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Please help Pancetta get life-saving medication

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Hello all. My name is Cortnee and I am fundraising for treatment for my very sweet and spicy eight-month-old rescue kitten, Pancetta (aka Miss Cheddar). After weeks of vet visits for gastrointestinal illness, a progressive loss of appetite, and lethargy, Pancetta was brought to the pet ER on December 28th, where she was admitted with an extremely high fever and diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis, or FIP. FIP is a very serious and progressive disease and is 100% fatal without treatment.

Fortunately, there is a treatment and we were able to start on December 29th. The treatment is very new and very expensive. Pancetta's currently one-week into treatment now and is a kitten again. She has an appetite and can often be found playing with her brother or doing her favorite activity: playing fetch with her spring toy. However, she needs a minimum of 84 days of injection followed by 84 days of observation.

I'm fundraising for the costly medication that is saving Pancetta's life. Each vial lasts approximately 4 days and is around $80, bringing the estimated total for her treatment to around $1600. Furthermore, she needs bloodwork every 4 weeks throughout her treatment and observation period. While we do have pet insurance, we've hit the annual per-diagnosis budget, so they won't cover any of the related expenses or the $1900 hospital bill from when she was admitted with her fever. Any money raised would go directly to her treatment.

I hate to ask for help but have been encouraged to do so in the hopes of being able to better support Pancetta and allow her to access this lifesaving treatment and keep playing with her brother and me for years to come. Thank you so much for your consideration and any help you are able to provide.




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    Cortnee Bollard
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    Chicago, IL

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