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They don't know if it's FIP or coronavirus. She is down to skin and bones, breathing hard. We bought a case of special high-nutrient prescription food from the vet but after a few days she lost interest in it. She has been eating a chopped mix we made of chicken livers, hard boiled eggs, chicken skin and chicken fat (cooked together then chopped with the eggs) to try to get protien and calories into her. Also giving her condensed milk. But she is losing interest in eating that tonight and is just curled up in a cat bed with labored breathing. The other cats love her, she is a real sweetie, they all cuddle up with her to keep her warm. She is a very small white calico, came with the place when we bought it, don't know how old she is, I think maybe 5-7 years old. She is inside-only, but she was outside until we caught her, she avoided the house and people after running away to the barn when the old owners had the place, I think they must have done something to scare her pretty good. It took about a year before we could get her to bring her inside, it was a bitter cold Michigan winter night, about 25 below, and the news gave warnings to get pets inside. We went into the barn and my wife lured her into range with some food and I was eventually able to sneak up on her, grab her, put her into a big box, get the lid on it before she could fly out, and run like mad to get her into the house.

After she realized we were not the same people she was expecting she settled down and was happy as a clam. Not a mean bone in her, unbelieveably good natured. If two other cats were squaring off, she would jump in between them and block them from fighting, even if they were twice her size. My wife thought I was imagining it until she saw it happen too.

I'm starting to choke up now and I am supposed to be writing software reviews all night. This is too hard.

If you have pets that you['re close to, you know how much they grow on you. When my dog died a few years ago I was a wreck for a long while. Please pray for her, thank you all.

I know how you feel. My beloved cat died from cancer ; I still miss him. : - (

Sounds like your Jessie is another very special kitty. Prayers for her, and you too , my dear.

Also giving her condensed milk. But she is losing interest in eating that tonight and is just curled up in a cat bed with labored breathing.

How's her digestion? My Casper was getting pretty emaciated and lethargic and wasn't eating until the vet figured out he was constipated and cleared him out. Now he's regained some weight back to his normal self.

I'll give my Casper an extra smoosh for Jessie. Hopefully he can send it on via that Feline Telepathic Network.

I'm choking up too just reading about her, Don Joe. I have five cats, love them all. I pray that your kitty recovers, bless her heart.

I am praying for your cat and your family.

I don't know if this will help but I had a puppy once with parvo, the vet said he was probably too far gone and it would cost $400.00 just to try to save him. My sister told me to get 9% Saline and give him subcutaneous shots. On the puppy, I slid the needle under the loose neck skin and pumped it up to about the size of a small egg and then when that had absorbed I'd do it again and he survived.

Saline might be hard to get if you don't have any livestock stores around but maybe you could overnight it from a vet supply on the internet.

Done......... I am glad she is the proud owner of good humans.

It's tough DJ,I'm a dog person, to me cats are the other white meat,
but it's tough losing a critter you have built up a relationship with.

I will say a prayer for your cat,just don't tell my dog about it.

I'm very sorry for you and know how you feel. I lost my 16 year old cat on Jan. 4. She had gone through a lot with me and is sorely missed.

I'll pray for you and your cat. Be strong.

The kitty's story is so neat. She is very lucky to have you! I have a kitty who was also very skiddish around people, but she always came inside the house and hid out under the blankets in my elderly mother's bed. One day I opened the closet in my bedroom and the kitty came flying out because I had probably scared her. I was horrified to see her rear leg was dragging and horribly distorted! I caught her and took her to the emergency hospital immediately. No one knows what happened to her leg, but there were two very tiny puncture wounds that the vet wondered if a snake may have caused. To me it looked more like she may have somehow impalled her leg while jumping off a chain fence or something like that, but the dislocation and obvious torn legiments, etc, was very, very bad.

Mind you, kitty was an alley type cat who was never much company like the other cats I have owned. The hospital vet told me that the bill would be several hundred dollars and I should take her to my vet to be rebandaged. I took her to my vet a couple days later, as instructed, knowing that the hospital vet had reservations about the ability of the leg to ever heal or be the same. Of couse it wouldn't, but I was shocked when my vet returned my kitty with the bandage off and advising me that there was really nothing that could be done and kitty would just either learn to deal with her leg or not. I hesitated to accept that but trusted he must know what he was talking about. well, we were barely home before the leg was once again is it's original out of location (in several places) and limp condition. I once again ran to the emergency hospital and begged them to show me how to deal with her recovery myself. After more than a thousand dollars spent and armed with ace bandages and plenty of instruction, I began to do the changes myself, carefully keeping her confined in a cage until healing was well underway.

Well, kitty now opens the front door completely on her own and runs around as though nothing had ever happened. I think it was the prayers that must have helped me help her. I look at her today, three years later, and am amazed that her injury is in no way apparent. And while I was caring for her she became lovingly dependent upon me for everything and never seemed to mind a bit. We give our pets the best opportunity we can and then have to leave the rest to the higher power that protects us all. Kitty's are no different. If she is called home we have to trust in the fact that she must be needed there. If God would have wanted it another way, it would have been. I will pray again, especially for your strength and ability to accept in God's will. It is wonderful that you gave her so many warm nights.