Purrincess Peaches got her name because of her wonderfully unique and strange purr.

We found out during her hip surgery that she has some sort of deformity that prevents a breathing tube from being placed, and is most likely the case of her purr. Also likely related is her vomiting - she will vomit if fed more than 1/2 teaspoon every 10 minutes. The vomiting thing is manageable, though not ideal, and she doesn't seem to have any breathing issues despite it blocking the trachea to the point that surgeons and technicians are unable to access it.

This really is an issue because she needs a dental. At 2 years old, her mouth already started to fail her and she is in pain every day because of it. As a pet owner, and a veterinary assistant, I feel absolutely awful that she has to live in pain every day, despite our best efforts to attempt to intubate her to perform a dental. Furthermore, if there were ever an emergency and we couldn't access her trachea to place a breathing tube, who knows what the consequences of that may be.

So, Peaches and I have consulted with a surgical specialist at Port City and he is willing to perform surgery (and is understandably obsessed with her) . He's not exactly sure where the deformity stems from (soft palette vs larynx), and will need to confirm via CT scan prior to surgery. He agreed that she probably doesn't need the surgery in order to live, generally speaking, but stated that the dental disease at such a young age warrants the procedure, as she will undoubtedly need more than one dental if her life. It's an absolutely terrifying procedure, and she will need to stay overnight in case there is any throat swelling post-op.

In order to raise awareness and funds, I entered her in the America's Favorite Pet competition. Unfortunately, she placed second in the quarter finals so was unable to move forward in the competition. Thank you to everyone who got her that far!

A bunch of her Instagram followers asked me to make a GoFundMe, so here I am. Link for her social media and the estimate for surgery are both attached below.

Any support you could give, even a dollar, goes a long way and is forever appreciated.

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