Dear Patrons,Kuri-chan has completed his 84-days MUTIAN treatment without an extension!! He is now in a follow-up observation period.We couldn't have managed to come this far without your supports! Thank you so much.His weight is about 5.7kg which is roughly the same as before.On his final MUTIAN treatment day, he took some blood test as well as the abdominal ultrasonography test, to be sure there are no accumulated the ascites (abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen).All test results were good to go!Here is some picture of empty MUTIAN boxes. He took them all by injections over 84 days... Unbelievable.It is not only cats that suffer from the corona virus. With the current raging situation of the human corona virus around the countries, I understand the difficulties in achieving the 2nd re-project.But if you could still spreads the words for us about the 2nd project on your SNS, Twitter, Instagram etc, it means so much to us.On contrary, we also know some people disagree and felt very unpleasant about the 2nd project.We apologise for any inconvenience that we have caused.In the previous post, I have mentioned that some of paintings of return goods were already sent to the respective patrons. Other goods are still in production and we will start shipping them once all goods are ready.Here is some early peek.Some of you have kindly declined your return goods and offered us to spend your contributions more towards Kuri-chan's medications. But if you decide to change your mind, we are happy to send you the corresponding goods. Please let us know!More detailed updates can be found in the 2nd re-project, please check:the 2nd re-projectThank you for your supportYours,Maiko Kyougoku

Dear all,Here are some updates on Kuri-chan and some shipping information about the return goods.Kuri-chan has 7 more MUTIAN injections and his 84 days treatment programme is scheduled to end on 23 April.His blood test result showed slight improvements, but almost remains as the same as the last test. The vet reckons that Kuri-chan has enough injections since the figures are stable. However, discussing with the MUTIAN supplier, it is still recommended to give him the full treatment, at a double dose injection for the remaining period.If Kuri-chan's blood test result is good on the last day of the treatment, there will be no more injection for him, or otherwise the treatment will extend.1Kuri-chan's reaction to the blood test:2Kuri-chan's reaction to the MUTIAN injection:3As advised by the MUTIAN supplier, we let Kuri-chan play free. This is to see whether his nerve system work correctly or not when he is in the excite mode.On Tuesday of last week (April 7), Kuri-chan struggled badly while being in the treatment. The vet also struggled to stick the needle into Kuri-chan. As Kuri-chan suffers from many ulcers all over his back, it is harder to find the good spot for the vet to perform the injections.The vet even stabbed himself once....out of three injections trials he had that day.Wednesday -- Saturday treatments (8--11 April), Kuri-chan screamed enough, but on Sunday (12 April), he couldn't help himself from leaking when taking the injection.I am aware that Kuri-chan's mental strength is weary, his back is full of itchy itchy ulcers. But somehow, he is so patient and doesn't lose his faith in us. He still loves to be pet more than ever, and he asks for cuddles all day long.When back at home, Kuri-chan is usually at rest and nowadays uses my son's pillow to sleep with. But when he wakes, I can find that tears welled up in his eyes and runs down his face... (T_T)We feed him every 90 to 180 mins with the a/d canned food (the prescription diet food), but his every intake is about a large spoonful at a time. He demands his second serving, but he often ends up showing some sign of purging. We leave some dried food on the side for him which he can eat them freely. He eats about 3~5 pebbles of them but he prefers the a/d canned food.I sleep by him as much as I can, but these days, I can notice him having some nightmare about those injections, as he screams while he is in sleep, and struggles then jumps up on the bed...Sadly, Kuri-chan now fears my son's foot steps and hide himself, even when we are not going to the vet.We have 8 more days to commute to the vet, I am trying my best to hold myself together.Some other good news:On Wednesday (April 15), at the vet, we happen to meet one of the kitten that we helped as a milk volunteer in last Autumn. His foster parent uses the same vet as we do. I could see that the kitten has grown into a beautiful young boy, and is bigger than Kuri-chan already. I am so happy that the kittens have found their good owner and the safe home to live.Lastly, just to let you know that we are in process of dispatching some of the return goods for this 1st-time crowdfunding project. We will ship out the paintings first to the respective patrons.The end to the 2nd re-project is less than two weeks away. I often talk with Kuri-chan that we must fight together until the end. How far we have come in last three months.We cannot thank you enough for supporting us, we are truly grateful.Yours,Maiko Kyougoku

