MORE than $22,000 has been raised so far to help Rocky stay alive.

Pet lovers are digging deep to help Rocky the cat stay alive after being found near death after falling eight floors from a highrise.

More than $22,000 have been donated by Etobicoke residents in a Go Fund Me campaign to help Rocky survive.

The ‘poor, sweet’ cat was found by an animal lover taking a shortcut through a construction site on March 4, in the Weston Rd. and Highway 401 area.

“He tried to give him food but the cat was in so much pain that he could not focus on anything else,” wrote Sarah Maajidah, an organizer of the fundraiser.

Rocky was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital by the man who found him. He was being helped by Rescue Angels, a non-profit cat help and rescue service.

“On the drive over (to the vet), he yowled in pain, crying, desperate for a chance at life,” said Sarah, who drove Rocky to the vet.

Sarah said Rocky’s plight surfaced after the man sought help for the ailing cat online on a Facebook group for local lost and found cats.

“I drove there right away to help since I was close,” she said online.

Rocky was examined and found to be suffering from extreme body shock, low blood pressure, low glucose, bad oxygen levels, fractured pelvis, fractured tooth, shattered legs and fluid in the lungs.

He (Rocky) desperately needed care and they stepped in, giving me the green light to go to the emergency vet, she said.

“Vet bills were adding up quickly,” Sarah explained. “They asked if I could raise funds somehow.”

She said Rocky had to spend several days in the Intensive Care Unit at the veterinarian clinic. He has now been taken of oxygen support, but may have to breathe with the help of a tube for a couple more days.

More funds will be required to pay for his X-rays, CT scans, leg surgery, dental check; including removal of a tooth.

“The final main costs they are suspecting is leg surgery, which is quoted at $7,000,” Sarah wrote. Rocky’s medical bill is expected to cost about $22,000.

All funds collected will go to the Rescue Angels to pay the vet and for upcoming surgery,” according to the campaign.

“We want to give this sweet boy every fighting chance,” Sarah said as she thanked hundreds of pet lovers who stepped up to the plate to save one of Rocky’s nine lives.

Donations can be made on Go Fund Me.