Peony & Petunia

**Emergency Fundraiser!!**

Peony and Petunia were brought into the ER vet this afternoon with non-stop tremors- they had been given a flea and tick topical prevention from the dollar store. And one that was ONLY for dogs. These medications are dangerous for kitties because they contain pyrethrins. Especially dangerous for itty bitty kitties like them and this toxicity can be deadly if not treated fast enough!!

 Unfortunately there is not a cure for this toxin. Cats livers do not process it the way that dogs and humans do so the only thing to do is to bathe off any of the prevention that is still in them, control the tremors as much as possible with IV muscle relaxers, and give them IV fluids to help the body flush out the absorbed toxins as fast as possible. The tremors can get bad enough that they look like seizures and can cause their body temperatures to rise high enough to go into a heat stroke.

 Thankfully these babies got to the vet in time and were surrendered for care. They have started treatment, so we should be past the hyperthermia point at least. BUT they are far from out of the woods! We still need to keep them in the hospital for at least the next 24 hours. One of the girls also has a low blood glucose be used this is just too much for her body to handle. The clinic is giving her IV dextrose supplementation until her body can regulate that again on her own.

 ER care for both of these sweet sisters will be $1400-2050. We said yes!

 However we need help with their bill and prayers and shares for them!

Text the code “PEONYPETUNIA” to 44-321 to donate