Another very important research cat! Sprinkles is one of the first cats cured of FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis). She's been free of the disease for several years now and going strong.
Oliver's been on FIP treatment for nearly a month, so it was time for blood tests today. As far as FIP goes, his blood looks phenomenal! He's doing fantastic on the treatment. However, I have an answer finally as to why he is still losing weight and having some trouble: Oliver is fucking diabetic.
When it rains it pours, am I right? So, the good thing is I do have pet insurance and they should cover it, and I have CareCredit to use to front the costs before reimbursement. The bad thing is that I don't know if his insurance will reimburse the supportive care he's receiving for FIP *(a little more on this at the end), and I now have consistent costs I will have to be putting on the card. Not everything is covered for the diabetic care, either way, and I will only get reimbursed for 90% of what is covered.
If I were handling this without the FIP, I would be able to figure it out. Alongside the FIP, though, I'm .. well, I'm worried about how I'm going to juggle both of these. I haven't quite reached my goal for covering just the base expected cost of the treatment, and getting his treatment costs squared away would be a major relief. I'm hopeful I can regain some momentum on this, and deeply thankful for any additional support. I'll be posting some pics and videos of him later too. Now that he's getting his energy back he can help me advocate for him :)
* Re: FIP and insurance: FIP treatment is not covered. You can look it up to learn why. It will probably make you as angry as it makes me.
I'm working the updates and writing the last two scenes now.
Will see it published likely by this weekend.
Feel free to check out my Patreon if you'd like to refresh your memory on this fic or read the ending when it's posted. All funds raised are going to supporting the FIP treatment for our cat, Mousse (he's the one in front, in the pic below).
Bea is 2 years 8 months-old and sponsored by Leah Hennen. SNAP Cats rescued Bea from Oakland, CA. Bea does not have any special needs because she came to us bonded with her brother, Bertie, who is a dwarf kitty with ataxia. Once they were here for a while, the two de-bonded (is that a word?), and Bertie was adopted in November 2021.
Bea is the typical, playful cat who can’t seem to run out of energy. Bea LOVES to chase the spring toy. Keeps her entertained for hours. Bea will make a wonderful addition to any family who has a cat or two about her age. If you don't have a cat or two, we can also help with that!
Please note that Bea underwent GS-441524 treatment for FIP in the beginning of 2022. Since her treatment ended in March 2022, her response to the treatment has been extremely positive. Bea shows absolutely no signs of FIP at all. Although we can’t guarantee she won’t develop FIP again (we can’t guarantee ANY cat won’t develop FIP), we’re almost certain that she won’t since she's gone more than 22 months without any signs of it returning.
If you’re interested in Bea please fill out an adoption application at https://www.snapcats.org/category/adoption/catsforadoption/. Thanks.
new lil update vlog is up on the channel - a fresh start to the year & many more to come! we wanted to update ya’ll on how busy last year got, our experience with gio’s fip & more 🤙🏼🤙🏼
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I adopted my small rescue kitten from a shelter in December. She's 4 and a half months old, and unfortunately she was diagnosed with FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) this week. We started treating her and, according to our vet, she has a good chance of surviving, but her medicine and tests and everything else costs so much (somewhere between 700 and 800 EUR altogether) that we can barely afford it at the moment. If you feel like you have some spare money that you can donate to us, I would really appreciate it.