On January 8th, we received a message about a cat in someone's backyard, who had appeared to be limping on one of his hind legs. We reached out to one of our rescue partners, Desert Whiskers Rescue, and they immediately took action. They went to the house, grabbed the cat, and took him to the ER vet. After $764, we found out his back left leg is shattered, and he has a urinary blockage. The vet placed a urinary catheter and sent him on his way. To receive the rest of his care, Cheerio was brought to our facility. 

After a few days of extensive observation, Cheerio's catheter was removed and he is finally urinating on his own! However his leg still needs some attention. We're going to try our best to save it, but, we might not be able to, and he might have to undergo an amputation. 

Cheerio is ear tipped, meaning he went through the TNR system and was released back outside. He isn't feral, just very, very scared. We aren't sure what caused his medical problems, but we won't ever let something like that happen to him ever again. Sweet boy, Cheerio, will find a furever home following whatever medical care is necessary to get him back on his feet, even if it's only three of them.