Help Zombie Fight Autoimmunity!

This is Zombie. He is my first cat that I ever owned and by far, he is the most special. 

I first met Zombie at a Petsmart with my mom when he was only two months old. We were just browsing, not expecting to take anyone home. At first sight I saw this tiny, black and white ball of fluff jump up and mew in the most heart melting kitten voice and as soon as I looked into his eyes something sparked. 

Immediately, I asked an employee for me to visit him. In the visiting room he rushed out of his cage and ran into my leg. The floor was slippery so I don't blame the poor boy for sliding, but I have to admit, it was very cute! 
We snuggled for a few minutes and I asked my mom if I could take him home as I was living with my parents at the time. I told her something about him was special and I felt an amazing connection. She definitely said yes!

As this little ball of poof grew over the months I was his favorite. He would sleep with me, follow me, talk to me, and give me wonderful kitty kisses! 

At the age of 8 months, my mom noticed some slight skin flaking on Zombie's paws. It was barely noticable and was shrugged off for some time thinking it was a little dry skin. She put some non-toxic lotion to help it. I moved out of the house shortly after that and took my poofball with me. 

However, as many more months went by, I noticed his paws flaking was getting worse and beginning to develop on his ears. It became so bad to the point he was limping, he couldn't scratch his cat trees, and his paws were swollen and bleeding at the cuticles of his claws. 

Immediately, I made an appointment for our vet. She recommended that we put him on antibiotics to help the injuries on his paws before pressing anything furthur. He was on these meds for three weeks at the age of one and a couple months. Thankfully they put it in a liquid form for me. He was such a trooper taking those meds. No spitting it out or anything despite how nasty I'm sure it tasted. 

After a week of taking this he was definitely healing. Once three weeks went by he was able to scratch his cat trees like a champ!
I also noticed that not only was he healing, but you could start seeing his paw pad colors again, which was amazing as he was flaking so badly you couldn't even find his pads! 

However, I wouldn't be on this site if there wasn't more to tell. Now, as my larger ball of poof turned the age of two years old, I noticed that most of his body is now flaking underneath his thick, long fur. His ears have bald spots wherever they have flaked and are going deeper into his ear. His stomach is flaking everywhere, and I noticed only a couple days ago that his back is starting to bald and flake. 

Balding on his ears wherever they flaked.

Flaking and slight balding on his back....

I took him to a different vet, hoping to get a second opinion on the possibilities of his condition. They did a yeast/fungal test and a ringworm test, all testing negative. 
There are no other tests to take at this point except for one. 

A specialist must perform a biopsy on two different paws to test for an autoimmune disease. 

Oh how I have cried about this thought many times.... It was speculated by my mom (As she was a Vet Tech for many years previously) that this was a possibility, but I was so stubborn in hopes that she was wrong. I know she was hoping too. 

Why not do the biopsy? Well, it's going to cost me $1,000 just to get this surgery performed and that doesn't include any possible medication he's going to have to be on for the rest of his life if he tests positive and it is highly unlikely that it'll test negative. 

With me paying $900 in rent, a high car insurance bill, a high APR car payment, credit cards, phone bill, soon my own medical bills, and making $12 an hour at a retail store, I literally can't afford it. I do have some help on my bills so I am able to save money for his medicine after the results, but that isn't enough to cover $1,000 in one biopsy just to see if he even has this disease. 


This is my baby and he is only two years old. No cat should ever have to go through what he's going through. He is an incredibly happy cat and the last thing I want to do is give him up to someone who can afford his medical bill (If they are even willing to spend that kind of money). I've been crying for days over this and am now reaching out to anyone who may be willing to help Zombie. 

100% of this funding is going to Zombie's biospy. None of it goes to me. This isn't about me trying to save my big ball of poof. This is about Zombie and letting him live the most comfortable and happiest life any cat should live. 

No cat deserves to go through this at such a young age.

I will be eternally grateful to each and every one of you who donates to him. Just as I know he will be too. 

Thank you for reading! And an extreme special thank you to anyone who donates!