Stanley is a sweet, friendly cat who was dumped near a community cat feeding station. The feeders noticed he was limping and not using his left rear foot. They took him to an emergency vet clinic where the vet thought at first he had an abscess but later told the rescuer he needed to go to a regular vet for further diagnosing.

The next vet who examined Stanley took x-rays that showed the bone holding the claw had somehow detached from the bone next to it, leaving an open joint capsule, exposed bone, torn tendons, and severed blood vessels. This kind of injury is highly vulnerable to a deep bacterial infection, which could travel up the leg and eventually cause bone infection or osteomyelitis. It is an extremely painful condition requiring amputation and biopsy.

Stanley is now being cared for indoors, wearing a cone to prevent him from making his injury worse. His rescuer has to soak and clean his paw every 12 hours to minimize infection until he can have the necessary surgery, which will cost at least $2,760.

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Stanley needs urgent foot surgery!

Please help this sweet boy get the help he needs!