18/11/2025
🆘 URGENT: Help Us Save Victor and Keep Saving Lives 🆘
Last night, little Victor a kitten no bigger than your hand, fragile, covered in ringworm, and fighting every day just to grow, suddenly began struggling to breathe. His foster rushed him to emergency, terrified he wouldn’t make it in time.
We truly thought we were going to lose him.
Victor spent the night in hospital on IV fluids, receiving round the clock supportive care. This morning, we finally got to bring him home exhausted, shaky, but still fighting. The vets ran every test they could:
No free fluid in his abdomen
Enlarged organs likely congenital, but because he’s so tiny there’s almost nothing to compare them to
Slight anemia
Elevated white cells
FIP ruled out
Immunocompromised from a lack of early maternal antibodies + ringworm + being so small
Diarrhoea while admitted now on probiotics and antibiotics
Through everything, Victor purred. Even as a tiny kitten battling more than he should… he still purrs. He wants to live.
We have not yet received the final invoice for Victor’s stay, but we were quoted upwards of $1,200 for last night alone and from previous emergencies, we are already over $7,000 in owing, including Victor’s bill.
Another critical kitten was rushed in late last night as well, these back to back emergencies have hit us hard.
We are drowning.
We rely solely on donations.
We receive no government funding.
And we cannot keep taking on kill listed cats every week the ones who need us the most if we cannot get on top of these bills.
We don’t want to turn our backs on kittens like Victor who only survived because someone fought for them.
But right now? We can’t keep doing this without you.
If everyone reading this donated even a couple of dollars, we could cover Victor’s care and chip away at the vet bills that are holding us back from saving more lives.
🩷Your $2, $5, $10 whatever you can spare truly matters.
Your donation today keeps our doors open tomorrow.
Anything over $2 is tax deductible 🐾
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https://www.strongheartscats.com/donate
Bank Transfer:
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BSB: 633000
Account Number: 180405532
Reference: VICTOR / VET CARE