03/09/2022

4 weeks of fighting two deadly diseases, ups and downs, hope and despair. overnight he became critical. we made the choice at the ER this morning to humanely let the baby go while i held his paw. i love you forest. you created so many precious moments in your short 6 months here

thank you so much for the support that allowed me to try my absolute best to give him a chance. i never would've imagined me and my little kitty would receive so much support and love. we are still paying off vet bills any support is appreciated.

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my name is christie and my 6 month old kitten forest was recently diagnosed with panleukopenia and hospitalized.

08/27/2022 - PLEASE CHECK MY UPDATES OR END OF PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON HIS RECENT FIP DIAGNOSIS

all three vets and hospitals we visited have no idea how he got the virus because he is indoor only and fully vaccinated. they believe he is just extremely unlucky.

our bills have already totaled over $5000 for three days of intensive inpatient treatment and emergency visits. here are some of the receipts. :(

the hospital says on average it can take a minimum of four days of inpatient treatment to see results. he's currently stable but not improving. it's also a disease with a high mortality rate. here's some links to more information about feline panleukopenia.

the timing + financial situation

the funds

thank you so much. please only donate if you are able to. even the moral support helps a lot. thank you so much again.

PART TWO - FIP

diagnosis of FIP

08/27/2022. my worst nightmare. i feel so trapped. forest developed another deadly condition, FIP, due to being immunocompromised from panleukopenia. we went to the urgent care again today and the vet found fluid filling up his abdomen.

now what?

im devastated. there is only one experimental treatment but it costs money. if you've been following my gofundme you'll see that our vet bills from panleukopenia have already totaled over $6000. and we haven't even started trying to treat the FIP.

it's not currently approved by the FDA but it can be obtained through online groups. and it's saved thousands of cats so maybe it can save forest. our veterinarian strongly recommended that i try it even though they can't explicitly say that it will help. i need to give him a fighting chance. what's the alternative? do i just let him slowly die?

just yesterday he left his bed to come down a flight of stairs and find me and ed while i was doing laundry. he still watches me and freya play with bright and alert eyes. it's just his body that's failing him. and i feel so sorry for him. i feel so guilty. everyone says that I've done as much i can for him but why is it still not enough? i feel like such a failure. i feel so much pain.

my own unpaid work leave and state

about 10 days before his panleuk diagnosis i started an unpaid health leave from my full-time job. i was at my absolute worst and i'm currently applying for short term disability pay but nothing has come through yet. i thought i would be on the road to recovery myself and i would be able to have more time for my own interests and hobbies and to enjoy life again.

i thought it would be okay because i'd have the savings to take care of myself, pay rent, and take care of the pets. i didn't expect this kind of medical emergency, one that not even the pet insurance i bought to protect us would be able to cover.

my plea

the timing is terrible and i have a horrible pit in my stomach every day. i need help. i'm not someone who asks for help lightly. im heartbroken. i feel like i'm at rock bottom. i had put what i thought was a generous estimate as the gofundme goal but now is looking conservative. so i'm asking for support if anyone has the means, even $1 or $2. anything helps. thank you for reading