05/07 UPDATE

Today’s Update
Camo continues to be on a rollercoaster. Some mornings she seems okay, but by afternoon she crashes—there’s no pattern. She’s been vomiting frequently again, showing less interest in food, or crying to be fed—there’s no in between. Some days she has bursts of energy, other times she hides and doesn’t want to be touched.

What’s Next:

Today:
We’re taking her in for steroid and anti-nausea injections since she’s struggling to keep pills and food down.

Next Steps:
We’ll be doing another ultrasound to take a closer look at her pancreas and spleen, checking for abnormalities in size and shape. We’re also running a comprehensive blood panel that will test for cancers, infections, white blood cell levels, toxoplasmosis, and other chronic conditions. This blood panel will be sent to internal medicines for a lengthy in-depth look into what’s going on. This alone may give us the answers we need, or determine if further procedures/investigating is needed. This particular blood panel is much more expensive than the $300 bi-weekly blood panels we have been running. (Cost will be between $800-$1,200)

What May Come:
Depending on the results, surgery to remove her spleen may be necessary. This would cost between $2,000–$5,000. If performed, her doctor would also examine her other organs during the procedure, potentially giving us the answers we’ve been searching for. 

05/02 UPDATE
Around 2 AM early Saturday morning, Camo began shaking and quickly became extremely lethargic. By the morning, she was vomiting heavily and unable to keep food down. I gave her her scheduled doses of prednisolone and Cerenia that afternoon, but her condition continued to decline.

By evening, she had become completely limp, wouldn’t move, and had lost all coordination. She stopped eating and drinking entirely.

 We first consulted with a vet via Teledoc, then rushed her to Destin Emergency Vet, where we stayed until 4 AM running every possible test. Her blood panels came back mostly normal — though she showed signs of anemia.

She also had a fever, which likely caused the shaking and signals she’s fighting a chronic illness (which we still don’t know what).

 They found her spleen was five times its normal size and pressing against other organs. Her pancreas appeared abnormal and showed lesions.

While some of these results give us clues, none clearly explain the sudden decline. We ran bloodwork, X-rays, and a 3D ultrasound, and still left without solid answers.

 This emergency visit was absolutely necessary — but it came at a cost I wasn’t prepared for: $1,100. I had finally caught up and was actually budgeting ahead for her next vet visit on May 30th, but this setback has left me financially overwhelmed. I truly don’t know how I’m going to cover my bills this month, let alone future care.

Right now, thankfully, Camo is acting completely normal again.

Her vet and I will be reviewing all the results together to figure out our next steps. If you’re in a place where you can donate — anything at all — it would mean the world to us. Every little bit helps us keep going and gives Camo the best chance at getting the answers and treatment she needs.

 Thank you for caring about her.