We spent the weekend exchanging emails with Facebook support groups and trying to source the drugs that might save Ula’s life.
The British short hair breeder was a huge help and managed to source some tablets to hopefully start Ula on the road to recovery.
I then ordered the liquid medicine from someone in China and, convinced I’d fallen for a scam, we waited.
In the meantime we attempted to shave Ula’s sides to make the injections easier to give.
The drug she has to have is GS-441524 and is very effective in treating la pif.
We gave Ula the first of the pills and then a lovely woman in Lyon from the Facebook group came round to show us how to administer the injections.
It isn’t easy – Ula doesn’t like it at all. Normally a placid cat she turned into a growling, snarling, biting one when we try to give her the medicine.
Our first attempt on our own was a bit of a car crash, the second time a bit better.
We have to get better because she needs the injections for at least a month. The total treatment lasts 84 days!!
Wish us luck.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 