Hello! My name is Al. I share a home with my amazing husband, sweet baby girl, and 4 crazy (but lovable) cats.

One of our cats, our boy Marshall, has unfortunately become very sick suddenly. If you know Marshall, he’s a very affectionate goofball. Demanding attention, play, and food. Sunday, he threw up his dinner. Monday, he wouldn’t touch his food, water, or even meow to be fed breakfast. This is highly unusual; he’s our alarm clock. He was morose and lethargic… we knew something was very wrong.

I took him as a walk-in to our vet that same day, and that’s when we found out he had a urinary obstruction. He had high kidney levels, and a VERY full bladder. Our vet said we had caught it in time, and with a hospitalization and catheter, he would improve. And, he did! The very next day he’s back to purring and demanding attention from the vet staff. However, X-Rays have shown that he has more kidney stones that could cause another blockage… he’ll need them surgically removed.

This has drained our family’s emergency savings, so we’ve decided to sell our personal costumes (fursuits) to compensate. Though, some very sweet and gracious friends have reached out wanting to help. Thus, here’s our gofundme for Marshall! Anything raised here will go straight to his vet bill. The vet had given us an initial estimate of around $1450 for his stay, but this surgery is going to double that amount.

Please don’t feel obligated to donate. I’m still going to list some costumes to sell on my Instagram (@stooperdooper). Depending on the donations, I may not have to sell more than one, or maybe any at all. I’m willing to do what it takes though. Thank you so much! We love our community and friends. We’re just looking forward to having Marshall back home. Our daughter misses her “moo moo!”