Critical Surgery:: Save Elly's Life
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Elly, my kitty of over 10 years, has a somewhat rare disease called Chylothorax. Her best chance of living another 10 years is a surgery to keep the lymph fluid (chyle) from filling her chest cavity, which otherwise makes it impossible for her to breath.
Read Elly's full story below!
:: Who is this little gray lady? ::
I decided to adopt a cat back in 2002. I wanted to find a difficult to adopt out cat- older, less distinguished looking. I passed many young, cute, playful cats on each of my visits to different sites. Then I found Elly.
She was the most adorable cat at the adoption site, with her little paws dipped in white, pretty green eyes, pink nose and an utterly sweet disposition. She was 9 months old. I crouched down to take her out of the kennel, and she curled up on my lap right there, closed her little eyes, and started to purr.
When people say a cat chooses *you*, they might be right. I fell in love with her, paid the adoption fee, and we started our life together.
Elly is a wonderful cat who has had a wonderful impact on me and my friends. She's gentle, even tempered, loving, and smart as a whip. Everyone who meets her seems to fall in love with her. Once she meets you, she'll be in your lap, nuzzling your hands for a chin scratch. She loves people.
:: What's wrong, girly? ::
On April 5th, at 11 years old, Elly was taken to the vet for labored breathing. Barely 5 minutes in to the appointment, Elly was taken from the examining room and put on oxygen. After testing, it was learned that her problematic breathing is the result of a disease called Chylothorax.
This means that Elly's lymph fluid is gradually filling her chest cavity, and her lungs are being forcibly restricted from expanding to take in air. In the first two weeks of diagnosing Chylothorax, she has had her chest tapped three times, a procedure that has saved her life, but is costly, must be performed regularly, and becomes less effective each time it is done.
There are few options for effective, long term treatment. Elly has been seen by 4 separate doctors who have all suggested what my independent research confirms- she needs surgery.
I love Elly with my whole heart. We've been through so much together. In spite of my low income, I cannot and will not let her go without fighting for her. I am looking for a second job and am attempting to find buyers for anything I have of value. I will be posting on Facebook anything that I think of to sell. If you can help and you also might want a spinning wheel, a trumpet, a ukulele, hand dyed yarn and spinning fiber, etc. etc, check it out!
Read Elly's full story below!
:: Who is this little gray lady? ::
I decided to adopt a cat back in 2002. I wanted to find a difficult to adopt out cat- older, less distinguished looking. I passed many young, cute, playful cats on each of my visits to different sites. Then I found Elly.
She was the most adorable cat at the adoption site, with her little paws dipped in white, pretty green eyes, pink nose and an utterly sweet disposition. She was 9 months old. I crouched down to take her out of the kennel, and she curled up on my lap right there, closed her little eyes, and started to purr.
When people say a cat chooses *you*, they might be right. I fell in love with her, paid the adoption fee, and we started our life together.
Elly is a wonderful cat who has had a wonderful impact on me and my friends. She's gentle, even tempered, loving, and smart as a whip. Everyone who meets her seems to fall in love with her. Once she meets you, she'll be in your lap, nuzzling your hands for a chin scratch. She loves people.
:: What's wrong, girly? ::
On April 5th, at 11 years old, Elly was taken to the vet for labored breathing. Barely 5 minutes in to the appointment, Elly was taken from the examining room and put on oxygen. After testing, it was learned that her problematic breathing is the result of a disease called Chylothorax.
This means that Elly's lymph fluid is gradually filling her chest cavity, and her lungs are being forcibly restricted from expanding to take in air. In the first two weeks of diagnosing Chylothorax, she has had her chest tapped three times, a procedure that has saved her life, but is costly, must be performed regularly, and becomes less effective each time it is done.
There are few options for effective, long term treatment. Elly has been seen by 4 separate doctors who have all suggested what my independent research confirms- she needs surgery.
I love Elly with my whole heart. We've been through so much together. In spite of my low income, I cannot and will not let her go without fighting for her. I am looking for a second job and am attempting to find buyers for anything I have of value. I will be posting on Facebook anything that I think of to sell. If you can help and you also might want a spinning wheel, a trumpet, a ukulele, hand dyed yarn and spinning fiber, etc. etc, check it out!