TUNA THE KITTEN NEEDS EYE SURGERY!

Little Tuna is a one-eyed kitten waiting for her big break in life. She was found as a stray along with her brother at only 4 weeks of age, with no mother in site. Her rescuer wanted to keep them, but could not afford the extensive medical treatment they needed, and was forced to surrender them to a local animal shelter.



Tuna and her brother were both suffering from severe eye infections, to the point where the eye was already eaten away by the infection. Sadly, Tuna's brother made it through surgery at the shelter, but lost his battle while recovering afterwards. Tuna has now been transferred to our care and his currently staying at our veterinary hospital. She is approximately 12 weeks old and sure seems to be a fighter. She is very skinny and our vet is working hard to get some weight on her before she goes in for eye surgery. The rest of her eye is nonfunctional and needs to be removed.



Tuna is mostly black with a little bit of white on her chest and a medium-to-long hair coat with bright blue eyes. She is EXTREMELY friendly and purrs like a motor when you hold her. She's also very playful and was swatting at the camera and the pens in the vet tech's pocket as we tried to take her picture!


Please keep our little Tuna in your thoughts and prayers as we wait for her to build up enough strength to go in for surgery. As an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Pet Rescue of Mercer relies heavily on your donations to continue saving lives. We desperately need your support for funding Tuna's eye surgery. Contributions can be made online through our website www.petrescueofmercer.org or mailed directly to us at Pet Rescue of Mercer, P.O. Box 2574, Hamilton, NJ 08690.