Help me treat my little Lilly Billy

UPDATES AT BOTTOM

Hello, my name is Rachel and I'm a kitty parent to three beautiful Bengals: Lilly, Ollie, and Loki. All my kitties are siblings, not even two yet, and I've raised them since birth.

5/2/2025

Lilly, my little girl, is incredibly sweet and gentle, but she hasn't been herself. She's been in and out of the vet these past few days due to bladder and urinary issues. We found out yesterday that she has a very high amount of blood, lipids, protein, and crystals in her urine, which is incredibly concerning and potentially fatal with how suddenly it progressed. This may be caused by the best-case scenario, bladder stones that can either be dissolved/removed through diet or surgery depending on their type and if there is a blockage. However, the worst case could be caused by kidney and liver problems. This could be organ failure or disease, which would likely lead to her being put to sleep. No matter the outcome, my other two cats, Loki and Ollie, are at very high risk for the same issues due to the same genetic makeup, lifestyle, and diets.

Lilly got X-rays and blood work done today to determine the cause and the next steps we need to take for her and her siblings. For now, even though Ollie and Loki aren't showing any abnormal symptoms, they were also put on a special diet along with Lilly to dissolve any possible stones or prevent them from forming if bladder stones are the root cause. I won't know about the cause until tomorrow, 5/3/2025, and we will be waiting on the urine culture to determine any abnormal bacteria or infections by sometime next week.

With all this being said, I'll keep this post updated when I know for sure what the root cause of this is, and if anyone could donate to helping me treat Lilly and her siblings, I would be incredibly grateful. I love them all endlessly and only want the best for them. Thank you.

5/3/2025 UPDATE

Lilly's Test Results

Good news :))

Though there is still a risk, it's not kidney or liver problems that they can detect. It could be too early as of now to tell.

She doesn't have bladder stones (yet) but enough crystals to form stones at any time.

Bad news / Diagnosis and treatment

The x-rays show Lily has signs of early asthma, indicated by slight damage and fluid in the lungs. The vet recommends a low dust litter. she doesn't have any outside signs yet but as soon as she starts to pant, cough, sneeze or have raspatory destress she needs to be seen by the vet asap to receive treatment.

She was also temporarily diagnosed with FIC it's a urinary disease that effects the bladder in cats. It's an autoimmune disorder which isn't curable but manageable through diet but could have flare ups. The vet said to continue with the special diet they prescribed and recheck her in 1 to 2 months to see if the condition improves.

If symptoms continue after the diet or gets worse at any point, it could be due to a mass/ tumor in the bladder which would need an ultrasound to determine. So, let's hope it gets better with diet, so this isn't a possibility we have to worry about.

As for her sibling's, my two boys Loki and Ollie, these are all genetically related so both cats need to be checked if showing any signs. Loki unfortunately has the same smell in his urine after I checked. Ollie luckily appears to be okay, and his urine seems clear and free from strong smells.

I wanted to say, thank you endlessly for everyone who has contributed to helping Lilly and now Loki. It means more to me then I could ever describe and I'm thankful these donations will be going to Loki's tests and the new diet all my cats are placed on.

I'll be leaving this Go fund me page open in case anyone else would like to donate because it still is incredibly helpful since there will still be more upcoming vet appointments for both Lilly and Loki in the near future.

Loki has his appointment to run the same tests on Thursday May 8th, 2025, at 11:30am.