Yesterday morning, Paolo got me worried. Anyone who has pets can tell when something isn't right. He was a bit sluggish, sleepy, had gone 12 hours without using the litter box, and didn't have much of an appetite. He climbed onto my lap looking for affection, and I noticed he had an ear injury that isn't visible at first glance. His eye infection also came back, the exact same one he had when he first arrived at our home. On top of this, he had been having stomach issues; 3 or 4 days ago, he threw up all his food right after eating, and his stools haven't been healthy. Just a few days ago, he was his usual self active, playful, acting like the king of the house.

I borrowed some money and took him to the vet. She is a doctor with a wonderful heart for animals and had tremendous patience; the appointment lasted about an hour. She prescribed several medications:

For his eye: Antibiotic eye drops and artificial tears.For the ear injury: An antiseptic solution to clean it and a healing cream.

She ordered stool tests and prescribed dewormer, antifungal medication, probiotics, a nutritional supplement for cats with deficiencies, and "gastrointestinal wet food," which I researched and found out is medicated food specifically for gastrointestinal conditions.

Paolo isn't used to riding in cars, so he was scared and started panting on the way back home.

Use a basket and its blanket to transport it.

Today I got his stool analysis done. No parasites showed up, though the vet said she found it strange and asked me to bring another sample to her clinic so she can send it to a different lab (she isn't charging me for this). What the test did show is that he has intestinal dysbiosis.

The hardest part for me is affording all his medications, especially the special food he was prescribed, because each can costs $12 and only lasts him one day.

I already bought one of the medications, Itraconazole, and I still need to get the rest. The doctor said that once he gets better, he can switch to dry food (a higher quality brand, which costs around $30 for a 2kg bag that lasts a month) along with homemade food.

Paolo's treatment is costing me 70% of my income (not even counting the special food). I am reaching out to this community and fellow cat lovers to ask if you could help me heal Paolo.

lastingcocoa09@walletofsatoshi.com

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Medical prescriptions:

In this shopping cart are all the missing medicines and 7 cans of special wet food:

Stool test result: