Mojo's Medical Bills

Mojo is doing very well. Thanks for your donations and good vibes

Mojo has FLUTS: feline lower urinary tract disease: Small particles lodge in the male urethra and cause complete obstruction with the inability to pass urine-this is a life and death situation if not treated quickly. So far his medical bills are at $1,833 and could go higher. The chances of re-blocking after

being cleared is 50% within a week or two after being un-blocked which means another procedure and 3 more days in the hospital.

Unfortunately I am currently struggling with approximately $20,000 in medical bills from a surgery I had last summer so this is one emergency too many for me. If you want to help financially, please click the button on the Chipin widget to the right of the page. Otherwise send good thoughts and vibes to Mojo.You can also post this widget on your web page or blog. I appreciate any assistance of any kind.

Here is a little more about Mojo:

Mojo and his brother Yoshi came into my life in December 2000. My first cat, Puck,had passed away and as a legacy to her I wanted to offer a home to two kittens. One Saturday, I went to pet adoptions in Sherman oaks, Encino, Culver City and Santa Monica looking for two colorful male kittens. I wasn't having much luck. I was told that kittens usually get adopted early in the day, so when I pulled into the Petco in Santa Monica at 6:00pm I had very little hope of finding my new family. Ialso knew that kitten season was just about over and if I didn't find them soon, I would probably have to wait until May. My spirits picked up as soon as I spied two tiny 8 week old black kittens with beautiful blue eyes. I asked their foster dad if they were related and he said they were brothers. I immediately fell in love. I asked the kittens if they wanted to come home and live with me. I assumed the purring meant yes.

My first fond moment came the next morning when I woke up and pulled the covers back to see two kittens curled up together against me and two sets of eyes gazing loving at me.I named one Kirayoshi and the otherone Mojo Jojo. Mojo was named after the evil monkey in the Power Puff Girls. True to his name he developed a bit of a stubborn streak, and yet he was still sweet.

Within their first two years Mojo and Yoshi broke a fan, a lamp, 3 spider plants, a zen garden, a couple of pictures frames and.... well pretty much everything,but they were always entertaining. One night I looked up from the TV to see them causally trotting across the room - Mojo with a roll of toilet paper in his mouth. Another time he snuck into my roommate's room and again trotted casually out with a rose blossom in his mouth. I have no idea what he was planning to do with it.

After age two they calmed down a bit. Yoshi grew into along sleek classically handsome kitty while Mojo grew into a stocky sumo of a cat. I think the fact that he wasn't as handsome as hisbrother endeared him to me. Their personalities are different too.Yoshi craves attention. He will throw himself on the ground, belly upin front of anyone and everyone. Mojo is a little more standoffish butwill eventually come around to investigate and say hello. Both boyslike having their bellies rubbed and never bite or scratch (well unlessyou are trying to clip Mojo's claws). When I am in bed Yoshi will oftenpaw me in the face or lick me until I play with or feed him. I amconstantly pushing him off the bed. Mojo, on the other hand, nevertries to wake me. He just curls up against me and goes to sleep. Ienjoy his quiet steadiness. Yoshi will talk your ear off, Mojo speaksrarely.


Mojo has some breathing problems but I have become accustomed to the sound of his breathing, snoringand occasional snorting. It's the sound of home.The sight of themwrestling or curled up together on the sofa is home. The feel of one orboth of them curled up on my lap or lying on the ottoman with theirhead propped on my foot is home. Home would not be the same without him.

Thank you for reading about Mojo

Regards,
Alison