Wow!!! God bless you all!
I am deeply moved by the kindness and generosity of everyone. YOU have shown that the silent majority of Americans have huge hearts and care about one another.
Some people have kindly asked if they can still contribute for Simba’s ongoing medical needs after the surgery (follow up vet visits, meds, ultrasounds, etc). If you’d like to do it through PayPal, and since GoFundMe seems to only allow PayPal for 501c charities and you’d still like to donate, you can do so at:
PAYPAL: protege1993@gmail.com
or through the GoFundMe page:
Simba’s GoFundMe page
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I’ve donated to many causes here on DKos, but never asked for help. I am now, but not for myself. For a year+ old cat named Simba friends in Florida spotted when he was 5 weeks old, nearly dead, on the side of a busy road, his tail and hind end chopped off by some cruel person. He fought for his life and turned into the sweetest guy you could ever meet.
Simba’s back end the day of his rescue as a kitten:
My friends, Tania and Bob, stopped traffic and rescued him then, rushed him to an ER, and took care of all of his expensive medical needs (for months). Simba’s had to wear diapers ever since because of the cruel injury that damaged him in other ways back there, but they’ve gladly changed it several times a day and he’s led a normal life until now. 2 dogs, Simba, and a 3 legged rescue cat complete their family (they paid for his amputation and care too).
When Hurricane Irma began, Tania and Bob were prepared to get however many lost pets they found wandering after the storm to safety, but Irma struck, Simba became deathly ill, and they had to rush him to the ER, through the storm, which had stressed out Simba to the point of a life threatening situation.
Simba was diagnosed with a urinary tract blockage. Blood red urine. After spending $2600 to save his life, they were told he needs a $3000 surgery to fix that problem. He’s currently wearing a cone, a catheter, and is confined to a crate in their living room so he doesn’t pull a catheter out.
Tania and Bob, incredibly giving people, exhausted their bank account due to Irma prep (all the stuff to rescue and feed lost animals) and then Simba’s ER visit during the hurricane.
There is a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise the money for his life saving operation.
A year+ old kitten just needs a surgery and he’ll have 7 lives left if he can be saved now through the generosity of others. I thought I’d reach out to the DKos community to ask for help. Donations and/or Shares on Facebook of Simba’s medical GoFundMe page would be a blessing for people who’ve done so much for others.
More on his story at the GoFundMe page ...
Helping others is a nice way to forget about the Dotard-In-Chief for a little while :-)
Thanks for reading this and donating if you can. Please share with others.
Simba’s GoFundMe medical fundraiser page
$2375 of the $3000 needed raised. We’re getting close. Thank you!