FTW Farms

22/07/2024

Summertime, and the livin’s easy ✌🏼☀️
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12/07/2024

POV you’re a blade of grass and JoJo’s comin’ in for a snack 🐛🌱

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09/07/2024

Rosie doesn’t mind all the rain we’re getting today!

27/06/2024

Jack experienced a really bad bout of colic yesterday. So much so that we thought we were going to lose him. He’d lost all the light in his eyes and seemed to have given up completely.
I told him if he wanted to get up and fight this thing I’d be there to fight it with him, and a moment later he got up as if to say, “Ok, let’s do this.”
The vet rushed out and thankfully he’s feeling much better today, but we’re not out of the woods yet and are keeping a close eye on him. He’s starting to show his age more and more, so keep this little fighter in your thoughts. If you’d like to contribute to his vet bills, we’ve started a fundraiser to cover costs. Love you all 🐴🐴

24/02/2024

We’re finally home and to say things have changed is the biggest understatement of all time. Leaving home with Leroy and coming home without him was never something we considered. We’ll be sharing more on the hole he leaves behind later.

So many have asked and been confused by what happened, ourselves included. Here’s the brief but detailed timeline…

Tuesday Feb 6th Leroy saw his vet for an ugly bump that had formed on his sc***um and appeared infected. He was prescribed an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory and was going to get a biopsy after the infection subsided.

We went out of town that Thursday, when we returned the following Monday evening, Leroy’s face and legs had swollen considerably. He went back to the vet on Tuesday the 13th, was taken off the meds he was on and prescribed a steroid and given a shot of Benadryl and some other meds as we now feared he was having an allergic reaction.

By Friday the 16th his swelling hadn’t really improved and he began developing hives. He went back to the vet and was now suspected to have Angiodema, a skin condition brought on by allergies. He was now a little lethargic but his behavior wasn’t crazy abnormal and in line with a dog who wasn’t feeling great. His Benadryl was upped to fight the infection harder.

By Monday the 19th small skin lesions began developing and his hives were worse. He was getting worse in front of our eyes. He went to the vet again who recommended he go to Purdue at this point.

He was admitted Monday evening and had a CT Scan by Tuesday afternoon along with a number of other basic tests. No results were conclusive of what might be causing his symptoms. He was put on supportive care while tests continued and specialists were consulted.

This continued until Wednesday evening when the doctor shared a video with us of Leroy in extreme pain despite a heavy and multi-faceted regimen of pain killers. We rushed to the hospital and in person it was plainly obvious that he was losing this battle. We made the painful decision to let him go then, a moment every pet owner fears but sadly one many of us have been through. It was over.

Today we received a call from his doctor at Purdue with the results of his multiple biopsies. He had a rare and severe mast cell cancer called cutaneous mastocytosis. There was very likely no way we would’ve been able to change his outcome.

The support for Leroy has been INCREDIBLE. From his vet team at home to the entire staff and students at Purdue that put his welfare at the top of their agenda to the kind words and generous support from everyone here. The cost of this support is nearly $6,000 and could climb. We’d pay it a million times over if we could have him back.

We can’t thank you all enough for your support, your words and actions are more than we ever imagined and go further than you’ll ever know. Thank you, we love you.

22/02/2024

We lost Leroy last night.

We’re heartbroken, devastated and confused. We will share more later.

Leroy had an incredible amount of support behind him from all of you, more than we ever could’ve imagined. Thank you.

21/02/2024

We had a visit with Leroy today. Long story short, he’s still struggling. The doc is pushing the labs that have his tests in queue to get results asap. We’ll know more later today. Please keep sending positive thoughts to Leroy. He’s all heart.

20/02/2024

It’s late. We’re tired. We just checked Leroy into Purdue Emergency Vet and checked ourselves into a hotel. We’ve been treating what we thought was an allergic reaction for the last week, but his health has steadily declined despite treatment and we’re incredibly worried about him. This is going to be an expensive journey, but we want to do everything we can to help him. We’re already $3,000 in and we’re quoted $3-4,000 to start with the emergency 🚨 hospital stay. He may be checked in for a number of days. We don’t know yet what’s going on, but he will likely go through CAT scan tomorrow along with lots of skin tests. If anyone feels moved to donate to his care, any little bit helps. Leroy is a rescue from CACC. He was a 2 time owner surrender and we’ve worked so hard over the last few years to earn his trust and help him build confidence to know that not all people are bad. He’s such a lover and a big part of our family.

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from Santa Jack and the rest of the FTW critters!! 🎄