Pavarotti needs treatment urgently for Feline Urinary Syndrome. Pavarotti has been on antibiotics and cranberry capsules since he was diagnosed with a bladder/urinary tract/ kidney infection. He seemed to be improving but this morning he refused food (not at all like him) and he started passing drops of blood and a milky thick liquid so I took him to the vet. He is now hospitalised and will need treatment for a couple of days. He has Feline Urinary Syndrome which is generally associated with overweight male cats according to the vet.
The treatment requires drainage of the bladder with a catheter every so often so he will have to stay at the clinic for at least a couple of days. Once the bladder is clear he may be able to pee without help but the problem may come back a few days later and he will need further treatment. The alternative is to have surgery and a tube inserted for the urine to pass through.
Marcella just gave us an emergency shout yesterday that Pavarotti has to go through the surgery by today. However, just the surgery alone will amount to close to S$2,000 and given the financial resource we have, we simply do not have the ability to fork out this amount.
Despite the inadequate resource we possess, we did not give up on him and decided that even if this costs us ALL our money in the account, we will have to give it a go. Of course, this does not only mean that Pavarotti could get a new lease of life, this would also mean that we must raise close to $2.5K by the next few weeks. If not, the rest of the cats on campus would have to go hungry.
Please, we need your support. Every single donation reinforces the fact that we have made the right decision and for every single one who passes this message on, we have a higher chance that the rest of the cats on campus will not go hungry in the near future.
If you wish to donate, please contact us at NTU_cats@lycos.com or Marcella at marcella_do@hotmail.com to see how you may contribute.
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards,
Cat Management Network
[thu 2 sep 2010. source: facebook message from http://www.facebook.com/catscafe.cmn, tue 31 aug 2010.]
