Dear Patrons,About Post 2: (published on 2020/04/11 20:00)Kuri-chan usually sleeps like this on my bed.Kuri-chan's update:Having got to take injections everyday for the last 70+ days since 31stJan, Kuri-chan's blood test result shows that he is doing well. Though,his stress level may be reaching at the top. He has shown us he hashigh endurance but it is somewhat weary nowadays. He often mistakes myfootsteps as my son's and tries to hide himself from going to the vet,but despite his best effort, my son takes him to the vet at the samehour everyday.MUTIAN injection treatment is no easier for the vet as well. Due to themany injections which Kuri-chan had so far over the last two months, heis suffering from many ulcers formed all over his back, thus the vetalways strives to find the best spot on Kuri-chan's back where he can dothe injection.But in particular, on Tuesday April 7, and it happened at this one time,that Kuri-chan screamed and struggled like never before. The vet had totry the injections three times, and at one time, the vet even stabbedhimself....No one could tell why it was so painful for Kuri-chan that day compareto any other day, but may be, the injection went in right on one of hisulcers..... It is so heartbreaking and disheartening to see myKuri-chan bearing with the pain like this, nonetheless, before or afterthis date, Kuri-chan has never ever attacks us back.In terms of Kuri-chan's appetite, he eats only small amount at a timebut sadly he is no longer keen to be fed by my son. Kuri-chan demandshis a/d canned food every 1.5hrs-3hrs only when I am near him, and hewould eat more or less the whole can a day.We are so grateful to Kuri-chan's god father that we received two casesof a/d canned food from him.Once a day, we allow the big sister, Maria (the GSD), and the youngersister, Sayla (other orange tabby) to see Kuri-chan for about 5-60minsso that they can play and unite as a family.Maria has been suffering from some unknown cause of problem with her owndigestive system but when she is stable she plays a good sister (notstealing Kuri-chan's food etc) and sleeps quietly at the back.Kuri-chan is gaining his weight steadily back to his normal, and theamount of MUTIAN he needs to take stays at double doses, which is about3.4ml. As a 5ml bottle of MUTIAN costs $379, the three months worth ofMUTIAN, together with everyday's visits to the vet are tremendouslyexpensive.It is not good time for us Human neither as of the recent rage ofCODIV-19 everywhere around the world. Due to my health circumstancesand conditions, mainly with the dialysis and related problems, I have tobe extra cautious to stay alive, but I cannot help to feel so powerlessin supporting Kuri-chan, and keep asking myself, whether making thedecision back in January to give him a 84-days treatment to fight withFIP was the right idea or not, just because of I wasn't ready to let himgo, wouldn't be this a torture on him?13 more days till the end of the treatment programme, only 13 more days,but yet, another 13 more long days for Kuri-chan and us.... etc....But looking at the figures such as those 700 patrons who have supportedand backed us in the first project, those new patrons in this secondproject, those 780 people subscribed to my YouTube channel, and thosewho are helping to spread the words on Facebook & SNS, all I know isthat I have to be strong as Kuri-chan is, as he is the one doing so muchin this, we will somehow manage to live until your contributions anddonations reach us.Thank you for your support.Love from Maiko KyougokuPSJust to cheer up, it was my son's birthday yesterday (April 10), heturned 19 years old, and we ate Cheesecake!