Tipper was a very special cat two-year-old cat who was brought to Purrfect Pals with a variety of medical problems. His symptoms included a condition which caused vertigo, ear polyps, a head tilt and problems with maintaining balance. After a complicated surgery (after which he was blind and deaf for a time) and long recovery, Tipper was adopted to a new forever home in June of 2004.
Getting Tipper back to a healthy, happy cat was a long and expensive process. It would not have happened without the generous support of many individuals who contributed to his particular cause. In 2003, in honor of this special cat, we established The Tipper Fund to help us defray the costs of future “special needs” kitties. Frequently we take in cats that need delicate and complicated surgery, long-term medical care, or medicines. These treatments are often very expensive but we are committed to not euthanizing a cat simply because we can’t afford to treat him or her. We make life and death medical decisions based on a cat’s quality of life, not the cost of treatment.
15+ years later, the Tipper Fund is still used to fund extraordinary surgeries and veterinary procedures for special Purrfect Pals cats.