Rahula

Rahula is a male ginger cat owned by a Singapore family. When his owners discovered he is FIV and FeLV positive, they abandoned him. Exposed to the elements, Rahula’s condition deteriorated very quickly.

The local feeders discovered him and looked after him. Other volunteers began posting his situation on social media. By this time, his health had deteriorated badly, and he was in critical condition.

Being FIV and worse FeLV, his chances of being adopted was very slim so we decided to adopt him.

Rescuing Rahula

On 27 Sept 2014, the volunteers help locate Rahula, and his first stop was the vet for urgent medical treatment. The vet was very supportive and helpful but without knowing how badly Rahula was neglected, it was hard to know if he can survive. Perhaps a few weeks or even a few days.

They wanted us to be prepared for the worse.

Back home, Rahula was naturally very frightened. His mouth had ulcers and smelled bad. He was unable to eat so his meals were very nutritious soups.

Rahula blooms

Slowly Rahula’s health improved, and he began putting on weight. He is a very affectionate cat, and often, he rather shower us with affection than eat his food. He is also a playful and cheerful cat who loves to be cuddled.

Caring for an FIV and FeLV cat requires additional effort. Rahula lives in a room of his own to prevent the spread of FeLV. He also required daily immune system boosters, supplements, vitamins and good quality food.

We noticed he ate more if we serve him food on a plate, and that inspired the Gold-D dish also known as the Rahula dish.

We also prepared chicken broth with ginseng to boost his immune system. In 2020, this inspired the Gold-D Ginseng Chicken soup.

The additional effort is more than compensated by the pure joy to see him happy and playful.

In Loving Memory of Rahula

Around Mar 2015, we noticed Rahula began losing weight and was passing out blood. The vet suspected he had developed cancer. During his palliative care, he was still cheerful and affectionate and remained mobile and comfortable.

On the very early morning of 4 May 2015, Rahula left very peacefully and painlessly.

It was painful to lose him, but we were glad to have the opportunity to care for him and to ensure that he departed comfortably and with love.

In 2020, we named our FeLV sanctuary the Rahula FeLV Sanctuary in his loving memory. See Rahula FeLV Sanctuary facebook

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