We’ve been keeping this sweetheart under wraps as we wanted to make sure she was thriving before her introduction. When Lady arrived with her mom and siblings the day she was born (4/30/25) it was discovered she came with a severe cleft palate. Lady’s journey began with a tough decision: try to save her or say goodbye too soon. Most kittens like her don’t make it… it’s a long and difficult journey to raise a cleft kitten, especially as severe as hers, and most suggested we euthanize her....but we chose to fight for her. 💪🐾
💖 Thanks to:
👩⚕️ Our director who tube-fed her for her first 3 weeks
🏡 Her amazing foster @chrissebutmostlykitties who has been tube feeding her from 3 weeks to now
🐱 Guidance from @kittenxlady whose experience with cleft palate kittens has been invaluable
…Lady is now 3 months old and thriving! 🎉
To help her eat more comfortably, she just had an Esophagostomy Tube placed at VCA Emergency Animal Hospital & Referral Center in Mission Valley who rushed her in since feeding via mouth tube became dangerous. While the e-tube placement went very well, she did have some unexpected complications. It turns out her stomach couldn’t handle the same volume of food as before, resulting in her drooling more than some dogs do, so she was rushed back to VCA to be hospitalized as they worked around the clock for 2 days to figure out what happened and once they did, how to best feed her. We are immensely grateful to Dr. Hernandez and her wonderful team there who created a new food recipe that gets Lady a higher calorie content in a smaller dose to help her grow.
Next stop: life-changing cleft palate surgery at UC Davis when she turns 6 months! 🏥✨
But we need your help to get her there. 🙏
💸 E-tube placement & hospitalization:
$3,759.00
💸 Cleft palate Surgery estimate: $8,000.00
Every dollar brings Lady closer to a normal, happy life. She’s a total sweetheart and a true survivor. 💕
📢 Ways to donate in the comments!
💌 Can’t donate? Please share her story and send her love!
a year agosleepinthegarden88
Hi 👋🏻 There is a foster in San Diego who wants to foster a cat that is on a shelter euthanasia list! I sent a message with more info but wasn’t sure if you would see the message in time.
a year agodesandtheblackhearts
@dr_andy_geek and I just donated $3,800 for her E-tube and hospitalization 🖤🖤🖤 please keep us posted on how she is doing. We truly appreciate all you do! 🐈😻
a year agojamaracat
Donated! Thank you for taking a chance on this sweet, beautiful girl! 😍 I hope she continues to improve, gets her surgery, and then finds a loving forever home. I hope all those who have helped her on her journey “fight” over who gets to keep her! 👏❤️
a year agoecanimalrescue
📢 Ways to donate: ✨Instagram fundraiser ✨Facebook fundraiser ✨Zelle: (email without hyphen) [email protected] ✨Venmo: @ecanimalrescue ✨PayPal: http://tinyurl.com/supportecar ✨Mail check to: ECAR P.O Box 1754 El Cajon, CA 92022 💌 Can’t donate? Please share her story and send her love!
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