05.28.09
Save A Kitty For $5
For our graphic artist, Davo Dees, and Ocey:
Since I have no children of my own I suppose my cat is family for me. Ocey has his own door, and with total freedom comes the chance he might get hurt. Friday night he disappeared, and by Sunday I was a total sobbing mess. Since his collar has my number on it I could only imagine that he was not dead by the road because someone would call, so in my mind I figured someone had stolen him for their own. We walk in the park most everyday and he has such people skills he can walk up to perfect strangers much to their surprise and give them his total love and attention. So the idea someone took him made sense. I was sickened and horrified all week of the thought of him locked in someone’s third story apartment.
I have just been all cried out and so depressed that I could think of nothing else but Ocey.
The idea of ever seeing my best friend again was slipping away fast.
But last night, Wednesday night, Ocey somehow made it back home in the middle of the night, and I awoke to a big painful meow as he came in and I jumped out of bed. I could see he was not ok. He was very thin and stumbling around and breathing hard, clearly there was something extremely wrong.
Today at the vet we took Xrays and the story was clear, he had been hit by a car and had laid injured outside somewhere for five days with no water, no food, with a broken thorax in his chest cavity and a dislocated back leg. The pain he had suffered was beyond my imagination.
The doctor said if we operate right away there is a chance to save him, but no guarantee. Although she did add that cats have nine lives. With no insurance, and no credit cards I suddenly knew I am in big financial trouble. I am barely able to make rent this month, and then the lady said it will cost two thousand dollars to try and fix him up.
I considered having him put to sleep only for a moment, then I realized that money is nothing compared to the joy and spirit of this wonderful fellow, I told her I will somehow get the money, maybe I can sell my car. So I said to please try to make him better and signed the papers. That was only an hour ago, they will operate soon. I wonder what they are going to say when I walk back in with no money. I pretended that I did have the money, so who knows what will happen.
So I am writing this letter to ask for your help.
Any assignments, any illustration jobs you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Also I can offer signed large full color digital lithographs of any of my political art for a donation of 200 dollars, or with any generous donation to help us. These pieces are stunning to see framed, would really appreciate whatever you do to help Ocey and me get through this very tough time in our lives.
please send any checks you can help with to..
David Dees
c/o Louise Williams
603 Logsdon Ct.
Louisville, KY 40243
Donations under 50 dollars…
Save Ocey
