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Hi everyone,
Late in January, my 2 year old cat Toby was diagnosed with cancer. He had fluid on his lungs and a lump in his chest with a diameter of 4.5cm, and was battling to breathe properly. He's been going for chemotherapy every 3 weeks and had his third session on Saturday. The lump has gone down to 2.5cm and he's a lot better now, energetic to the point of hyperactive, playing with my other two cats. But he'll need at least one more treatment, and then we still don't know if the cancer will go into remission or not.
Then this weekend my older cat Jinx, who's 4 and a half, got diagnosed with feline leukemia and kidney failure. He'd been stinky and his hair was falling out for a long time, and lately he started drinking a lot but peeing very little, being tired, and occasionally hiding under the bed. He was at the vet on a drip for 48 hours, and after testing him again they noticed a great improvement in his condition. But they're keeping him for at least another day, possibly for the rest of the week, as they want to keep him on the drip and do an ultrasound to determine the exact cause of the kindey failure.
Feline leukaemia is also contagious, so now I have to worry that Toby and his sister Furby may also have contracted it from him. They all play fairly rough with each other, so scratches or bites could have passed it around.
The entire ordeal is costing us thousands of rands, and on top of the fear of losing my cats prematurely, I now have to worry that we may go bankrupt. I'm unemployed and my mother is the only source of income we have. I'm also concerned about her, because she's battling with clinical depression, anxiety and high blood pressure. I've been having trouble sleeping, and the insomnia combined with all the stress and worry is making it hard for me to concentrate on my studies.
These cats are my babies, and they mean the world to me. It's so unfair for them to be this sick when they're still so young. And I'm all my mother has left, so I have to be the strong one and try not to let any of this get to me...
If you could, please pray for my cats and keep them and my mom in your thoughts, guys. They (and I) need all the support and positive energy they can get right now.
:Fifi:
Late in January, my 2 year old cat Toby was diagnosed with cancer. He had fluid on his lungs and a lump in his chest with a diameter of 4.5cm, and was battling to breathe properly. He's been going for chemotherapy every 3 weeks and had his third session on Saturday. The lump has gone down to 2.5cm and he's a lot better now, energetic to the point of hyperactive, playing with my other two cats. But he'll need at least one more treatment, and then we still don't know if the cancer will go into remission or not.
Then this weekend my older cat Jinx, who's 4 and a half, got diagnosed with feline leukemia and kidney failure. He'd been stinky and his hair was falling out for a long time, and lately he started drinking a lot but peeing very little, being tired, and occasionally hiding under the bed. He was at the vet on a drip for 48 hours, and after testing him again they noticed a great improvement in his condition. But they're keeping him for at least another day, possibly for the rest of the week, as they want to keep him on the drip and do an ultrasound to determine the exact cause of the kindey failure.
Feline leukaemia is also contagious, so now I have to worry that Toby and his sister Furby may also have contracted it from him. They all play fairly rough with each other, so scratches or bites could have passed it around.
The entire ordeal is costing us thousands of rands, and on top of the fear of losing my cats prematurely, I now have to worry that we may go bankrupt. I'm unemployed and my mother is the only source of income we have. I'm also concerned about her, because she's battling with clinical depression, anxiety and high blood pressure. I've been having trouble sleeping, and the insomnia combined with all the stress and worry is making it hard for me to concentrate on my studies.
These cats are my babies, and they mean the world to me. It's so unfair for them to be this sick when they're still so young. And I'm all my mother has left, so I have to be the strong one and try not to let any of this get to me...
If you could, please pray for my cats and keep them and my mom in your thoughts, guys. They (and I) need all the support and positive energy they can get right now.
:Fifi: