08/04/2025
(Foster) Jorah and (store cat Rowan) updates:
Jorah...
Backstory on Jorah: Jorah was a kitten from a litter that we took in last summer. Jorah was the only one who didn’t get adopted, so Jorah's been in foster with us for a little while now. He has recently developed what I call his "piggy breathing": if Jorah's been active (running, playing), or is "hyper sniffing" (making an extra effort to sniff something), he starts snorting like a pig.
Jorah went to the Vet clinic last week, had some x-rays and swabs, and the initial results were in later that afternoon. Jorah has what they suspect are some kind of growth/mass in his airway AND also in his ear/head...the ear/head mass is similar to what Rowan had. The Vet ordered a CT scan of Jorah's head, like we did for Rowan, to try to give us a better idea of what exactly we're dealing with.
Rowan...
Backstory on Rowan: Rowan was brought to us after he had been abandoned on a farm and attacked by the farmer's dogs. Rowan also had what we thought was an ear infection, When the infection didn't clear after numerous treatments, the Vet ordered a CT scan of Rowan's head, and we discovered that he had a growth/mass, which was removed last October. Rowan has also had an on-again-off-again limp and hip tenderness that we assume is due to the dog attack, but now that we've dealt with the more urgent matter of the head growth, AND we've noticed that the on-again-off-again limp/tenderness has been more ON than OFF, we thought the limp/tenderness warranted further investigation.
Rowan spent 24 hours at the Vet clinic last week, where he was examined by the Vets and had some x-rays, which were sent to a Radiological Specialist. The results were in this past Friday. Rowan has a number of issues, including: a broken rib, an issue with one of his knees, another issue with the tendons between his knee and hip, and some kind of tissue growth in his intestine. The Vet's/Specialist's suggestion is to have a CT scan done of Rowan's spine, hips, knees, intestines, to see if we can figure out more details about the injuries and whether we can do anything to alleviate Rowan’s discomfort.
Jorah is obviously NOT available for adoption until his medical issues are addressed. If he does have the same kind of growths as Rowan did...except Jorah's are in TWO places...then he will require surgery...most likely two surgeries. We are starting to fundraise for Jorah's medical care, but only via the "fundraiser section" in my store at this point, until we have a better idea of what Jorah needs and the cost estimate.
Rowan spent so much time at the store during his (continuing!) illness(es) and recovery, he doesn't want to be anywhere else. Rowan has become a store cat, and his costs, including medical bills, are now my responsibility. We are NOT fundraising for Rowan's care...I may have to sell my soul to pay for his new medical issues, but I will find a way.
Notes:
1.) You may recall that I turned off messaging for this page because of all the scam/spam messages. I am going to turn it back on in case anyone has any questions or concerns they wish to message us about.
2.) As always, please do NOT interact with any comments or messages asking for donations on our behalf. As of right now, we have enough funds to cover Jorah's CT, thanks to two very generous donors. We are starting to add more items to the "fundraiser section" at the store, in anticipation of surgery for Jorah, but there are no online fundraisers or requests at this point.
Thank you for your continued support!
