A total of $1,333 has been donated to help defray medical expenses of a cat that spent 11 days in a tree over a North Olympic Peninsula shoreline, then fell more than 60 feet to the rocks below.
The miraculous story of China, a 2-year-old cat, appeared in Peninsula Daily News last Monday, and an excerpt appeared on the newspaper’s Web site, peninsuladailynews.com.
China appears to have won the hearts and opened the pocketbooks of many North Olympic Peninsula residents — and some from beyond the Peninsula.
China fell onto rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca after spending 1½ weeks in a tree at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce in August.
The cat broke a hip, suffered mouth injuries and shattered its left front paw, but with surgery and caring owners China is expected to live a normal life as a house cat.
China will undergo surgery Tuesday to have her hip set and paw fused.
“About 52 donations have been made by area residents to pay for China’s surgery,” said Peninsula Friends of Animals treasurer Nancy Campbell.
“People have been very generous, and we are just delighted that so many people are helping China.”
Additional $667 needed
Campbell said it would be wonderful if the additional $667 for China’s medical needs could be raised.
Peninsula Friends of Animals has a limited medical emergencies budget and the remainder of China’s surgery costs would take a large portion, she said.
People wanting to help China’s surgery fund can send donations to Peninsula Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 404, Sequim, WA 98382.
Checks should be made payable to Peninsula Friends of Animals, and in the memo portion write “For China.”