Will keep you and Kong in my prayers, for you to get a job and Kong to get better. Keep us posted on both fronts. ---- Ashley Vanover <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, everyone, I have been actively reading this list for a month or so now, > so I figured it was time I join. > > My cat, Kong, just turned 3 in October. I found him in a Wal-Mart parking > lot when he was 12 weeks old. He was mostly feral, had been starved, most > likely abused, and had a nasty case of lung worm. > > It was love at first sight. > > He had his initial kitten vaccinations, and was declared to be in good > health once the lung worm cleared up. He has come such a long way in > socialization--he is not a lap cat, and really doesn't even like to be > petted for long periods of time, but I can tell he adores me in his special > "Kong" way. He also has an incredibly intense bond with my 4 year old cat, > Gonzo. I've never seen two unrelated cats take to each other they way they > did. > > Around October 15, I noticed Kong wasn't acting like himself. I am a law > student, and I am gone most of the day, so I kept an eye on him and told > myself if he didn't perk up I'd take him to the vet (I was hoping he would > perk up, because I am unemployed, live on a very limited student loan budget > and live in an incredibly expensive area of Chicago--money is VERY tight). I > noticed he wasn't eating or drinking much, and when I saw him wobble as he > stood up, I knew he had to get to the vet right away. > > To make a long story shorter, he ended up at an Emergency treatment > facility. He had many tests done, and 3 blood transfusions. He was diagnosed > with FeLV, and non regenerative anemia. His ELISA was negative, but the IFV > was positive. The emergency vet charged me over $5K and sent Kong home with > me to die. > > A vet in my neighborhood is now treating him, and I have him on prednisolone > and interferon. It's been over a month since his diagnosis, but he is > hanging in there. He has a healthy appetite, and occasionally feels well > enough to play with his favorite string. I call him my miracle cat, because > according to every vet I've spoken to, he should be dead right now. > > He is my world, and I am going to continue to do every thing I possibly can > for him. I've currently spent about $7K on his treatment, which is about the > amount of loan money I will get for my spring semester starting in January > (so I've got to find a paying job pronto, or I'm in big trouble) I'm > terrified that he will require more transfusions or expensive treatments > that I can't afford. > > So, that's Kong's story. I look forward to talking with you all and learning > from your experience. > > --Ashley > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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