TL;DR One of my cats got sick and racked up a lot in vet bills. I'm on disability, meaning I barely have enough money to survive as it is. Because of this, I have had to start a gofundme. Please help if you're able to, and please share this post to help me get some visibility. Thank you so much. It is all appreciated more than I can express.
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Here is the journey Chloe and I have been on since October...
My name is Meghan and I'm raising funds to help pay for vet bills. One of my cats, Chloe, was recently sick and racked up a lot of bills. This all began on October 22, when I had to take Chloe to the emergency vet. She wasn't acting like herself and just wanted to hide under the bed. She had a fever and elevated white blood cells, indicating an infection. The doctor scared me by mentioning the possibility of leukemia or lymphoma because her lymphocyte count was higher than it should have been. He sent off a blood smear to a pathologist to check the count manually. He also gave me an antibiotic for Chloe to take twice a day, which she tolerated very well. I then spent the next few agonizing days waiting for a phone call with the blood smear results. Thankfully the blood smear was normal in regards to the lymphocyte count.
At the emergency vet
The following week I scheduled a checkup with the regular vet, just to make sure everything was ok once completing the course of antibiotics. She was acting a little better at this point, but wasn't back to herself. The regular vet discovered that she still had a fever, and repeat blood work showed a still increased white blood cell count. Whatever she had, the antibiotics didn't touch it. She was also tested for FIV and FeLV at this point. I was given an immune support supplement to give to Chloe to help her fight whatever bug she had. A few days later the results for FIV and FeLV came back negative, and the doctor recommended more extensive bloodwork. I took Chloe back in for another blood draw, and it was sent to a special lab in North Carolina. A week later these tests all came back negative.
Still not feeling good, wanting mommy snuggles
I continued monitoring her temperature and weight. After November 9th she no longer had a fever. The regular vet had also recommended that I give Chloe and Oscar an additional can of food in the evening (in addition to the morning can and the dry food that is always out). Chloe even gained a little weight, which was good. By mid-November Chloe was up to 6.5 pounds and was starting to act more like herself. She had even started playing with her brother again, just a little bit.
Starting to feel better, and a checkup
Chloe had another checkup on November 14. She was up to 7.1 pounds, and the bloodwork they did that day came back completely normal. The vet was very pleased that Chloe was acting like herself again, that she presented healthy, and that her bloodwork was normal. She said that Chloe must have just had a virus and was able to fight it herself. Chloe is totally back to acting like herself again, talking and playing and getting zoomies, everything. Chloe and Oscar go back on the 22nd for their vaccines.
All better!
I'm on disability, meaning I am on a very small fixed income. I have maxed out my Care Credit card with all of the vet visits and lab tests. That is why I started a gofundme campaign. Several people have been so generous and made donations already, every penny of which is appreciated. If you have the means, please consider donating to help me and Chloe out. Also, please share this post to help my gofundme get some visibility. Thank you all so much.
