Help Honey Fight FIP

Hi, my name is Meadow Stevens and I adopted Honey on June 22nd. She was born March 25, 2025 and is the sweetest, cuddliest, cutest kitty there is.

On Friday, August 29th, I noticed that Honey was having accidents outside of the litter box, and her abdomen seemed a bit rounder than normal. I thought maybe it was the new litter we were using, or that she just simply had an accident.

On Sunday, August 31st, I noticed that her abdomen was significantly larger and was a bit hard to the touch, and since she kept having accidents we decided to take her to the emergency vet. The Dr did an ultrasound and urinalysis and stated she had a UTI, but wasn't too sure why her belly was so big and that we need to see our regular vet for further testing.

On Tuesday, September 2nd we reached out to our regular vet to book an appointment. They told us to wait until Honey was done her UTI medication, but being a first-time cat parent my "motherly" instincts felt that it couldn't wait. We got an appointment on Saturday, September 6th. The Dr did some tests and diagnosed Honey with FIP ( Feline Infectious Peritonitis ). He told us we had two options. Either euthanize her or he would refer us to a Dr in Newmarket for a trial treatment that will cost $2000+.

For those of you that dont know, Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a severe, often fatal viral disease in cats caused by a mutated feline coronavirus. It develops from a common feline enteric coronavirus and triggers a harmful immune response, leading to inflammation and organ damage. FIP has two forms, the "wet" (effusive) form causing fluid buildup in the abdomen or chest, and the "dry" (non-effusive) form affecting organs like the liver, kidneys, eyes, and brain. Treatment with new antiviral drugs like GS-441524 has shown success, but veterinary consultation is crucial for an accurate diagnosis and timely treatment

Honey has "wet" FIP which has caused her abdomen to swell up due to the amount of fluid buildup.

After the month and a half of having Honey there is no way I would be able to euthanize her. She is my fur baby and has a fur sister that would be devastated to lose her.

Starting a gofundme is something I never thought I'd do, but I would rather ask for help than to see my fur baby suffer and potentially lose her.

Thank you.

Update: The team doing the FIP study just reached out and gave me an estimate of $2000-$4000 for her treatment! Thank you everyone for your donations and keeping Honey in your thoughts!