Hemi's Love Story
When Ellie’s Rainy Day Fund made his surgery possible, I was beyond grateful. I would’ve lost him. I couldn’t have done it by myself. And now with being furloughed not only am I thankful from a financial standpoint but also because rather than facing this with a grieving heart, I’m getting through it with snuggles from my baby boy.
A Message from Hemi's Mom
It’s been a month of crises! I’m a surgery scheduler who’s just been furloughed thanks to COVID-19. Just before this all hit, my fur baby, Hemi , got crystals in his bladder and he couldn’t pee. My baby was in pain and he was going to die.
I put in all the money I could but it wasn’t going to be enough. And now with the furlough…thank God Ellie’s Rainy Day Fund helped!
Let me properly introduce you to Hemi. He is the sweetest lap cat you’ll ever meet. Some people say cats aren’t snuggly or aren’t smart. Well, I’ll tell you, every night when I get home from work my boy greets me so I can pick him up & we can trade kisses. And smart! Too smart for his own good! I tried once to train him to not jump in my trash cans. I filled the upstairs ones with water. He came in , jumped in the bathroom can and got wet. Next he headed for the one in the bedroom. He hopped up, stuck a paw in to check for water & proceeded to knock it over to drain the water menace out of his way!
I got him 4 years ago after my 16 year old feline passed away. My friend worked for a vet who was trying to adopt out a litter of rescued ferals. Hemi didn’t trust anyone. When I first met him, he hissed at me; I layed him on my chest anyway; and he started to purr. The rest as they say is history.
I saved him but really he saved me! I was so lonely after Bean died. So when he got sick, I was beside myself, as was my 3 y-o cat, Nova. He was also a feral from the same Mom a year later. (They’ve tried everything to trap the Mom but still to no avail). They are so bonded.
So when Ellie’s Rainy Day Fund made his surgery possible, I was beyond grateful. I would’ve lost him. I couldn’t have done it by myself. And now with being furloughed not only am I thankful from a financial standpoint but also because rather than facing this with a grieving heart, I’m getting through it with snuggles from my baby boy.
