LONG LIVE THE QUEEN...PLEASE!

Greetings, my name is Olivia and I am the humble servant of 6 years for the reverent Queen Fiona. It is with a heavy heart that I write this today to announce that our favourite and irreplaceable monarch is in immediate crisis. Her Majesty has grown suddenly and increasingly ill over the past few months and after experiencing new concerning issues with her breathing in the past few months, she has now refused to eat completely.

Having now starved completely for a week straight, she is in high risk of developing fatty liver disease and dying of anorexia/starvation any day now. What once was a robust and plump body (she used to be overweight even 2 years ago), has now been reduced to little more than skin and bone. The rapid weight loss is equally jarring and terrifying and I hate to know how much she must be suffering.

WHAT DO WE NEED?

While she is going anorexic, our Queen is still strong as can be in the current situation and still has life and fight in her eyes which is why I refuse to stop fighting for her. She's helped and fought for me to keep holding on to life for as long as we've known each other. Now it's my turn I do the same for her.

I have never fundraised nor asked for monetary help from anyone before for Fiona's vet bills or any other pet I've cared for up until now which can hopefully show how desperate and dire of a situation we are currently in.

For now, any bit of money we can raise to help her with immediate vet bills is beneficial. She has an upcoming appointment the morning of May 5th, 2026 to place a temporary feeding tube in her esophagus and hopefully to do other diagnostic tests (like an abdominal ultrasound and specialty blood panels) but I will have to only go with the feeding tube surgery today if I cannot gain any additional funds immediately to help with the other tests needed. However any funds I raise after May 5th can still help me pay off any payment plans I need to take out and/or with future vet visits she will need for follow-up bloodwork and tests.

Even if you cannot donate, sharing this campaign with your friends and family to spread the word would be so so helpful and much appreciated.

WHO IS (QUEEN) FIONA? WHY IS SHE THE BEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME?

*Please click the Google Drive link below to a memoir book I made for Fiona's last adoption anniversary to get the best picture of her purr-sonality and her special bond with me*

Fiona, ~8-10 year old Nebelung-mix cat, adopted from local shelter Feb. 2020

I first had the pleasure of meeting Her Majesty when she was 3 years old at a local humane society in 2020 (the picture above was the first thing I saw of her online...how could you say no to such a derpy face LOL). Since that first day we met, we have been an inseparable pair and I am proud to say I am her most trusted and loyal companion as she is the same for me. Having adopted her just before the COVID pandemic lockdown, she has been my trusted emotional support companion through what my closest friends and family know as some of the most turbulent and challenging years of my life (and that is saying a lot as I had a fairly bad childhood as well). She has been quietly and loyally by my side through a worldwide pandemic, through multiple job losses and career changes I've had to face, financial crises, the passing of my only two grandparents whom I was both very close to, and the severe challenges I continue to face today.

She is like my constant shadow, always beside me, always caring for me, and comforting me whenever I need it. I've had many pets before and even other cats, but nothing has compared to the bond I have with Fiona. She is my life and soul. Even in her current deteriorated state, she still finds the energy to come and comfort me with her purring when I'm crying about the possibility of losing her.

Right now even as I type this, she's come up on my lap to cuddle with me while she's skin and bones... The fact that she's still trying to care for ME in her current state...it tells you what kind of cat she is and it truly breaks my heart like nothing I've ever felt before. I wish it were me who was dying and sick instead. That I could take all of her pain away and let her live the happiest life she ever could, the life she deserves. I hate that I can't do that but making this fundraiser is something I can do at least.

I'm sure every cat butler feels this way about their cat, but anyone who has heard of or seen Fiona can honestly tell you that she is a diamond of rarity among cats. She is the sweetest, quietest, and least problematic cat I've ever had the pleasure of caring for and knowing. She's hilarious and innocent, sassy when she wants to be, and so intelligent I'm partly convinced she was a human in a past life (I mean look at those human expressions of hers). It's crazy but I swear she understands a lot of what I say to her (she often immediately reacts or responds to what I say with follow-up actions). She is our only feline in our current household and the forever baby of our family. Losing her...I don't even want to think about it but I know a part of my soul will be forever lost when it happens. Obviously I will accept when her time eventually comes but as of now, even though she's starved for so long, she still has her personality, she's still fighting to stay with me, and that's all I need to keep helping her. She wants to be with me, I want to be with her, and that love and bond will push us through. That's what I want to believe. While she is definitely in pain and discomfort, it is not enough for her quality of life to be forever like this. From the test results we've gotten so far, her anorexia seems to be most related to triaditis (multiple inflammations in her gut/digestive tract) which is usually a manageable condition with appropriate medication and dietary changes. She can and will get treatments, we just need to stabilize her weight and eating first and get her back to a healthy weight if possible.

CURRENT SITUATION:

We have been working tirelessly with vets and ER clinics to help diagnose and treat her condition promptly, but it has been stated that her situation is complex and not a clear-cut case (as to be expected for such a unique and special Queen I suppose). Unfortunately, this means that she has had to undergo many different specialized tests and visits in a short period of time which have become more and more costly as time has passed. To make matters worse, the longer her condition goes untreated, it means we cannot fix her anorexia and it is a very immediate possibility she may pass from starvation before we can even find out let alone treat what is wrong with her.

NEXT STEPS (as of May 5th, 2026):

I am taking her in on the morning of May 5th, 2026 to place a feeding tube in her so that we can get her to eat immediately and so she can become healthier/more stable to undergo more required treatments and tests. While I have a pet insurance policy for her, the issue with my insurer is that they require the owner to pay upfront and in-full (via cash, credit, e-transfer, etc.), and then you are reimbursed the eligible costs afterwards. While this wasn't necessarily an issue prior to now, I have since exhausted my available cash and credit. My policy also just renewed (in March 2026) and we've been using up a lot of it so it is going to run out sooner rather than later especially with any additional tests and treatments we'll need to pay for. She has existing conditions where she takes daily meds for as well (ie. chronic kidney disease and hyperthyroidism). While both of her existing conditions are being managed, she cannot go without her regular meds so I need to have enough money for those monthly until March 2027 when my insurance policy renews again.

I also had to quit my part-time minimum wage job recently so I could provide 24/7 monitoring and care for Fiona as my employer was unsympathetic to the emergency crisis, nor were they able to provide any accommodations or leave for me to care for her (and I am certain they would've fired me if I didn't choose to leave on my own). I am planning to apply for Employment Insurance shortly but will not be receiving enough on it to help with these high vet bills and I also will not be getting the money immediately. This is why I am asking for any help through donations to help me give her the best possible care and treatment I can immediately. If I have to take out a payment plan (which is not likely to be covered by my insurance company, then donations like this can help me pay off the payment plan).

There's so much more I could say and mention about challenges in my current situation but I haven't gotten sleep and Fiona's next appointment is in a few hours. I am just setting up this Go Fund Me asap for now and will add to it/refine it better once I can get her stabilized enough for me to not be panicking 24/7 about her passing. Thank you for reading if you made it this far and please, if there is any way you could help our Queen, even if you just share the link to this campaign with others, it would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Olivia (proud butler of the one and only Queen Fiona)

P.S. Here is an Easter egg pic of the Queen (just don't tell her I showed it to you or she'll be embarrassed)