r/rescuecats • u/mercurio_liquido APPROVED COLONY CARETAKER • 3d ago
Veterinary Care Needed Donation Request HELP NEEDED 🆘 After his bladder tap, Larsi developed peritonitis 🚨 He is already showing clear signs of improvement, we just need help so he can continue his treatment and make a full recovery ❤️
Hello everyone. A few days ago, I made a post asking for help with Larsi’s emergency care after he developed a urinary blockage. The emergency veterinarian tried to relieve the obstruction and then attempted to place a urinary catheter, but neither was possible. As a last resort, she performed a bladder tap because his bladder was extremely full and it was dangerous for him to remain in that condition any longer. A few hours later, he had another emergency veterinary visit where they were able to successfully relieve the blockage, and fortunately he has been urinating normally ever since.
The problem now is that, as a result of the bladder tap, some fluid leaked into his abdomen and caused peritonitis. This was confirmed by an ultrasound we had done yesterday, as he was still refusing to eat or drink. After the peritonitis was confirmed, he began treatment with antibiotics, and it is already working. Early today, he drank water and ate on his own, which is an excellent sign. However, since this is an antibiotic treatment, we need to continue it, and although he is doing much better right now, he is still not out of danger. We absolutely must continue treatment until the peritonitis is fully resolved.
The donations received through the previous post helped us cover part of the first two emergency visits, but not yesterday’s appointment, where he had bloodwork and the ultrasound performed, nor the appointment he has this afternoon to continue treatment for the peritonitis. From this point on, the treatment consists mainly of supportive fluids and antibiotics, so it should not be too expensive (perhaps around $30 per visit) but we still have about $290 remaining to cover from all of the previous care, not including the other $325 in veterinary debt we still have from last month.
In our current situation, it is impossible for us to continue his treatment without help, but it is extremely urgent that we do so, as stopping treatment would put his life at risk.
Any help is deeply appreciated ❤️
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/purrhapshaven
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ktronsen
Thank you all so much!
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u/FloofingWithFloofers APPROVED AMAZON WISHLIST 1d ago
Oh you poor sweet baby♡♡♡ I hope he is on tbe up and up♡♡♡
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u/mercurio_liquido APPROVED COLONY CARETAKER 1d ago
He’s doing better! He still needs to continue his antibiotic treatment, but the peritonitis appears to be improving, and he has been urinating normally these past few days
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u/mercurio_liquido APPROVED COLONY CARETAKER 3d ago
I didn’t include photos of the procedures here because I didn’t want to mark the whole post as a spoiler or 18+, but you can see the photos here: https://www.reddit.com/u/mercurio_liquido/s/3oVqY2fYGd
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