Sick Kittens Need Support

Kitten season can be overwhelming as it is, but add in serious illness and mounting vet bills, and we know we need to ask for help. We have been working to rescue as many kittens as possible, but some in our care have developed a serious virus. This virus is an especially ugly one - causing ulcers in the kittens' mouths and throats. The ulcers cause unimaginable pain and uncontrollable drooling - keeping the kittens from being able to eat for weeks while the virus runs its course. With the help of our vet, we are working to manage their pain and provide supportive but this help is expensive with most kittens requiring hospitalization and critical care. Many require esophageal or nasal feeding tubes.  One may lose her vision to ulcer in her eyes.

Meet Orion - this 7 month old kitten has an ulcer covering over half of his tongue. He wants to eat, but it's just too painful. We are providing IV pain meds and antibiotics to ward off an infection. He can beat this, but he needs the vet's critical 24x7 help.

Meet Birdie - a sweet little kitten who came to us very sick. She had ulcers all over her tongue and down her throat. The nasal feeding tube that had been placed wasn’t sufficient so an  esophageal rube (e-tube) was inserted several weeks ago. She is back to eating on her own, but the ulcers have moved to her eye. She's undergone several visits to the vet and it's unknown whether the eye will be able to be saved. She's one tough little kitten, but she's got a long road in front of her.