Help stop Lucy's seizure
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UDPATE: The good news is that sweet Lucy has moved out of boarding at the vet and into a wonderful foster home. The bad news is that we learned Lucy is still having some pretty bad seizures (they tend to happen early in the morning and late at night, so the vet clinic might have missed them). Lucy is taking TWO meds now to control the seizures (an anticonvulsant called Keppra and a sedative called phenobarbital), but they don't seem to be working like they should (or well enough). We have to take Lucy back to see a neurologist, and this time it will probably involve some tests to try to figure out the cause of the seizures--likely an MRI. What we are doing is just not enough. I'm making another plea for donations--every dollar helps, for real! We are so drained from helping Lucy and other rescue kitties. Thank you!
We found Lucy last summer, abandoned in front of a vet clinic in Harlem with a collar that was too tight for her skinny neck! She was so sweet--and so grateful to be saved from the sidewalk. But soon after moving her into a foster home, we noticed Lucy was having seizures about twice a day. They were a scary sight to behold--it's no wonder how scared Lucy must've been! She'd run all over the apt and right into walls and furniture with FULL force--it was so bad the poor thing had scars on on her face and we were afraid she might've broken bones. You can see her face scars here :(
We took Lucy to the great neurology team at Animal Medical Center and they agreed she needed treatment. (But she did not have any broken bones, fortunately!) They prescribed her an anti-convulsant called Keppra that she had to take as a pill 3 times a day. Lucy took the little pill like a champ and her seizures got better--smaller and not as often. Phew!
But it was difficult for Lucy's foster mom to give her a pill every 8 hours (she has a full-time job), and we were worried that Lucy was still having seizures, even if they were smaller. So we moved Lucy to a vet for boarding, where she could get her medicine at the right times and she could be monitored closely. Lucy actually seemed to love all the attention--look at her getting pets from one of the vet techs :)
We learned that Lucy was still having seizures every day, but they only lasted about 5 or 10 seconds. The vet decided to switch Lucy to a new kind of Keppra that is an extended release formula--thinking it would keep the dose of medicine more steady in her body. It seems to be going well so far--but we need to keep Lucy at the vet for monitoring to make sure we finally have her seizures under control better. (She will probably always have some seizures, but they should be more like once a month, not once a day!)
Lucy has now been in boarding for a month, and counting! That's why we need your help! The bill for boarding is $1,140 so far. And the new medicine (which seems to be helping) is $60 for just a month's supply.
We would be so grateful if you could chip in--and so would Lucy! We are a small group of volunteers rescuing cats in Harlem and we are paying for all these vet expenses with our own money--and help from kind people like you reading this. Whatever you can contribute--every dollar helps!--will allow us to keep helping Lucy, and other needy Harlem kitties!
We found Lucy last summer, abandoned in front of a vet clinic in Harlem with a collar that was too tight for her skinny neck! She was so sweet--and so grateful to be saved from the sidewalk. But soon after moving her into a foster home, we noticed Lucy was having seizures about twice a day. They were a scary sight to behold--it's no wonder how scared Lucy must've been! She'd run all over the apt and right into walls and furniture with FULL force--it was so bad the poor thing had scars on on her face and we were afraid she might've broken bones. You can see her face scars here :(
We took Lucy to the great neurology team at Animal Medical Center and they agreed she needed treatment. (But she did not have any broken bones, fortunately!) They prescribed her an anti-convulsant called Keppra that she had to take as a pill 3 times a day. Lucy took the little pill like a champ and her seizures got better--smaller and not as often. Phew!But it was difficult for Lucy's foster mom to give her a pill every 8 hours (she has a full-time job), and we were worried that Lucy was still having seizures, even if they were smaller. So we moved Lucy to a vet for boarding, where she could get her medicine at the right times and she could be monitored closely. Lucy actually seemed to love all the attention--look at her getting pets from one of the vet techs :)
We learned that Lucy was still having seizures every day, but they only lasted about 5 or 10 seconds. The vet decided to switch Lucy to a new kind of Keppra that is an extended release formula--thinking it would keep the dose of medicine more steady in her body. It seems to be going well so far--but we need to keep Lucy at the vet for monitoring to make sure we finally have her seizures under control better. (She will probably always have some seizures, but they should be more like once a month, not once a day!)
Lucy has now been in boarding for a month, and counting! That's why we need your help! The bill for boarding is $1,140 so far. And the new medicine (which seems to be helping) is $60 for just a month's supply.
We would be so grateful if you could chip in--and so would Lucy! We are a small group of volunteers rescuing cats in Harlem and we are paying for all these vet expenses with our own money--and help from kind people like you reading this. Whatever you can contribute--every dollar helps!--will allow us to keep helping Lucy, and other needy Harlem kitties!
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Carina Storrs
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New York, NY