8/3/22 – First let me apologize for my lack of posting the many cases I work with every day. There are times when the day gets away from me because the cases can be so demanding. Our little Eddie is one of those cases. It was last Sunday when I was called about Eddie, a member of a feral community cared for by a a very kind woman who has spent thousands of her own dollars on the many stray cats who show up on her property–either dumped, lost, or just born. She is a person who we have successfully assisted on a few successful FIP cases involving the experimental drugs which have proven to save lives but not yet formally approved by the government.
Eddie, was a part of the community for a number of months. He started having breathing problems and he, along with a fellow member with a botfly, were noticed by the caretaker. To make a long story shorter, Eddie was given medication but he worsened and the caretaker took him to an emergency hospital and then contacted us. Unfortunately, after nearly two days in the hospital without a diagnosis and then a visit to one of our best veterinarian doctors, (all totaling $1,100). Eddie was humanely euthanized and is now without pain, breathing and playing normally while everyone who tried to save him is heartbroken.
P.S. And as an additional note, the little girl with the botfly has been taken care of and is doing well.-diana.
