the wolf among us

This is Lio, a 3 month old kitten I rescued from a sewer hole close to my house in São Paulo, Brazil. He was crying a lot, covered in dirt and grime, and we barely managed to help him escape hypothermia.

He suffered a number of fractures in the rear portion of his body. According to the doctors I've visited, it's likely this wasn't due to a fall or car accident. Judging by the fact he still had a collar on him, I believe he was attacked and discarded in the sewer by his former owner. Thankfully, his organs are working properly, although he needs assistance emptying his bladder. However, he's under a great deal of pain due to the fractures in his bones, especially the femur.

We recently discovered that his tail is suffering from necrosis, as the blood flow to it stopped from the middle of his tail to his tip. It's not life threatening, but it could get much worse if it's allowed to progress.

At the moment, Lio needs to undergo two surgeries: One for his femur, and an amputation for his tail. These surgeries added up to 5,000 BRL(Brazilian Real).

This is a separate value, not including the cost of keeping him in the hospital, exams and the medications that come with them.

Sadly, our finances were unable to recover in time for Lio's arrival, as we had another rescue a couple of months ago that unfortunately passed away: Charlie. We dealt with the former rescue mostly by ourselves, meaning we had a lot of installments to pay for his treatment. Even though he suffered from FELV and later FIP, we fought for him until the end.

Lio's chances of survival are much higher than Charlie's, and he's even capable of walking again. But the price of his treatment is much higher, and very time sensitive.

I feel deeply ashamed doing this but at this juncture I'm putting his life before my dignity. Please, if you see this, help us in any way you can by spreading the word or helping with any amount. The USD to BRL conversion rate is rather high, so even the smallest donations will go a long way.

Our P*yPal is linked to [email protected] (For other Brazilians, our PIX is linked to that same email.)

I lost two rescues in the past, and my brother as well. Please help me save Lio. I can't let him go or live the rest of his life in pain. He means the world to me, even though we don't know each other for that long. Finding him cold, dirty, beat-up and alone broke my heart, and I want to make sure he never goes through that again. Thank you ❤️

For reference, this is a screenshot of the costs related to his stay at the orthopedist so far.

The value on the left comes from a blood test performed on the 29th, when we first rescued him. The values on the right are the ideal hematocrit levels he should be in. So from the beginning, they were already low.

We received a call from the doctor today, and he told us that a post-op blood test revealed his levels sit at 11.9%. This is dangerously low, and he will need to go through blood transfusion ASAP.

Unfortunately, this did increase the cost of his stay exponentially. What was originally 5000 BRL is now 14,500 BRL. Though we received assistance, in the form of donations and discounts from the vet, this is still an extremely high value.

He's stable and doing much better now, even though he has to wear a cone.

He's fighting desperately to stay alive. When the doctors told me about his bladder, I was sure that was the end of him, considering how dangerous that is and how he barely had enough time to recover from the previous surgery. But he somehow pulled through, Lio wants to live so, so much.

We will need to buy medication as well as other supplies after he is released from the vet. Please, any amount helps, no matter how small. If you can't donate, please spread the word. I want to give Lio the life he deserves, but I can't do it alone.

1 hour private jet 2 metric tons(1000 kg/2'205 lbs) carbon emissions.

How many jets flew Vagas to LA and other US and international locations both ways?

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