Two days ago I asked for prayers for our 8 week old kitten, Moses. He steadily worsened, and by that evening I feared he wouldn't make it through the night. I syringe-fed him bits of water, and tucked him in my jacket to keep warm, because he was so listless and lethargic he just kept going off alone to huddle miserably.
Yesterday morning I took him to the vet. The vet said his intestines felt "enlarged", and he thought Mo had a bowel obstruction. The only way to find out for sure was an x-ray, which cost $135, which I simply could not afford. And even if I COULD afford the x-ray, I couldn't afford the $1000-$1500 the vet said surgery would cost. He prescribed antibiotics "just in case" Mo's intestines were enlarged simply due to his enteritis, and told me if there was no improvement we might have to "put him down". I am adamantly opposed to euthenasia, especially for a tiny kitten whose only fault was coming into a family who doesn't have bill and grocery money, let alone such a large expense as surgery.
Moses had his first dose of antibiotic at 10 a.m. By 1p.m. he was eating a tiny bit of soft cat food. At 3:30 he came mewing into the kitchen, so I offered him more, which he again ate. At 8:30 last night he AGAIN ate a small bit of food. At 10:30, instead of huddling alone somewhere, he jumped into bed with my husband and I, and happily lay purring between us. I awoke this morning to him SCREECHING for food, and he ate 3/4 of a can!
He SEEMS to be well on the road to recovery. Thank you to all who prayed for our special kitten, and thank you to God for healing him. I can't think of a better Christmas gift for my daughters : )
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