clinic, where they didn’t find much either but a heart murmur. He became

more energetic after 2 weeks of his medications, and have offered dental exams.

This is where we are now. Buddy has now been examined today as of writing this(5/20). I hope to share his diagnosis soon, but we were told there was an issue with the bone under his teeth. Teeth are being removed as I am typing this.

The cost is more than we can afford, but I truly want Buddy to live pain-free. I will never give up on any cat.

So I ask for your help in Buddy’s time of need. Please share this! Even the smallest donations will help right now.