Update July 16th, 2011: After his second transfusion yesterday it was clear Dylan was feeling much better as he purred his way relentlessly through the last hour of it.

This we peeked in the room to see how he was doing, and for the first time he was sitting up right at the door looking straight back at us and greeted us with purring and paws through the cage. He was bright, alert and even playful! He had eaten his meal over night also for the first time, as we have had to force feeding him since he arrived in our care. His temperature is down to 38C which is GREAT, finally no fever!

His attitude said it all, he was feeling great and will be ready to start being a mischievous kitten in no-time. However he still needs to stay on IV fluids, and antibiotics to continue to fight off the nasty virus and infection.

Dylan is a trooper, this disease kills almost all kittens in under 24-48 hours. It is very deadly, and highly contagious (which is why we vaccinate against it as part of the basic vaccine). He fought off this disease (with a little of our help), but many kittens like him do not get this opportunity and continue to die in pet-stores that neglect the need to vaccinate, isolate new kittens and have basic environment hygiene. They put Dylan's life at danger, to save a few bucks. Which ultimately cost Eleven Eleven close to 1, 000 (Thanks yo everyone who donated to him!) to save his life, because they wanted to save money.

Animals have no place in for-profit industries. Do your part, spread the word, choose to adopt, and do not buy supplies from pet stores that sell live animals.

Thank you to each an every person who has donated to his cause, or spread the word. He owes his life to every one of you, with out your support Eleven Eleven in no way would have been able to provide the medical care Dylan critically needed. He will continue to be hospitalized, but hopefully it will not be for much longer if all goes well.

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*Dylan will soon needs a cat-free foster or adoptive home with healthy adult, fully vaccinated cats (proof of vaccinations will be required) once he is ready to go home. They will need to be comfortable with giving him his medications, and plenty of TLC. They will also have to understand that after taking him on, for the next 12-24 months they can not take in any unvaccinated kittens or cats to prevent even the slightest potential risk of environment transmission. If interested; elevenelevenanimalrescue.org/fostering.html