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Hi, I'm Adele. I'm raising money for Johnny, my 8-month-old teenage cat.
Johnny was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). It’s a 100% fatal disease if not treated.
Faced with a big learning curve, it was either jump in or put him down; he wouldn’t likely live more than a few days. He’d been an enthusiastic eight-month-old the week before. He’s one-third of our lively cat family, ready for the best year of his life and one happy guy- so we jumped in.
Although experimental, there’s hope. An anti-viral drug has been in development and testing since 2019, “in my back yard” at UCD Vet Hospital, I’ve learned. It's a 3-month regimen.
His response to treatment has been phenomenal. He felt better after the first treatment. We’re now three weeks in and have nine weeks to go. There’s an 82-90% projection for a full recovery.
Some of you had asked how you could help. I set up this Go Fund Me page to help Johnny Electrolux (the “electric” cat) and us afford good care. Any support is greatly appreciated. The medicine is expensive, about $30/day. Additional blood tests are, too, and these are very lean times.
We've been using medicine from www.curefip.com and are participating in the CUREFIP donation program. Every dollar donated and spent on medicine will be match by them. For example: I will buy two weeks of medicine but they will send 4 weeks of medicine. This is amazing.
It hasn’t been easy. I’ll spare the nitty-gritty details but am willing to chat if you seek information. At this time, there’s no preventative vaccine. The medicine is not covered by insurance and cannot be prescribed by a veterinarian. 1-2% of cats have this and die horrible deaths. It’s like the flu; some recover with little effort, and some don’t. It’s an individual's specific reaction to a common virus. Johnny didn’t have the antibodies to eliminate the virus. He was diagnosed as suffering from dry FIP, with ocular and possibly neurological complications.
Please help. With this medicine, there’s a great chance Johnny can develop antibodies to win this for the rest of his spunky life.
Johnny was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). It’s a 100% fatal disease if not treated.
Faced with a big learning curve, it was either jump in or put him down; he wouldn’t likely live more than a few days. He’d been an enthusiastic eight-month-old the week before. He’s one-third of our lively cat family, ready for the best year of his life and one happy guy- so we jumped in.
Although experimental, there’s hope. An anti-viral drug has been in development and testing since 2019, “in my back yard” at UCD Vet Hospital, I’ve learned. It's a 3-month regimen.
His response to treatment has been phenomenal. He felt better after the first treatment. We’re now three weeks in and have nine weeks to go. There’s an 82-90% projection for a full recovery.
Some of you had asked how you could help. I set up this Go Fund Me page to help Johnny Electrolux (the “electric” cat) and us afford good care. Any support is greatly appreciated. The medicine is expensive, about $30/day. Additional blood tests are, too, and these are very lean times.
We've been using medicine from www.curefip.com and are participating in the CUREFIP donation program. Every dollar donated and spent on medicine will be match by them. For example: I will buy two weeks of medicine but they will send 4 weeks of medicine. This is amazing.
It hasn’t been easy. I’ll spare the nitty-gritty details but am willing to chat if you seek information. At this time, there’s no preventative vaccine. The medicine is not covered by insurance and cannot be prescribed by a veterinarian. 1-2% of cats have this and die horrible deaths. It’s like the flu; some recover with little effort, and some don’t. It’s an individual's specific reaction to a common virus. Johnny didn’t have the antibodies to eliminate the virus. He was diagnosed as suffering from dry FIP, with ocular and possibly neurological complications.
Please help. With this medicine, there’s a great chance Johnny can develop antibodies to win this for the rest of his spunky life.