This Cat Has Cancer, But If He Gets Radiation And Surgery, He Has An Excellent Chance Of Beating It
Chase Holiday lives happily and peacefully with her five rescued cats in sunny Los Angeles, California. Chase has admitted that she has a soft spot for black cats out of all the creatures in the world.
Her special boy, Buddha, is a 17-pound black cat who is shy yet cuddly, curious, and intelligent. Chase believes that Buddha is her lucky cat, despite all the old and superstitious stereotypes against black cats.
In fact, the stereotypes were the inspiration for Chase to start sharing and promoting how fantastic those mini black panthers are.
She calls herself a “black cat activist” who tries to fight off the terrible old impressions people have against those adorable furballs.
Chase had also explained how she met Buddha. Buddha came from the cat of one of Chase’s friends.
His cat had a litter of newborns, and he couldn’t afford to take care of them or he would face eviction. It wasn’t until helping this friend out that Chase realized how hard it is to find black cats a forever home.
“Some rescue sources wouldn’t even take in the cats until after Halloween,” Chase explained in her post.
Finally, after setting up a YouTube channel, Furball Fables, two of the kitties were adopted by Chase’s neighbors.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Buddha
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And in the end, she had decided to keep Buddha. So until this day, Chase considers Buddha as her partner in being a black cat activist. The two also share many stories on Chase’s blog, which is also titled Furball Fables.
Unfortunately, in late April, Buddha was diagnosed with cancer with a tumor beside his lips. The news had shaken up Chase’s world for her beloved fur baby, for which she humbly turned to her cat communities for help.
She has also opened up a GoFundMe page as she was quoted for the lifesaving procedures, which were about $4,700, including the surgery, and radiation treatment would be $4,500.
Chase has been saving every penny for Buddha’s surgery and aftercare treatments, but she doesn’t have immediate money for such a large number.
So far, the post has raised $4,225 for the goal of $6,500. Chase has also received some funds from her friends and family, which is enough to help Buddha undergo his surgery.
As of April 28, Chase has given updates on her blog and the GoFundMe community. She explained that Buddha had received surgery on April 20, and it was a success.
Buddha’s recovery is also going well. Shortly after the surgery, he was able to eat, which was an exciting sign for the surgeon and Chase. Buddha was also released from the hospital one night after the operation due to his fast recovery.
Now Buddha is resting at home, in a special tent filled with cozy blankets that Chase built for him. He will be going into radiation treatments in a few weeks after his stitches are removed.
If you’d like to follow up on Buddha’s recovery story, or you happen to love black cats (or even just cats), please visit Chase’s GoFundMe page and her blog!
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