My name is Noelle. I don't feel so good, and I'm sad too. I was looking forward to spending the holidays with my family, but instead I'm sick in the hospital, and as it turns out, I no longer have a family.

I was hit by a car in December and got banged up pretty bad. My owner dropped me off at the League and said goodbye forever. This is my new home and he is never coming back. I'm just a little girl - only six months old and weigh just seven pounds – how am I gonna make it on my own? I'm scared and confused and don't understand why I don't have a family anymore. I meow for my mommy, but she isn't here. I meow for my owner, but no one is answering.

Luckily, the people here at the League are really nice. They give me so much attention and keep trying to make me feel more comfortable. I love human contact. I love to be touched on my head and comforted and will even purr the best I can. The doctors told me that because of the car accident, I got a severe skin wound. The skin covering my tail completely peeled off, and the skin covering my lower body was also pulled away. I went through an extensive emergency surgery to have the skin reattached to my body, and they're hoping that it heals properly. It was so scary. Everyone was rushing around and moving me from place to place working very fast. Then I just fell asleep.

When I woke up, the doctors told me that I needed an emergency blood transfusion and that sadly, they could not repair the damage done to my tail, so they had to amputate it. The car accident also gave me a broken pelvis, which is going to heal, but may leave me with arthritis. That was really painful, but I'm on lots of pain killers and wound care medicine.

The good news is that I'm at the League and getting the best care a little kitten can get. I'm in a program called Help Me Heal, and boy do I need it. I'm being watched ‘round the clock and am in a special room where there is always someone with me. Because people like you sponsor this life-saving program, I'm alive today. I'm going to get better, and one day soon, I'm going to live in a new home with a new family. I have a feeling the New Year is going to be good to me.

Won't you please help me and so many other helpless and homeless pets have a fresh start at a new life? With your support, we can all have a new beginning, and we can all feel good – on the inside and out.

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