February 23, 2024 |
Photo – The cat generally known as Milo – Courtesy Kasandra Ramsey
A Rawlins girl is asking for assist discovering a life-saving medication for her cat.
When Kasandra Carpenter Ramsey adopted her cat Milo from Pet Partners of Carbon County in 2022, she couldn’t have identified that her new finest buddy suffered from a uncommon, however deadly illness.
Ramsey stated she took two-year-old Milo to an area veterinarian after he started displaying indicators of fast weight reduction and lethargy. Milo was recognized with Feline Infectious Peritonitis. FIP, as it’s generally identified, is a viral illness attributable to the feline model of the coronavirus. Ramsey stated FIP doesn’t have a generally available therapy and is taken into account 95% deadly. Milo’s proprietor stated she contacted a buddy who informed her about an experimental treatment which will save her cat’s life.
The treatment is known as GS-441524. In medical research, cats handled with the brand new drug had a better than 80% of surviving FIP.
Untreated, Ramsey stated Milo almost definitely has lower than a month to reside. She stated a member of the FIP Warriors Facebook web page has supplied to provide Milo with a dose of the brand new drug. The catch is that the person lives 200 miles away, in Glendo. Ramsey stated work is stopping her from going herself. She is asking for somebody to go to Glendo and choose up the treatment.
Ramsey stated she can be looking for somebody within the Fort Collins space prepared to promote her a dose of GS-441524.
Milo’s proprietor stated she ordered the drug herself, however fears the climate might forestall it from arriving in time to be efficient. Ramsey stated her cat wants one or two doses of the treatment to carry him over till her cargo arrives.
Ramsey stated time is working out to avoid wasting Milo’s life. She requested anybody in a position to go partway or totally to Glendo to name her at 321-5164 or message her on Facebook.
