Kyle files – He is sick. Please pray for him and wish him well.

Yesterday marked the first month that I bought Kyle from BioResearch. Yesterday, I also had him admitted for surgery.

The bacterial infection led to a recurring prolapse, which then led to rectal infection.

Despite giving him the best care and nurturing at home, Kyle still suffered from several kinds of gastro-intestinal infections.

My friends are actually urging me to lodge a complaint against BioResearch for selling me a sick and sickly cat. The infection actually became apparent 8 days after his purchase, despite top-of-the line cat food, a very conducive and cat-friendly house and a very nurturing environment.

Barely a month with me and I already had to rush him to the emergency vet 3 times – each costing P1,500 just for the emergency admission.

At a time like this, though, I don’t have enough mind space to think of filing a complaint or going through legal procedures for this.

I just want Kyle to be well.

I’d like him to live a long, happy, normal cat life.

After the operation, however, the doctors already warned me that even if he recovers, my worst case scenario is that he will permanently lose his bowel movement control because of damaged rectal nerves. The repercussion for me is that I will have an incontinent, messy cat at home.

If this will be the case, I will be forced to bring him home to my Mom’s house where he can be cared for 27/4 by my Mom and yaya. My yaya grew very fond of him, as she was the designated cat-sitter when I’m not at home.

As much as I would like him to roam freely in the house, I will be compelled to buy a big cat house aka cage, where he can stay so he will not mess up the entire house. Or perhaps I can opt for diapers, too, so I can bring him out every now and then so he can play.

The emotional anguish of all these is indescribable. I cannot put in words how much grief I feel – seeing him in endure the pain, seeing him tied in all fours and spread on the operating table while he was sedated but conscious.

Yet, this is not about me anymore. Perhaps whatever pain I’m feeling now cannot compare to the physical pain and psychological stress that Kyle is going through.

He will be in the hospital for 10 days after the surgery. I opted for hospital care over home care since the vets definitely know better to care for him. All I can do right now is visit him everyday and be financially responsible for all the hospitalization expenses.

I cannot believe I can be this affected – by a 4-month old kitten. If there is something that I learned about this entire process, I am surprised by how much compassion I have in my heart and how far I will go to make him well again.

If I am praying now that he survives all these and he live a normal cat life, it’s not for me anymore. It is for him.

If he turns out to be a handicapped cat after this, though, I will not love him less.

Friends, please say a prayer for my Kyle. Please pray for his recovery and healing.