Fox Fight FIP

Hi, my name is Angie, and I’m about to ask for help. Asking for help isn’t easy for me, but this help isn’t fully for me - it’s for my cat, Fox. She is fighting for her life & I would do anything for her. I know many would say: “it’s just a cat”, but this cat is my whole life. She’s kept me sane. I know you shouldn’t have favorites, but she’s mine. I rush home to see her. She falls asleep in my arms every night. Anytime I’m sad or scared, she’s always right there making me smile. We are so attached to each other.

Fox has FIP. For my non cat people, FIP is a fatal & aggressive disease. There is no approved drug for us to use in the US, but there is one that’s been developed in China which has had an 85% success rate. The problem is, this means her kitty insurance doesn’t cover the cost because it is not approved by the FDA. The treatment takes 84 days (if all goes well) and requires multiple return visits to the vets as well. As you can imagine, this isn’t cheap.

As luck would have it, financially this is the worst time ever for this to occur. I’ve been struggling with debilitating migraines over the last 18 months, which has kept me out of work more often than not. To add insult to injury, I got Covid for the first time in late April and it took me out for weeks. For those that don’t know, I am a Flight Attendant and it’s a job with long hours and can be very hard on the body; this made it hard for me to work as much as I normally need to in order to pay the bills. Come early July, I was starting to get back on my feet and BAM - I was struck by a semi truck on the highway (I was found at no fault). I sustained some pretty gnarly injuries being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and it took me out of work for another 7 weeks. Once I came back, my terrible migraines only have gotten worse due to the fact my face took a large amount of damage from the steering wheel after the air bag didn’t deploy (no, I cannot sue the car manufacturer). This all means not working as much as I need because I physically can’t. Then, just to add to the drama, I came down with Covid again the end of October. I’m still recovering as I write this. Needless to say, through all of this my savings I had were hemorrhaged and I am straight up broke.

During my last bout with Covid, I noticed Fox felt a little skinnier than normal. Throughout the 10 days I had it, I watched her rapidly lose weight and got scared. Very scared. As soon as I was no longer contagious, I made her an appointment with the vet. When things didn’t improve after a week, I took her back in and that is when I got the devastating news my baby was dying. I am a wreck.

Fox & her brother, Harvey, came to live with me 3.5 years ago after I fell in love with them online. They were rescued from a sewer in San Bernardino, CA by the lovely ladies at Cats of San Bernardino. They were starving, riddled with health issues, and Harvey had a large scar splitting the side of his mouth (that he still has to this day). After watching their journey on IG for weeks (and no one showing interest in them), I flew all the way to CA to adopt them; that’s how deeply I felt about giving these 2 a loving home. I’ve never regretted it a moment. They’ve brought me so much love and joy. Even through the numerous vet visits and issues to get them healthy. They have never been apart & Harvey has been watching over and cleaning his sister as she gets more and more ill.

I know this is a big ask, especially right before Christmas, but if you have even $1 to spare to help me fund her bills for the medicine, I would be beyond grateful. I’m past desperate, or else I would have never made this because I truly hate asking for help like this.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading the story of a crazy cat lady who loves her little Tuxie kitty too much. If you cannot donate, but can spare at least some prayers and/or good vibes…we will take anything we can get, please.

Thank you.