Help my baby Tofu beat FIP!

For those of you that know me, you know my insane love for cats, whether my own or fosters. I will do anything I possibly can for my babies to have the best life possible… and that is where Tofu’s story begins.

Tofu started as my foster in March 2023 and quickly became a foster fail by end of April… Then June came along and Tofu went to the vet for assumed “behavioral issues”, which resulted in finding out he has stomatitis (inflammation of the teeth, causing pain when eating). After running a feline respiratory panel (since my vet saw signs of conjunctivitis), he came back positive for Calicivirus and Mycoplasma. Now after getting these results and starting the correct course to treat it, Tofu started developing ataxia (wobbles) and struggled to walk normally like he used to.

To make the LONGEST story short, after back to back vet visits since June, countless CBC and Chem checks, and running every test my vet could think of (Fever of Unknown Origin, Bile Acids for suspected Liver Shunt, etc.), Tofu happened to have a random seizure the night of 11/16/23 and spent his 1st birthday (11/17/23) in the ER ; Bloodwork and ultrasounds of his abdomen confirmed the dreaded FIP diagnosis that no one wants to hear.

Tofu deserves to beat this awful disease, after spending so many months of his young little life trying to just figure out what was going on in his body. He’s lost so many of his playful kitten days… and he deserves to have them back!!!

As we know, FIP treatment is expensive — I am currently estimated at $20 a day for the injection, for 84 days, which increases as his weight goes up. Anything helps and all goes towards his medication and ongoing vet bills.