Javanese kittens & cats in Texas City, Texas

Cauliflower was pulled out of a high-volume municipal animal shelter in Galveston, Texas by her foster mom when she was just a neonatal kitten. She was failing to thrive and on deaths door. Her amazing foster mom, Jen, nursed her back to health. As Cauliflower grew, she continued to have G.I. issues. Jen worked with the shelter vets to figure out what was going on, but no treatment was working. Lifeline of Galveston County is a non-profit animal rescue that works closely with shelters in Galveston County. We are on a mission to help every shelter in our county reach no-kill status. We worked with Cauliflower's foster Jen to pull her into our rescue when she was about 3 months old. We worked with a vet to do further testing on Cauliflower, and learned she had mega-colon, which is a chronic condition that occurs most often in cats and is basically a mega-sized, stretched-out, weakened colon. We worked with the vet and got Cauliflower on multiple medications to try to manage the condition. She is required to take these medications daily, and will likely have to continue to take them daily for many years. The vet is currently monitoring Cauliflowers condition, which requires x-rays almost every 2 weeks. Adult cats would generally receive surgery to cut out the stretched out part of the colon. This is a very intense surgery, and we (Lifeline & Cauliflowers vet) really don't want to have to put a 3 month old kitten through it. For this reason, the plan is to continue to manage and monitor Cauliflowers condition through medication and periodic x-rays. Hopefully she can make it to 2 or 3 years of age before surgery is required. We are working to find Cauliflower a special needs rescue, but will continue to provide her care until one can be found. Cauliflowers case is incredibly costly with multiple daily medications, special food & regular X-rays already costing us hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Her eventual surgery will cost thousands of dollars. Cauliflower is an incredible kitten with a beautiful personality. She is and always has been a fighter. We will fight with her! We hope you will too! Donate to Cauliflowers Care: https://cuddly.com/donate/4910391/cauliflower

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