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Become a Hero by Buying a Mask ENDFIP

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Oliver Jakie Punkin Norton November 2019 I lost my baby Oliver from FIP. We need to find a cure. There aren't any treatments out there to get rid of FIP. I thought I would get over 15 years with my Oliver, but FIP took him away from me a lot sooner. He passed on to God at the age of 5 months.  He tried fighting it but he just couldn't win. I think about him every day wishing I would wake up and see him back to cuddling on my pillow next to me.  We need to find a cure or at least a treatment to make them have a longer quality of life with FIP. I know everyone is struggling during this time, but know if you donate money to ENDFIP Luca Fund for FIP research you will not only get a mask to protect yourself but you will also be saving animals' lives. Be a frontline hero for our pets and donate.     Here is information on how to help out:  HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY SUPPORTING FIP RESEARCH Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a devastating

Medicine and Remedies to Cure Trixie the Kitten's Conjunctivitis Eye

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                             At the vet on Friday, July 26, 2019 Trixie came down with conjunctivitis 11 days ago. Yes, I am being a little overdramatic, but cats can lose their eye from conjunctivitis if they aren't treated in the early stages of conjunctivitis.  We bought a new butterfly toy. She had some water eye but we thought maybe the butterfly hit her eye. The next day it looked fine. Well, four days later her eye got really bad. Her right eye was swollen and had green discharge. Trixie doesn't like being petted not alone holding her and seeing what the inside of her eyes looked like.  My normal vet couldn't get her. Plus, our normal vet is around 20-30 minutes away. Trixie hates the car ride and the vet. Her anxiety is so bad she will rip her claws right off and bites the carrier so hard I worry she might pull her own teeth out of her mouth.  When we get to the vet and they take her temperature to find it 104 degrees which is really bad. This makes it hard

Trixie the Kitten Goes Under the Knife

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My five-year-old cat got spayed yesterday. The process was very interesting.  I was debating on saving money and taking her to C-Snip because they only charged $45 and I believe that included a microchip.  My regular vet charges $125 + $21 for the microchip.  I decided to take her to my vet because if they see anything else wrong they can take care of it right there. They also were going to check her teeth, trim her nails. I was under the assumption they were going to do blood work too, but that was an added charge.  Another reason why I decided to take her to my vet to have the surgery is because I was worried that people lied about having their cats checked for FeLv, shots and if they are getting strays in they might have respiratory infections. I wanted to try to prevent my baby from catching anything. I dropped her off at 8:30am. Signed paperwork and handed her off to the nurse. I called them around 12:00pm to see how she is doing. They said she hasn't had surgery yet and

Crazy Costs of Spaying a Kitten

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Trixie my female kitten is needing to be spayed really soon.  She will be 6 months old in two weeks.  I am trying to decide where I should take her to get it done. My regular vet charges $125 and this includes bloodwork, exam, medication, IV Fluids, overnight stay and the cone of shame. I thought maybe there might another Vet out there that charges less, but was really surprised at how crazy different the prices are from one vet to another. I was expecting Vets are charging around the same amount, but I was totally wrong. Here is my research: Northland Animal Hospital charges $90 for a pre-surgery exam + $450 (Surgery, Bloodwork, Overnight stay, Medications) + $61(Micro Chip)  Cascade Animal Hospital - $40 Pre-Exam + $333 Surgery + $41 Microchip Kentwood Animal Hospital $250 Surgery + $61 Microchip Red Barn Animal Hospital $200 Surgery + $40 Microchip  Cat Clinic surprised me the most. I was expecting this one to be the $450 but instead, they were $40 pre-ex