
Help Indie the tiny tri PAWd get critical veterinary care!
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Some of you may know and remember reading about Indie and Smudge on Reddit. Many of you also remember their predecessor. They were feral kittens, one of which (Indie) only had 3 paws, who showed up nearly dead on my porch, sick, starved, infested, and needing me as much as I needed them.
Well, we just moved into a brand new apartment that's in a much safer, better area, and overall things are going well with them. However, as many of you know, with the help of the CDS Reddit community, we saw a televet because we were unable to get to one in person, and were prescribed medications for an upper respiratory infection some months ago. We were told that upper respiratory infections are very common in feral kittens that were born outside, and they prescribed the most common antibiotic and a common eye drop for bacterial infections. They seemed to get better for a while, and Smudge is thriving. No issues at all.
However, Indie, with her three paws and her assumed immunocompromisation, has gotten worse. Under the direction of a vet, I was told to give her ofloxacin for her eye again, but that did not help. It made it worse. I discontinued that 2 days ago and have been cleaning with a wet, cool cloth like my old vet, who resides in a different state now, told me to.
She said that with the move, Indie might be stressed. But that if her eye infection isn't bacterial, ofloxacin won't help. And that with her chronic URI, she may have FIV.
The discharge out of Indie's eye and nose never stopped like it did on Smudge. Indie still coughs and sneezes, especially when playing, and it reminds me of an asthma attack. And in the last few days, her eye has swollen drastically.
She is eating and drinking fine. She is playing fine. She's using the litter box fine. Her eye isn't milky or glossy, but it is visibly swollen and you can see the tear duct/third eyelid swollen in her corner. I've attached pictures. The first two were taken last night and the third was taken this morning. The other ones are just photos of her.
The soonest a vet can see her is next Monday unless we go to an emergency vet, which is $260 for the consultation alone. We are waiting for a call back. However, I do not have the funds for this after this move. She will need not only a consult, but I'm sure she will need antibiotics and probably a dewormer. She needs an FIV/FeLV test. The vet said that they wouldn't give her her kitten shots at this visit regardless of her not having them because of her needing other things potentially.
I also am really hoping to get the FIV/FeLV test for her as well because I was told that her decline in health after a move could be due to FIV and stress, and kittens that have FIV tend to decline after stressful things.
I am asking for the kitty-loving community to help us. I do not know the cost of what needs to be done. I do know the initial consult is $90. Beyond that, an FIV/FeLV test, antibiotics, dewormer... I don't know. And they couldn't give me an estimate on total cost because they need to see her first.
OR IF YOU ARE A MOBILE VET IN MIDWEST MISSOURI AND CAN MAKE A HOUSE CALL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!
I am terrified and I cannot lose my soulmate. I know the CDS Reddit community has done so much for us, and I hate coming here again asking for financial support. But I can't just ignore this. She doesn't act in pain, but that doesn't really matter. She's already lived a hard life. She's been sick for 90% of it. She already only has 3 paws. She doesn't need to lose an eye too!
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Kylie Dale
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Knob Noster, MO