Please Help Save My Little Angel Karl

Hi, my name is Drew and I am raising funds to help the light of my life, one very special and very sick little kitty, Karl.

Karl needs an endoscopy and possibly further surgery to remove a large and persistent blockage in his digestive system. The low-end quote for the procedures is just under $5000, but he may need further surgery to remove the blockage if the vet cannot remove it with the scope. All funds graciously donated here will go directly to covering those expenses.

Karl was rescued from a very abusive home when he was a kitten -- he escaped and ran away, and after taking him in as a stray, the former owner allowed me to adopt him. He is a little over two years old now, and extremely affectionate and intelligent -- he is better at communicating than me, and invented several signs he uses to tell me what he wants, such as licking my hand twice quickly to let me know he wants down when I am carrying him. He waits by the front path for me to come home, and follows me like a dog when I go on walks. I doubt I will ever have children, so I think of Karl as my son, and at this point he's all I really have, my entire world.

We live alone and I work very hard to support Karl and give him the happy and safe life he deserves, but costs of living are so high now that as is we are struggling just to break even on our monthly expenses, and have very few family supports since my dad and all grandparents have passed away over the past 10 years, and my couple other remaining close relatives are on fixed incomes and live very far away.

I have just had to exit a long relationship with very little in the way of material goods or funds; except for a few salvage pieces of furniture picked up after we moved, everything I own fits in a small van. I also have my own increasingly severe health issues, but I am happy to keep them on the backburner to make sure Karl stays healthy

If you could please find it in your heart to help support his recovery, we are both so so *so* grateful. Without support, we will probably have to give up our accommodations and move to a single room somewhere, and I am scared of what his quality of life will be like then.

Thank you so much & be blessed.