Currently MMOB has a few animals that are in urgent need of care. We would deeply appreciate your donations to provide them with the care they need.
One of these guys is Trinket, also known as Ito. He is 1 of 4 kittens who were found in a friend's backyard. We pulled him into foster immediately because he was having tremors and we felt he would not make it there much longer. This was in April. At that time, the vet diagnosed him with Cerebellar Hypoplasia, a disorder that makes him wobble about a bit. To see a cat with CH, please check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQG6V1MOVY
Trinket has been a healthy little kitten since then. Jumping about and eating like a champ. He loves to sleep in the crook of his foster's neck. Absolutely adorable.
But on May 6th, Trinket's foster mom woke up to find him limp and non-responsive. We rushed him to Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group in Brooklyn. They put him on fluids and prophylactic antibiotics for toxoplasmosis. We picked him up the next day and took him home with no real diagnosis. Trinket came home a little more wobbly and weak, but with spirit intact. He seemed to be doing well on the antibiotics for a couple of days. But then on May 9th he had 2 seizures. We rushed back to the vet where they admitted him again for monitoring. They suspected it was the toxoplasmosis causing the seizures, although his tests came back negative (sometimes one's body may not have antibodies yet even though the body has the infection) so they sent him home again on the same meds. They also cautioned us that there could be a head trauma, or "structural problem", meaning that this may not clear up. When he got home that evening, he had two more seizures. We took him back to the vet and she decided to put him on Phenyl Barbitol, an anti-convulsive med.
Ever since then, he has been stable and returned to his goofy ways. We are very optimistic and return to the vet in a week to see what needs to be done next to ensure his health.
One of these guys is Trinket, also known as Ito. He is 1 of 4 kittens who were found in a friend's backyard. We pulled him into foster immediately because he was having tremors and we felt he would not make it there much longer. This was in April. At that time, the vet diagnosed him with Cerebellar Hypoplasia, a disorder that makes him wobble about a bit. To see a cat with CH, please check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQG6V1MOVY
Trinket has been a healthy little kitten since then. Jumping about and eating like a champ. He loves to sleep in the crook of his foster's neck. Absolutely adorable.
But on May 6th, Trinket's foster mom woke up to find him limp and non-responsive. We rushed him to Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group in Brooklyn. They put him on fluids and prophylactic antibiotics for toxoplasmosis. We picked him up the next day and took him home with no real diagnosis. Trinket came home a little more wobbly and weak, but with spirit intact. He seemed to be doing well on the antibiotics for a couple of days. But then on May 9th he had 2 seizures. We rushed back to the vet where they admitted him again for monitoring. They suspected it was the toxoplasmosis causing the seizures, although his tests came back negative (sometimes one's body may not have antibodies yet even though the body has the infection) so they sent him home again on the same meds. They also cautioned us that there could be a head trauma, or "structural problem", meaning that this may not clear up. When he got home that evening, he had two more seizures. We took him back to the vet and she decided to put him on Phenyl Barbitol, an anti-convulsive med.
Ever since then, he has been stable and returned to his goofy ways. We are very optimistic and return to the vet in a week to see what needs to be done next to ensure his health.
All in all, though Trinket's vet bills rose to $1500. That is how much was made at the fundraiser alone! And that is just one animal of the many we are responsible for...
Please consider making a donation to MMOB at this time--we survive on your help at this time especially since we are in the process of becoming a 501(c)3 and will only have access to public funding once that process is complete.
In Gratitude,
April Biggs,
Executive Director
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