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MEOW OR NEVER RESCUE:
- In 12/2023 Meow or Never (501c3) was contacted by a rescuer who saw a post about cat left near a neighbors porch, in the bushes, dying. The rescuer rushed over to him immediately to try to help. This cat was our baby boy Pete. His eyes were sealed shut with discharge and he was unable to walk. They rushed him to the emergency vet who suspected he was hit by a car because he was unable to see. Our poor boy had a shattered pelvis and they found a BB pellet lodged in one of his legs, and of course his eyes needed a closer look at to figure out what was wrong/what could be done. The team at UGA performed surgery to correct his pelvic fracture as well as doing a double entropion on his lower eyelids (that's why he has a wise goofy look!) so he could see again! Then in 03/2024 he was available for adoption finally.
THE LOGAN FAMILY ADOPTION:
- I'd been closely watching Pete's updates, feeling my heart string pull a little tighter each time. I was clearly meant to be his mother right? Little did I know Syd was also secretly watching the page as well. As soon as I saw he was ready for adoption I contacted Maggie (member of the MoN team) and yapped her head off about how I loved Pete and wanted to bring him home. We made sure our house was a good fit for him and vise versa, and on 03/16/2024 we picked up our boy - and a bonus, brought his BFF Ruby home too who he had bonded closely with. She helped comfort him in his days of healing. He fit in so perfectly with our family, came out his shell and even started cuddling with us sleeping on the bed every night. He LOVES the catio and staring into the (fake) flames of the fireplace. He was also meant to be with us.
DRY FIP
- In July of 2025 we noticed something was wrong. Pete started eating less, losing weight and was incredibly lethargic. Through a lot of trial and error and many tests, our vet at the time finally diagnosed him with dry FIP. Treatment is 84 days long but thankfully now FDA approved. We ordered the GS meds immediately from Stokes Pharmacy and started treatment. These meds were the most expensive, but had the highest cure rate so we didn't hesitate and got them as quick as we could, opting to overnight them. Our vet at the time was not as versed in FIP and all the progress that had been made with treatment so after a couple weeks I didn't feel like we were getting the help we needed so we changed over to a new vet who was closer to us and could better assist. Our new vet team has been AMAZING, and I know they are tired of seeing me up there every 2 weeks with a ton of questions. But hey, Pete was getting better what more could we ask for?! Near the end of his treatment his eyes were the most OPEN they have ever been. He was eating plenty, slowly putting on a little weight and was so incredibly cuddly. You could just TELL he felt better and we were so relieved. And then one of the worst things happened....within the literal final days of his meds, I noticed his belly looking large - but didn't think too much of it at the time cause maybe he just needed to poop? So we finished up the meds and took him into the vet who suggested we increase the treatment for another 2 weeks. But the fluid remained. This means he was relapsing at the very dang end of his treatment. We were SO close.
WET FIP:
- Since Pete had finished his treatment, we took him in for an ultrasound to confirm that yep he had fluid all in his abdomen. His dry FIP had mutated into wet FIP during his relapse. After doing more research and consulting with others, our vet had us try a different type of FIP medication called Molnupiravir that showed great results in cats who had relapsed. We got the meds as soon as we got the prescription and started the journey again. It was clear after almost a month that the meds weren't working and I felt like his belly was still growing. So once again I brought him back into the vet and they did another ultrasound and confirmed that the fluid was increasing. He was still eating okay, breathing fine but clearly was uncomfy. After getting a sample of the fluid our vet wanted to try to pivot again to another treatment.
NOW:
- Pete is now on his third round of FIP Treatment with the GS meds (from Chewy, we can't afford Stokes) at a higher more intense dose which has shown more effective in relapses when Molnupiravir doesn't work. Another 12 weeks - 84 days of treatment. We will still be monitoring him with ultrasounds, bloodwork and vet visits to ensure everything is moving along as it should. The full cost of the meds alone for this round is $1350. Since we noticed Pete was sick we have spent close to $8k so far between diagnostics, testing, bloodwork, ultrasound, treatment, therapies and 2 rounds of FIP meds. I've been told so many times that it's okay to ask for help and I've had so many kind people offer to help so that's what we're doing now, asking for help. Pete has had an incredibly hard life at only 4 years old and I am determined to do everything possible to make sure he has the happiest LONGEST life.
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