Abandoned, injured, scared, and alone. Finally discovered by a compassionate volunteer who rushed him to the emergency vet, where we learned the unthinkable: his tail is mummified.

Instead of receiving medical care or treatment, he was dumped and left to survive with a degloved tail and exposed tendons. The remaining tissue was then left to dry and harden into a stiff arc that now gets tangled in his legs when he walks. Luckily his spinal nerve is still intact, narrowly escaping paralysis and incontinence.

Desperate for proper care, and scheduled for a full tail amputation, he will likely lose part of his lower vertebrae . The good news? He’s expected to recover well and live a full, happy life — a brave little “Manx-like” survivor.

He has a name now- O'Connell- and he deserves a second chance. Will you help us give that to him?

His surgery estimate is just over $2,000, and we urgently need help covering the cost. Any donation — no matter the size — brings him closer to healing, safety, and a future with a family who will never give up on him.

Please donate today and help us give O’Connell the second chance he deserves!

A Tail of Survival: O'Connell's Second Chance