08/27/2026
🐾 Birdie Update & Meet Wicket 🐾
Today is a big day for two very special rescue cats.
First, an update on Birdie! ❤️
Birdie has been doing amazing. Her chest has healed beautifully, and she’s breathing great. Today, she goes in for her long-awaited amputation surgery to finally remove her injured leg. This surgery will allow her to be pain-free and puts her one huge step closer to being ready for adoption.
Birdie is truly one of the sweetest cats we’ve ever met, and without your support, we would never have been able to save her life. While we were unable to fully cover the cost of her emergency chest surgery, today’s procedure will add another $800 to her medical expenses.
If you’re able to contribute toward Birdie’s care, we would be incredibly grateful and we desperately need it..
Now, we’d like to introduce Wicket. 💔
Wicket was brought in after being found as a stray and was expected to receive routine veterinary care. Instead, we discovered something alarming…his intestines have pushed through his abdominal wall and are sitting just beneath his skin.
We don’t know what caused this injury, and we don’t know how long he’s been living with it, but we do know that leaving it untreated is incredibly dangerous.
Today, Wicket is heading to our emergency veterinary clinic to determine whether surgery can repair the damage and return his organs to where they belong. In many ways, his situation is similar to Birdie’s original emergency. The difference is that Birdie’s organs had moved into her chest and were compressing her lungs, while Wicket’s organs are displaced within his abdomen.
What we do know is that Wicket needs help, and that help is going to cost thousands of dollars.
On top of Birdie’s surgery and Wicket’s emergency care, we also have five spay surgeries and two neuters scheduled today. It will be one of the biggest financial hits our rescue has taken in quite some time.
We never want finances to determine whether an animal gets a chance at life. But in order to continue saying “yes” to animals like Birdie and Wicket, we need your help.
Please consider making a donation today at:
🖤 betterlifepets.com/donate
And if you’re unable to donate, please share this post. Every share helps us reach someone who may be able to help.
Birdie and Wicket both deserve the chance to heal, find loving homes, and live the lives they’ve always deserved. Thank you for being part of their journey and supporting our small rescue 🐾❤️
