07/08/2025
One of passaic NJ rescuers lost everything in fire over weekend. Some of her cats are being hospitalized and veterinary emergency group and some sadly didn’t make it. Whisker rescue is helping to cover the vet bill but donations are needed.
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Update: Tuesday 7/8/25
All cats have been released from the hospital and are being closely monitored in home settings (some are not eating their full rations).
We are sincerely grateful to all of you who so generously donated to help us offer critical vet care for these traumatized cats. We have a remaining $~$10,000.00 to cover the bill, so please consider sharing this post to help us reset moving forward.
UPDATE Monday July 7, 2025:
2 cats are still hospitalized at this time. Cat 1 (Marium), may possibly be released later today, however Sammie, still needs oxygen & requires ongoing care that we cannot offer without substantial, additional donations. Whiskers Rescue has funded ~$14,000.00 in emergency care to date for these fire survivors thus far.
*If your employer offers a corporate matching gift program, please consider having your donation matched at this time. Additional information about our organization can be found at:
www.whiskersrescue.org/donate
Update Sunday 7/6 10:30AM:
We currently have 3 cats hospitalized. One cat is being discharged from the hospital right now and the other two, whom are in more serious condition, continue to be evaluated and treated. They will be reassessed again this afternoon at which time we will decide on further action.
To continue providing this high level, intensive veterinary care, Whiskers Rescue has approved an additional ~$4,500.00 in hospital credit--that brings us to a total of ~$13,000.00 in the past 24 hours. Your ongoing support is crucial during this time and we cannot offer this assistance without donations.
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UPDATE: 7/6 345 PM. I just spoke to the vet. The last 2 cats hospitalized are not doing well. Miriam is still showing neurological symptoms and Sammie can not breath in room air. We made the decision to keep them one more night which will bring the bill to $14,000.00. Neither will survive being released tonight. Please continue to share. We have a long way to go. This family has already lost too much. I don't want to lose 2 more family pets and have to tell their children.
UPDATE: We are euthanizing 3 more cats. It is not clear how many are involved. One more should be hospitalized but we are nowhere near covering what will already likely be a $10,000.00 bill. At 1:00 am, it is too late for owners to find other help.
UPDATE: A fourth cats is crashing! We can not do this with out you. The estimate is already $7500 and there are 8 more affected cats. We need donations to get vet care tonight
UPDATE!!: A third cat is crashing! On the way to veg now! I will share photos in comments when they come in. So far, mom and daughter are allive. We need help ASAP!
URGENT: all hands on deck to help a voucher recipient who suffered a devastating, multi alarm apartment fire early this morning. Two of the cats are having substantial breathing difficulty and WRI has sent them to the emergency vet for treatment.
(see comments for vet estimates)
We desperately need your support to help fund this life saving veterinary care. Please share far & wide. Stay tuned for updates and join us as we keep this person and their beloved cats in our thoughts & prayers.
