This is a tale of a kitten left to starve to death, unable to eat due to hideous jaw abnormalities, a hole in the roof of his mouth & permanent sinus infections.
Vlad on arrival 
Vlad’s fistula 
on piano
All those involved have never wavered in trying to save this darling boy: a volunteer caught him, three vets & a vet nurse treated him, volunteers took him back & forth to the vets, we have all nursed him for over a year, 10 surgical procedures & endless medications, this boy poor has never bit or hurt any of us.
Now the only option left to try is a final operation to close the fistula by a specialist ENT surgeon at the Animal Hospital Thessaloniki University. We are so lucky to have the lovely Sonya escorting him to Thessaloniki then going back to collect him after the surgery, he is a much-loved shared child!
We need to pay for 4 flights, a pet hotel the night before surgery, the operation & aftercare not much change from €1,400 !
Please help Vlad by donating anything you can the thought he will endure constant pain & infection to eventually die from sepsis or meningitis is unbearable……
A huge thank you to Alison, John and the quiz participants at The Library in Likotinara. It raised €165 which we didn’t expect, we shall put it towards Vlad, he sends purrs to you all.
24th November 2025
Unable to thank those of you enough who donated towards Vlads surgery in Thessaloniki. For those asking he has survived the long and complicated operation today and is doing well.
on the way 
28,000 feet 
his first hotel
He has had a bovine bone transplant and two flaps attached to the hole, they are giving him infusions of his own cells to avoid rejection and he has a feeding tube for a few days.
This young man has captured all our hearts if this fails it won’t be for lack of trying. Huge thanks to Eleni Maroulaki for arranging this and especially Sonya who took him across yesterday and was kept awake all night by him!
