please help fred the feral!

hi all! we are in desperate need of help with poor feral fred :( i was reached out to last month by a woman who saw fred running around a maintained colony in Clifton NJ with a bad leg injury. we were unable to contact the feeder after 3 weeks, and decided to trap him to help him. good news is that fred's leg was a very old injury and was already healed!

bad news is that fred is FIV positive (feline aids) and has stomatitis due to this. stomatitis is a very painful disease which essentially rots all of a cat's teeth. feral fred needs a ton of dental surgery, along with some other medical issues as well (ingrown nail, some open sores, etc). i was given the option and was told by many to euthanize, but my heart and gut told me this guy still had a lot of life left in him.

the woman who initially reached out to me has agreed to help fred by keeping him in her sight and making sure he is fed properly and healthy after this. unfortunately fred has lived outside his entire life (he is about 8 years old we estimate) and will never adapt to being inside, he is VERY feral and we are doing everything we can for him.

we can ONLY due the surgery and help him if we raise the money as we don't have any funds at the moment :/ also feel free to donate directly to the vet at the MEDOWLANDS VETERINARY HOSPITAL in HACKENSACK NJ (201-646-2008). thank you so much!!!!