This gorgeous girl is Esther. She's my miracle. She was rescued from under our local courthouse. She evaded capture for a couple weeks and was pretty sick because of it. Her mother was nowhere to be found and she had serious heart problems as well as minor wounds. She couldn't maintain her body temperature. She wouldn't eat and didn't move much at all. My vet suggested euthanasia.
I was already in love - and willing to try anything so he gave me a referral to K-STATE Veterinarians. The good news was she had gained weight (round the clock syringe feedings every 2 hours). The bad news was she had congestive heart failure probably due to malnutrition. Her heart was in such bad shape they didn't offer any guarantees. They got her on a couple different medications and she improved dramatically.
Suddenly she was eating on her own, playing with another kitten rescued two weeks earlier from under the courthouse, and purring. We sent a video to the heart doctor and he was shocked at her improvement. A few months later she didn't need the medication anymore and her heart was totally normal.
She's a completely healthy cat today. She is very sweet and mischievous. Her story and sweet personality are a constant inspiration to me.
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