Harriet the Wobble Kitty

08/22/2024

Today is a special day! Today is the day Harriet turns 9!! Every day that I spend with her is a day I am grateful for all of you who believed in her, who supported her and who fought alongside us in her diagnosis journey! Today, she had the opportunity to celebrate another year on this earth because of you!

Happy birthday sweet little Harriet!!

01/05/2024

This precious memory of baby Harriet came up on our newsfeed and we couldn't help but share. 8 years ago yesterday... Harriet made an appearance as a special guest at open mic night to raise funds for her medical bills. She sure did travel around a lot in her younger days. Now she enjoys the finer things in life like lounging in the sun and nibbling on plants. And she's earned every minute of it! 😍

Harriet, Sweet Harriet. Kate Slagel

12/07/2022

Happy News from Harriet! Her surgery went very well! After a long day, she's snuggled up in bed with her blankies and her momma. We are so very thankful for a happy, healthy Harriet!

12/06/2022

It's a big day for our little Harriet! After 7 years, we finally decided it was time for her spay surgery. Having her put under anesthesia has always been our biggest concern, but we know the risks of cancer and infection in unspayed females far outweighs the risk of anesthesia. Due to her age (can you believe she's old enough to be referred to as geriatic?!?! We sure can't!) and condition, she had bloodwork done this morning and was cleared to move forward with the surgery!! Please send positive vibes Harriet's way for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery!!

04/14/2022

It's that time of year again when the shelters and rescues are nearing capacity while more kittens continue to be born everyday.

We are raising funds to support the medical care of cats & kittens currently being fostered through Rebels Rescue-- the same rescue group that has had my back every step of the way through Harriet's medical journey. Without them, Harriet would not be here today. We ask that you please consider purchasing popcorn from our "Pop-up" Popcorn Store. 50% of all purchases goes directly to Rebels Rescue.

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11/30/2021

Just a friendly reminder: Today is Giving Tuesday!! Please consider giving back to your local animal rescue organizations so they can continue to save the lives of kitties like Harriet :)

As we head into the holiday season, we want to take a minute to thank each and every one of you for your continued support. We work hard every day to save the lives of stray, abandoned, neglected and abused pets in our community and we couldn’t do it without you!

As you know, Rebels Rescue is a volunteer-based 501(c)3 and we rely on the generous donations from private donors like you to provide the medical care necessary for the cats and dogs in our care to thrive. That is why we are asking for you to keep with the holiday spirit of giving by supporting Rebels Rescue tomorrow for Giving Tuesday!

Please consider donating money, supplies or simply your time so we can continue our mission to save homeless pets in our community and end unnecessary euthanasia. You can find all of the links below for the various ways to give back to Rebels Rescue on Giving Tuesday!
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Donate Supplies from our Wish Lists
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/XSW942RWYDQJ/
https://www.chewy.com/g/rebels-rescue_b83670813

Volunteer to be a Foster
https://rebelsrescue.rescuegroups.org/forms/form?formid=4568

05/07/2021

Look who has her s***k back! Harriet finished her last dose of antibiotics on Wednesday and we are anxiously awaiting her vet appointment May 17th for follow-up blood work & a chem panel to hopefully shed some light on what caused her recent illness.

04/28/2021

Happy Harriet Update:

Harriet is eating again! Her appetite is still poor and she's less interested in her wet food than usual, BUT she's been nibbling on dry kibbles here and there and has no problem eating her calorie booster and meal supplements. She's also been drinking water, grooming herself and more importantly--she's been zooming (or should I say wobbling) around the house. The transformation between Friday and today is absolutely astounding and certainly unexpected. Harriet is a fighter and she's resilient. I really don't know how else to explain it.

She had a vet visit at the regular veterinarian yesterday to establish a plan of care going forward. As of now, Harriet is to continue on her antibiotics and I will be working closely with her doctor, taking it day by day, to see what the next steps are towards determining a diagnosis and a treatment plan. She will be having follow-up blood work done (hopefully in the next few days) to compare her blood and chem panels against the results from this past Friday. Hoping this will provide some answers and rule out FIP.... yet again. Ugh!

Keep her in your thoughts! We will be back with more updates and snuggly Harriet photos :)

04/26/2021

Look who's perked up?! I've gotten the opportunity to spend the last 4+ hours visiting with Harriet. Her fever broke last night and her temperature has remained in normal range for 24 hours. She isn't interested in food, but she's very alert and interested in checking out everything going on around her. Harriet will be coming home tonight for a "trial discharge" to see how she does at home. Woo!

04/25/2021

Harriet Update:

I have decided to continue Harriet's current treatment at the emergency vet. When I spoke to the vet on duty last night, she had started Harriet on antibiotics and was exploring other treatment options to see if Harriet's condition could improve. Harriet's high-grade fever had come down a couple degrees and the vet saw no reason to not try a few different treatments. This morning, however, Harriet's fever was back up and no real improvements had been made. During my afternoon check-in, the vet on duty recommended Harriet stay for another 24 hours. Her fever was persistent, but there was no hard evidence that Harriet was OR was not responding to the treatment. I feel that another 24 hours of treatment will be significant in determining the next best course of action to take. FIP has not been ruled out, but the veterinarians are also not solely focused on FIP being the definite diagnosis and are making valiant efforts to look at any and all other causes. Please continue to keep Harriet's in your thoughts.

04/24/2021

Harriet can barely walk but she learned to run. She can't jump but she learned to climb. She has overcome every obstacle in her way and we made a vow to stand by her and do the same. We refuse to let expenses stand in the way of her chance to keep living a life she fought so hard for. We will be raising funds through 5/24/2021 to offset her hospitalization expenses continued care.

"Harriet the Wobble Kitty" was diagnosed with FIP -a fatal disease- in 2015 at just 4-months-old. She wasn't expected to live to see 1. I began a crusade for answers and treatments. And we found them. Harriet celebrated her 1st birthday and even her 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th birthday. 5 years flew by wi...