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They say that cats choose their home and absolutely nothing happens by chance :)

This is Simba, originally known as Miți. He is about 1 year old.

The little kitten who has won us over and whom we want to stay with us, so we can have fun and show him that life can be full of love, turkey and lots of joy. It seems he wants that too.

He is an adopted kitten, with a special gentleness and very docile. Simply adorable.

P.S. You’ll find photos right at the bottom.

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In short:

After extensive investigations costing €700 to reach a definitive diagnosis – treatments, blood tests, abdominal ultrasound, tests and visits to various clinics, with temperatures of over 40.5–41.5°C that left him exhausted for two weeks, Simba has managed to start emergency treatment for Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), to which he has responded very, very well right from the first dose, but the 100-day course of treatment must be completed in full for him to survive.

Final diagnosis: Neuro-Ocular FIP – you can see in the photos that his pupils are dilated and asymmetrical, with a bloodstain in his right eye – right eye mydriasis and anisocoria. He currently has almost no vision in his right eye, but he will recover.

  Treatment for one day costs 100 lei + supplements + blood tests costing 250–300 lei, which are carried out periodically + his neutering between days 64–68 of treatment using only inhalation anaesthesia, which is part of the treatment plan. It is a very serious treatment that requires a great deal of responsibility.

The most urgent and important thing is to purchase the doses, as his life depends on it.

Based on a rough calculation, as we’ve calculated using the current daily dose in ml (which will increase slightly over time), we need to buy at least 35 doses for the 100 days. We cannot risk him running out of doses the day after tomorrow, for example, as his life depends on it.

The treatment for PIF alone costs 10,500 lei (2,111 euros). The most important thing now is to have the money for the injections, the only treatment that will keep him alive; this will only be possible if you are willing to stand by me and the wonderful Simba.

Your contribution, however small, will be vital, because every little helps in raising the funds for the treatment that will cure him.

After 15 days of treatment, a new calculation has left us trembling, and the cost is much higher than we expected based on our initial estimates. So far, 7,000 lei has been spent, and we still need another 10,000 lei to cover the treatments, neutering, tests... Initially, the total was just over 2,000 euros, but in fact it exceeds 3,000 euros...

We’ve joined the dance with Simba and now we want to see it through to the end.

The first option was to put him down, as was customary for cats diagnosed with FIP. I couldn’t bring myself to do that; something inside me said to fight tooth and nail. This case has taken me from the depths of the sea to the heavens and back.

Simba is now purring soooo much, he’s starting to have more vitality, he’s eating very well, he’s a ‘different’ cat already from the very first dose. He’s responding very well to the treatment. The chances of a full recovery are 100%.

Simba sends you his love because he’s very affectionate, and if we manage to raise the money for his treatment, I’ll keep you updated on his progress, step by step, alongside us.

 Dr Ioana Dalea, vet

 “The cat presented with recurrent fever that was slow to subside and only temporarily relieved by anti-inflammatories. Increasingly losing his appetite, sometimes showing signs of nervousness, his general condition was deteriorating daily. The mutant feline coronavirus has an extremely variable course in cats. The inflammation triggered by the presence of the virus in the body affects the blood vessels and the brain, ultimately killing the cats after several weeks of suffering. Antiviral treatment is the only solution, which fortunately saves the lives of a large percentage of sick cats, but it is very expensive. We believe that this particular patient has an excellent chance of recovery with the help of GS.”

Further details: 

  Upon arrival in the yard, we soon noticed that he was unwell. His eyes were sunken and he was quite listless. A period of investigations and treatment began as he had a very high temperature; these investigations lasted for 14 days, continuing until today, 25 October 2024, when he was re-diagnosed with Neuro-Ocular FIP.

The first diagnosis was feline calicivirus, the second was dry FIP, and in the meantime, neuro-ocular FIP was discovered, which is aggressive, the most long-lasting, but also requires very, very expensive treatment.

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal disease which, without specialised treatment, kills slowly and surely. It is a mutation of the Feline Coronavirus (FeCoV). The mutant virus, alphacoronavirus, has the ability to invade and grow within certain white blood cells, namely macrophages. The immune system’s response causes an intense inflammatory reaction, which leads to death.

The only treatment that can save him is daily administration of the medication, which must be continued for 100 days without a single day’s break. If a single day is missed, the virus becomes even more aggressive; it may kill him, or treatment must be restarted from day one, regardless of which day of the course it is. The injections hurt like hell; one day it’s in the right side and the next day in the left, but we know he’ll forgive us for that if we manage to raise the money for the treatment, the supplements, the tests, the hospital stays and the fortnightly check-ups, and all of this costs over 3,000 euros...I know, it’s a huge burden to cover the treatment, especially as every single dose left is a massive stress, not knowing if you can get hold of enough for the next few days.

  One dose, at the moment, is enough for 3 days at his current weight. He is weighed daily and with every increase in weight, the dose is recalculated and increases until a certain point.

 Nights on end without sleep, trying to bring his temperature down once the anti-inflammatory had worn off; dozens of kilometres driven to and from the clinic every day in the first week; a huge number of opinions – and now he’s fine, and we want to keep going.

He responded extraordinarily well right from the first dose. Until day 100 of treatment, he mustn’t miss a single day. If the test results are good on the last day of treatment, it can be finished.

I don’t know how they do it, I’ve no idea, but I know I want this so very much.

When I got hold of the first dose, which only lasts a few days – now it lasts three days as the dose of PIF Neuro-Ocular has been increased – I didn’t know, and I still don’t know, if and how I’ll get the money for the next dose and all the others for 100 days. Initially, it was 84 days of treatment with just the dry form of PIF, but now, with PIF Neuro-Ocular, it’s 100 days of GS administration.

Simba is now purring soooo much, he’s starting to have more energy, he’s eating very well – he’s a ‘different’ cat already from the very first dose. He’s responding very well to the treatment. The chances of a full recovery are 100%.

Simba sends you his love because he is very affectionate, and if we manage to raise the money for his treatment, I’ll keep you updated on his progress; I’ll keep you in the loop every step of the way.