第一回の栗ちゃんのご支援者の皆様、栗ちゃんの経過と、リターンのうち絵画の先行発送のご報告です。栗ちゃんは、あと4/23日まで、あと七回で注射を終了予定です。今のところ、血液検査の数値はほぼ横ばいで、若干の改善があるかなぐらいです。かかりつけ医では、もういらないんじゃないのかというぐらい数値は標準値に見えるそうです。MUTIAN社の担当者様の指導の下、動画を撮って見ていただいて、確認をとり、増量やその他の指示を受けていますが、このまま二倍量で最後までという予定となっています。最終日に血液検査を行い、打ち止めになるか、まだ継続投与するのか相談します。①血液検査の様子②MUTIAN注射の様子 ③MUTIAN社の担当さんの指示で、遊ばして神経症状の確認動画の撮影をして送るように言われて遊ばせた様子。先週火曜日は、針を3回指し直し、先生も刺さる暴れっぷり。(>_<)水～土曜日はまあまあマシな叫びっぷり。日曜日は、オシッコをたれながら叫びました(T_T)もう、栗ちゃんのメンタルもボロボロです。栗ちゃんの背中も、注射箇所の潰瘍だらけ。かゆくて、かゆくて、たいへんです。栗ちゃんは、注射の前も、直後も、私達人間を噛む事は無く、撫でられます。甘えます。優しすぎます。帰宅後、ひきこもりモードで、お兄ちゃんの枕をベッド代わりに、じっと寝ていて、起きた時には、涙を流しています。(T_T)90分～180分おきに給餌していますが、大さじ1しか食べられず、お代わりすると、そのあとオエッとなります。私が寝ていても、ad缶を食べたい！と、上に乗って起こします。ドライフードもありますが、ドライフードを3～5粒食べても缶が食べたい時は、残りものの乾いたものではなく、缶からよそってと言います。私を枕に寝ている姿を見ていると、以前は、走ったり、食べたり、せいぜい、嘔吐反応が突然出て、オエッと飛び起きていましたが、今は、注射の夢で、小さくギャーと叫ぶ寝言を繰り返しや、注射中に暴れているような動きや、飛び起きたりします。(>_<)お兄ちゃんの足音で隠れてしまいます。また注射につれて行かれる気がするようです。あと一週間注射耐えきれるんだろうかと、飼い主の心が折れそうな日々です。(T_T)水曜日、わたくしごとですが、秋にミルボラして育てた子が栗ちゃんの獣医さんが一緒なので、去勢手術に来ていて再会できました。ものすごく立派な美しい猫になっていました。栗ちゃんよりすでに手足の骨格が大きく、二歳ぐらいに成長が平坦かする頃には、栗ちゃんより大木な男の子になっていそうです。良い方にもらわれ、幸せな兄弟です。お庭に保護しに訪問したおうちの方にも、成長を喜んでいただけました。三頭の命が大切にしてもらえるご家庭に繋がった事、こうして再会の機会に恵まれた事は、栗ちゃんには浮気しちゃってますが、心身ともに私も限界突破中なので、大きな癒しとなりました。ほんと、栗ちゃんの90分おきのご飯は、ミルボラより短時間で、しかも間がだんだんあいて行かなくて、ずーっと頻回なままなので、正直ミルボラの方が楽です。うちの車内に、路上で猫の交通事故後をみかけた時など猫用に積んでいる段ボールと手袋などの猫回収セットがありますが、それがいるような事に遭遇しないといいなと思う季節になってきました。どうか、飼い猫は完全室内飼いで、事故や病気にならないように、お願いします。事故にあった子をみかけたら、近くに車を止めて、道路公団または交番に電話して、誰かがひいたようです、回収してくださいでもいいので、連絡してください。こまぎれにしないように、触れる方は、道路のわきに移動してあげてから電話してもらうと有り難いです。今年は一件も出会いませんように。。。最後になりましたが、第一回のキャンプファイヤーにてリターンに絵を選んでいただいた方に、グッズより先に発送をさせていただきました。住所で気づいたご職業、ああ、徳の高い方なのだなーと、絵画がそのような素敵な方の元で鑑賞されるのはとっても嬉しいです。我が家の唯一の資産かもしれない、交流のある先生や、コレクション作品など、本当に良い方のもとにもらわれて、栗ちゃんの役に立って、ありがたいです。再挑戦キャンプファイヤーもあと2週間を切りました。日々ご支援者さまが、それぞれ拡散やチャンネル登録を呼びかけて下さっているのを見て、栗ちゃんと頑張らなきゃね、あともう少しだねって話ています。皆様のご支援、ご協力に感謝しています。二回目の最後までどうか、元気玉、拡散、応援よろしくお願いいたします。

I had some troubles and errors sending messages twice in row, sorry for the inconvenience.  I will post here what I had intended to send to you.Post published 2020/04/03 23:31Dear patrons,Thank you all for your supports and contributions towards Kuri-chan’s MUTIAN medication for my first project on CAMPFIRE.As I have mentioned before, I had a lot of concerns from you that whether the first project can be extended or re-challenged due to the fund ending in short. I have asked CAMPFIRE management team and was told that the extension of project is not possible, but I was allowed to resubmit a new project for the shortage amount and joyfully it passed their judgement.Here is the URL for the 2nd project to cover the shortage amount in Kuri-chan's medication. As you may all know, Kuri-chan is an adult and the FIP treatment costs double amount to of a kitten. I would appreciate it, if you could share about this 2nd project to who may be able to help us, please:https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/236237I have already started to share and tweet on SNS, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.#FIP #MUTIAN #campfirejp #猫伝染性腹膜炎 #猫コロナ #猫#ねこ　#猫好き　#茶トラ猫男子部 #一日薬代約27000円 #84日間激痛注射The fund we have managed to raise in the first project is now scheduled to be transferred to our bank account at the end of April. Unfortunately, it will be less than what raised because the commission fee by the CAMPFIRE management.The 2nd project budget is set by taking account of some following facts:- from the 1st project: the number of patrons was more than our expectations that the production/shipping cost of returning goods is exceeded our estimates thus more funding is needed- no professional advertising this time. It costed too much. We would like to ask and rely on the previous 679 patrons and new patrons' ability to share about the 2nd project.The 2nd project will end at the end of April. Being truly honest, I wanted to set the deadline to be after GW (beginning of May), but unfortunately the payment day of all the medication won't wait....I have already asked so much of a favour from you, I promise that I will not start the 3rd project.Lastly, about Kuri-chan. He continues to battle with those painful injections everyday and he is doing very well in terms of his weight, blood test result etc.Please check our 2nd project, I will keep update the post about us.Thank you for your continuous support.Love from Maiko Kyougoku