Support Babs' Road to Recovery

Hello! My name is Ethan and I am asking for donations to help cover some unexpected vet bills for our sweet girl, Babs.

Yesterday (6/27/2024) I noticed that Babs was lethargic but since she was still seemingly eating, drinking, and going to the litterbox alright we decided to take her first thing this morning. I had noticed a few very brief lethargic days this year that always seemed to be due to allergies because she would be back to normal within 1-2 days. So, I thought this episode was no different but still planned to take her to the vet this morning. Unfortunately, her condition rapidly declined last night. She began having what appeared to be seizures while crying in pain and at one point even looked to be falling unconscious. She seemed to be struggling to breath and was very anxious, hiding away in the litter room for the rest of the night. We tried calling everywhere to find an emergency vet but the closest we could find to see her was an hour away. Our vehicle is a very rough ride with no air conditioning so I was afraid, with how anxious she already was, that she would not survive that trip. I made the decision to wait until first thing in the morning to take her to our trusted vet, if she survived the night...and thankfully, SHE DID!!

She has been resting after being seen by a vet, having tests and injections, and it seems like she should improve within the next few days. (If she doesn't we were told to bring her back for more tests.) Babs has a high number of struvite crystalluria (crystals in her urine) which is caused by too alkaline urine. She also has high urine protein and low white blood cell count. The vet suspects she has likely been fighting a UTI for a while, poor girl. The vet also mentioned that her WBC may be low due to a viral infection at some point however Babs had blood testing for FIV and feLV last year, with negative results.. So we aren't sure exactly what's going on there. If that doesn't improve she'll need further testing.

She's still in pain (but thankfully the vet didn't detect any stones and was able to fully express her bladder, so no blockages!) but she got some special food, an antibiotic shot, and a polyglycan shot to help her pass them more easily and hopefully clear up any infection. Here's hoping that we see improvement asap so she can get back to being the funny Babsy bunny that she is.

Any donations to help with her care, no matter how small, are extremely appreciated! Thank you!

(The small addition to the fundraising goal is to buy new filters for our cat fountain, since she needs to drink more water.)