Adopt don’t shop but PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

This is the story of a little kitty named Lucy. She was rescued from a high kill shelter by a non profit organization and she is roughly three years old. Her timid but loving personality made us fall in love and we decided to take her home, just three days before Christmas.

Lucy is the kind of cat that loves affection and her butt scratched just like any cat but there was always something different about her. Maybe it was a sad look in her eye or the fact that she loved people so much but would not come to the side of the cage when we met her. Something was wrong.

When we first adopted her from this nonprofit rescue organization they noted in her medical files that their vet suggested at home dental care because her breath was quite bad. We had her for a week when we started to notice it getting worse and that she was getting sick with diarrhea and she never ate as much as she should have... it was time to take her to the vet but we never expected the news we would get.

They opened little Lucy’s mouth and it was like a war zone. This was not just “at home dental care”. This cat was in an incredible amount of pain and that would explain why she wouldn’t eat normally and always seemed a little sad. We do not know how long she has been in this much pain but how does an organization who thrives on the motto of saving cats let this poor thing suffer with out realizing? On top of all this they had to run tests because Lucy had a parasite but they gave us some medicine to fix that, super easy right? i wish.

Not only did the vet tell us they would more then likely have to remove every one of her teeth due to exposed roots and infection but they also questioned whether she has feline Aids or HIV all things that this organization should have tested her for, before they put her up for adoption because the survival rate for those diseases are not long or do not have a very good outcome. She was tested for that and it was negative!! The first good news we had heard and we started to be a bit more positive because we would save for the surgery that would take two specialists and an all day surgery but she would be happy and healthy after that, just with no teeth!

The date for her surgery was scheduled! The day before Valentine’s day and we were ready to just get everything over with but silly us, thinking everything would be alright. Lucy’s parasite has not gone away, and no surgery can be done until it is gone and now it looks like she is basically allergic to herself, the vet believes she is allergic to the plaque on her teeth and many other foods as well.

This cat has been to hell and back and still has the ability to show love an affection and she has touched every heart that has met her and she deserves to live a life because of it. We don’t know what would have happened to her if we hadn’t taken her in, she would still be suffering in that cage for all we know.

This is just a break down of the medical terms and things that are going on; She had a raging infection in her mouth, made worse by stomatitis so she needs all her teeth removed by a specialist. If we can't afford it we may have to put her down. She is having persistent diarrhea, potential ear, eye, and skin allergies that if they can't be controlled by food will require lifelong steroids to treat. She also got giardia from improper isolation of an infected cat at the rescue. All of this went unnoticed in their care, including by their vet.

This sweet girl doesn’t deserve this really crappy hand the world has dealt her. I know this may just get lost in user sub but i hope we can spread the word about this issue because it happens more often than you would think.

This is Lucy now, just a poor sick kitty who needs help and a very expensive surgery and we want to do everything we can to give this cat the life she deserves. We want to spread the word that adoption is truly a wonderful thing because there are so many animals out there who need a loving home but you have to be careful, this cat was sick when she was put up for adoption and not given the right care and now we have medical bills to pay for that no person should have to deal with when adopted a new family member. Edit: Thank you to everyone who is being so supportive and asking if they can help donate to Lucy’s surgery. I have set up a gofundme because of all the offers and we appreciate everything and anything but if you can’t donate please, please spread the word! Thank you so much!! https://www.gofundme.com/55mb7js Edit: WOW! You guys are incredible, this amount of love was so unexpected but so appreciated and the surgery costs are almost completely covered! This is life changing, thank you to everyone! We still have to wait a bit longer to make sure Lucy’s parasite is gone before we can have the surgery but the moment we know i will post an update! Thank you again to every person who took the time to read and donate, you are helping save an extremely deserving cat, thank you!