Little LUCKY needs your help, please!

She was found all alone as a newborn,  her umbilical cord still attached, by Ace Kitty Rescue. They asked colleagues Community Cat Rescue (CCR) to help find her an experienced bottle feeder because babies that young often do not survive.  That is how Erika became Lucky’s “mother.”  

For five weeks Lucky thrived, eating heartily, playing rambunctiously, and making everyone fall in love with her. But one night, she seemed under the weather. By morning her breathing was labored and fast and her temperature was falling. Something was terribly wrong. 

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CCR  reached out to us at Peninsula Catworks for funding help and we immediately sent baby Lucky to VEG (Veterinary Emergency Group) in Palo Alto, where their wonderful vet and staff diagnosed her with life-threatening pneumonia. She was put into an oxygen chamber with all kinds of medications, fluids, catheter, etc. We decided that costs (over a thousand dollars per 12 hour hospitalization), would have to come second to saving this kitten’s life. The VEG vet’s prognosis was “guarded”, which means “don’t count on this turning out well.”

The next morning, at 5:24 am, we got a call from VEG saying, “It is time to say goodbye to Lucky.” She was struggling to breathe. Her condition was  getting worse. Erika wanted to be with Lucky when this happened, so she rushed to VEG. The instant Lucky saw her “mother”, she perked up, meowed, wanted to be petted, ate a large meal, and showed with her “calico cattitude” that she was determined to live.

We simply have to give her that chance! Which is where YOU come in. Her 12-hour hospitalizations at VEG  cost over a thousand dollars each. Please donate as much as you can afford.

Thank you for caring. All donations are tax-deductible. Peninsula Catworks is a 501(c)3 non-profit. And we are all volunteer – every dollar goes to pay vet bills.

UPDATE April 29

She still has bronchitis, but her breathing is much improved and she is completely off oxygen now. She is eating well and so good at taking all her many meds. She even tries to play a little, but we are trying to discourage that until she is stronger. 

Many thanks to all of her supporters! This could have been a very different story without all of you.https://drive.google.com/file/d/14kdGvVj-vK1FAxj5CcQcG8pl_BDNp3tP/view?usp=sharing