20/09/2024
Hello Supporters all ! Please see our most recent post about helping to cover FIP medications for our sweet Kingston!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/zVF5ow6JCh6RoV2E/
Hello OC Community Cats supporters.
Today, we are asking for help covering FIP medications for one of our super sweet senior community cats.
Kingston was dumped into one of our managed colonies about a year ago. At first he was super healthy, ate well and got along with the other cats.
In the last few months, Kingston had been losing a lot of weight, not eating as well and had been being terrorized by some local dogs that chase the cats there. He is approximately 7-10 years old and had trouble getting away.
We brought him into foster care and he went to our amazing vet Unfortunately the news was not good.
Our sweet senior boy has FIP, to add to his issues he is FIV+ which means he has a lowered immune system response and does not heal as quickly or as well as a completely healthy cat.
Due to the FIV+ status, his dosage of his FIP medications is very, very high. He was tolerating the injections well, but because of the FIV he had too many sores that weren't healing well or quickly, so we needed to switch him to the pills, which are just as effective, but a lot more expensive.
Kingston is quiet, and so sweet and will just lean into every scritch and pet you give him - especially his cheeks. He has stolen the hearts of all of our volunteers, he is an amazing boy and he is fighting this and doesn't ever lose his sweet spirit!
He is making progress, but the FIV makes it very, very slow. We want to give him the best golden years we can, and getting him past the FIP is one of the first steps!
You can help in a few ways - the first is of course by donating for Kingston's care and medications - you can donate in the following ways -
Directly on the website at: www.occommunitycats.com
Venmo: OC-CommunityCats
PayPal or Zelle: [email protected]
Mail a check to:
OC Community Cats
9853 W. Katella Ave. #290
Anaheim, Ca. 92804
You can also share this post everywhere you can think of - Nextdoor, Your own FB page, Instagram, At your vets office (if they say yes!)
And not specific to Kingston, but we always need more volunteers. Our TNR Rescue is volunteer based and we always need more amazing people to foster, feed our colonies, transport to vet appointments, and help trap cats and kittens for vetting and to get them into foster care!
Thank you all for helping our kitties to get the help and love they so need and deserve! We couldn't do this without you!
Below is a picture of our sweet boy - for cat tax!