ICYMI: Cat Rescue Seeks Donations For Kitten W/ Fatal Disease

HUNTINGTON, NY — Feral to Family, a cat rescue in Huntington, is seeking help to save Valentina, a 4-month-old kitten inflicted with a fatal disease. After multiple visits to the vet, Brittany Oliva, president of Feral to Family, said Valentina has a presumptive diagnosis for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a deadly viral disease caused by a strain of virus called feline coronavirus.

After conducting research, the rescue says it found MUTIAN, an expensive drug that has shown the ability to treat FIP. The drug has not yet been approved by the FDA, but it has shown more than an 80 percent survival rate in treated cats, according to Oliva.

"With the use of this new medicine, Valentina has a chance at a happy and healthy life, but it's costly," Oliva said.

Treating Valentina with the medicine will cost more than $4,500, according to the rescue. As of Friday afternoon, roughly $3,500 has been raised, the rescue said.

"Valentina is worth it, and we have decided to treat her and give her a chance, and with your help we can save her life," Oliva said.

Donations on Valentina's behalf to Feral to Family can be made here.

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