
Urgent Help for Skylar's Beloved Cat Bjorn
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Hello everyone, my name is Skylar and my cat Bjorn and I are in desperate need of some help. Bjorn is a 3-year-old tabby. I have had him since he was around 8 weeks old. It was love at first sight for us when he immediately came to me and sat on my lap out of a group of 15 people. He is the most loving, social little guy that has been my emotional support ever since I brought him home.
Unfortunately, he has not been doing well since the 21st of this month. We have had two emergency vet visits and two with our primary vet trying to figure out what is wrong with him. It has been a downward spiral for Bjorn since he has been dealing with:
- Abdomen pain
- Being lethargic
- Developing a respiratory infection from our first ER visit
- Becoming anemic on the 29th
- Recently getting an infection in his eyes
- Losing 2 pounds and becoming increasingly skinnier
As of now, he has not eaten anything in the last three days, which could be due to abdomen pain. We had an appointment today with our primary vet and discussed his latest ER visit and got results for blood work. Feline leukemia and FIV were ruled out, but she thought FIP could be a strong possibility. FIP is extremely hard to diagnose, so we have been trying to rule out other options. When my vet called later in the day to follow up, she had also consulted a different veterinarian that works in internal medicine about Bjorn's case since there are so many unanswered questions she was unsure of. They think it is possible he has chronic inflammatory GI issues going on, but he will need more testing to know what is happening to him.
Bjorn has been through hell and back in just the last 8 days with tests and still needs more, but we desperately need any help we can get so we can finally get some answers for him and figure out how to help him feel better! He is my best friend and I desperately want to help him in his time of need. I am a full-time college student, so money is very tight for me right now, and my mom has helped me the best she can even though we both could not afford it. We have already run up $1700 in medical bills and Bjorn is still in immediate need of a $667 ultrasound to determine what is going and is in need of additional labs as well which will cost approximately $136. I appreciate any considerations, thank you for your time.
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Skylar Allmon
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Peoria, AZ