Meet Emma, also known affectionately as Floof (or Bethany). We've been fostering her since fall of 2019 when she came to us as a kitten through our local cat rescue. Initially, she battled a severe case of coccidia, which was touch and go, but she defied the odds and became part of our family. Due to her early illness, she's had ongoing issues, particularly with her back legs, causing some balance difficulties and trouble with jumping—likely linked to the coccidia's impact neurologically. For the last couple of years, she's been dealing with stomatitis, leading to frequent vet visits and several dentals/removals to try to alleviate the problem. She currently only has her canines. Despite efforts, her mouth still shows signs of swelling and lesions. Steroid shots have helped to some extent, but long-term use isn't ideal due to potential side effects. Our vet suggested Atopica, but administering it has been a challenge as she tends to resist and spit it out (and we are total pros at medicating due to working so closely with our rescue). Our vet has been incredibly supportive, offering regular free check-ups for Emma's mouth every couple of weeks and working us in if her mouth flares up in between scheduled appts. Emma's discomfort is obvious—she's not grooming herself properly, drools consistently, doesn't eat when she's in need of a new steroid shot, and seems uneasy around our other cats because she doesn't feel good in general. Her weight has fluctuated, between 5 to 8 pounds and is currently just 6 pounds. Just wanted to share an update on our Emma. We started Muturol 1 roughly 7 weeks ago and aside from a minor setback when she missed one mutoral 2 pill (and we didn't realize it...we found it under the sofa so she must have spit it out), she’s been doing great. She was down to 6 pounds when we started in January. She had been getting steroid shots and had all teeth but her canines removed, but still had a ton of red in the back of her mouth/throat and drooling as you can see by the picture from January on the left (and that’s not as bad as her drooling got at times). Her coat was oily looking because she never groomed herself, she easily developed knots, she never purred or meowed, she never played with toys, she slept A LOT probably just from not feeling well in general, and didn’t eat much at all. Fast forward to today (picture on the right), she is now 8 pounds! She eats ALL the time, even more than her much larger siblings. She meows, she purrs, she plays with toys (including biting them with her mouth and kicking with her back feet), she runs around with zoomies at times, no more drool, her coat is softer, fluffy again, and filling back in, and she just has energy we’ve never seen before. Plus, the back of her mouth is no longer bright red. She even leans into us to get cheek and under chin rubs (another thing she’s never done).