My little darling Harriet suddenly became unwell two weeks ago and she declined pretty quick. I thought she had a dental infection as her gums were red and she wasn’t eating. I took her to the vets to have her looked over and after he done his examination he asked me if I could come into a separate room with him. I had my 6 year old daughter Penelope with me so I knew what he was going to say would be bad. I was trembling thinking he is going to tell me she is dying or she needs to be put to sleep today. He told me he suspected three different illnesses, all which were not good but he gave antibiotics and said if they don’t work we will do bloods next week. I wanted the bloods done there and then I didn’t want to wait and see what next week would bring.

Tuesday 9th December I received the worst phone call confirming that Harriet has tested positive for FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) which is a mutated form of coronavirus in cats and is fatal if not treated. The drug that can save her life has only just been made legal in the UK and it is extortionate. The vet told me I am looking at 4-5k for the course which is given daily to her over 84 days. I asked him what will happen if I’m unable to do the treatment and he said the kindest thing will be to euthanise her as she will become even more sick very quickly and she will die in a lot of pain.

I can’t even imagine how I would get myself into my car to take her to be put to sleep, but I also do not have £5000. I have never been so upset or

out of control of a situation in my life and I am so heartbroken right now. I don’t ask for help, I help. It’s what I do. This is so very hard for me but I cannot imagine a life without Harriet in it. She is the sweetest, gentlest cat. She was born in my daughters bedroom only 9 months ago, this cannot be the end of her story ❤️‍

Please, from the bottom of my heart, if you can find it in yours, help us save Harriet life. The tears from just writing this all down are nothing compared to the pain both me and Penelope will feel if Harriet’s life has to end this way when there is a cure available for her. Her brothers and sister all know she is very poorly and have all been cuddling her on my bed where she barely moves from. She is in pain, you can see it in her eyes and I need to stop this pain for her, I just hope it is through treatment and not the only other option I have.

Thank you for reading this and thank you in advance for any donations. Once I know if I am able to go ahead with her treatment I will get the exact cost and update it here with a breakdown of everything.

Love from Emma, Penelope, Harriet and all of our fluffy family