I got Annabelle when she was just 2 weeks old. I was at the shelter looking for dogs to pull to take back to the rescue I worked for, when the shelter manager walked up to me and pulled a small kitten out of her pocket. She asked me to foster her and her litter, but I already knew she was mine. I bottle fed her and her brother Gizmo, and welcomed them into my family. I trained them, socialized them, and raised them to be amazing kittens. Annabelle has been my demo cat for many years, and taught many baby cat groomers how to groom.

Annabelle has been with me through everything, and she is 11 now. Still so young for a cat. But on Saturday night, everything changed. She was breathing weird and looked uncomfortable, so we took her to the Emergency Room. She had 100mL of fluid drained from her chest, and after lots of testing, she was just diagnosed on Sunday (9/21) with lung cancer. I just lost my job a few days before, and was forced to use our wedding fund to pay for her emergency vet bills. I don’t regret it one bit though, and I’d do it again. There is no party on earth that is more important than my little baby girl.

I am REALLY not the kind of person who asks for help… EVER… but I am running out of funds and I’m getting scared. I know my time with my baby Belle is running out, so I just want to keep her comfortable for however long she has left. My fiancé and I are tapped out financially and I just don’t know what else to do. I also found out I need to have a medical procedure done myself too, but I have to put it off until we get through this rough patch. It’s hard for me to walk without pain, but the pain in my heart is just too much to bare right now.

I would be so grateful for any help we could get right now with Annabelle’s ongoing care. I just took her in tonight to have more fluid drained from her chest. This will likely be the last procedure we do for her, unless we get a miracle. If she takes a turn for the worst, the funds will go towards her final arrangements.