09/30/2026
🧀 ❤️ A Little Community Help for These Sweet Babies! 🐱🧀
The apple did not fall far from the tree. Which is particularly impressive considering I did not birth this child. 😂
My nephew Onyx is apparently determined to carry on the family tradition of rescuing animals who need a little extra help. They’re going to school to become a vet tech while also working, and have already expanded operations to include three rescue geckos they’ve been nursing back to health after poor husbandry from well-meaning people who simply didn’t know what those little creatures needed.
And now: Mac & Cheese. 🧀🐱
These two tiny babies came to Onyx extremely malnourished and battling respiratory infections and conjunctivitis. Someone had initially taken them in but wasn’t familiar with bottle feeding kittens, which can become dangerous very quickly, so Onyx stepped in and took over their care.
They’ve been bottle-fed around the clock, medicated, loved, and have come such a long way from where they started.
But these tiny bodies have been through a lot.
Mac has continued to struggle with her upper respiratory infection, and yesterday things took a scary turn when she began struggling to breathe and had to go to the emergency vet for further care.
And Mac already had another medical hurdle ahead of her.
Her wonky left eye needs to be removed when she goes under anesthesia for her spay. The eye is already blind, so she won’t lose any vision, but removing it is important for her long-term comfort and to prevent future complications. Until then, she also needs ongoing eye medication.
Honestly, I think Hermie, Lemon, and Luda have been very busy cooking up plans over there. They sent Mac & Cheese to Onyx and Ichabod to me at practically the same time, and I refuse to believe there wasn’t some coordination involved. ❤️
Onyx isn’t fostering these babies through a rescue organization, so there isn’t an organization behind the scenes picking up the medical bills. Every exam, medication, emergency visit, and eventually their spay and neuter, and eye removal is coming directly out of pocket.
Thankfully, Ichabod’s medical care is paid for by the wonderful donors at Old Dog Haven, and Hermie apparently left him an entire wardrobe and supply closet. Ichabod fits everything from Hermie’s sweaters to his un**es and everything in between. 😂 He is set.
And I think Ichabod would agree that if anyone has a few dollars they’d like to throw toward an animal who needs it, he’d very much like his tiny cousins Mac & Cheese to have it. ❤️
With Mac now needing emergency care on top of everything these kittens have already needed, plus the care still ahead of them, those bills are adding up quickly for my nephew.
So, Auntie has entered the chat.
Because I happen to know a whole bunch of ridiculously passionate animal welfare champions who have shown up for animals in my orbit again and again.
Secret: that’s you guys. ❤️
So I helped Onyx set up a GoFundMe for anyone who would like to help take some of the financial weight off their shoulders while they focus on getting these babies healthy. I’m also linking their Venmo below for anyone who prefers that platform.
There is absolutely no pressure to give. If you have a few dollars to spare, every bit helps. Sharing their fundraiser helps too. Even commenting on this post to give it a little algorithm boost or just sending some loving energy their way helps us surround these babies with a whole lot of love. ❤️
I am ridiculously proud of Onyx. They saw two tiny animals who needed someone with the knowledge and willingness to step in, and they said yes. They have the heart for this work, they’re getting the education to back it up, and I have a feeling they’re going to become far more skilled at caring for animals in need of a second chance than their auntie ever was.
Which is exactly how it should be. ❤️
If you’d like to help Mac & Cheese:
https://linktr.ee/nowthatsludacrislemon
