On May 4, 2022, I got a call from my friend Jennifer, about a kitten found at a motorcycle shop in an open space between two commercial buildings. No mama was in sight, and no siblings were found. He was approximately 2 to 3 weeks old.

From the beginning, he seemed a bit off. We struggled with syringe feeding and bottle feeding, trying different formulas including goat's milk. As he got older and we were weaning him, he didn’t eat well. He would face-plant into the bowl and would always be a huge mess. He was quite wobbly. At first, we thought possibly CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) but our Vet didn't think so.

During his first vet visit his eyes seemed off (responsiveness to light). Our Vet thought a liver shunt was possible. More symptoms showed up; difficulty eating, circling, and wobbling. Then his first seizure happened on May 26th. We immediately got him on Valium and seizure meds, Zonisamide. More seizures... Then he went blind. All symptoms pointed to CNS Toxoplasmosis. We made an appointment with a neurologist, however, before we could get in his seizures increased. We rushed to the Vet to add the med Phenobarbital but his seizures were so frequent and would not stop... his little body couldn't handle it.

Our Vet, along with Jennifer and I made the difficult decision to let him go. On June 6, 2022, Jennifer and I were together with Harley, holding him, kissing him, and telling him we love him as he crossed the rainbow bridge, pain-free, and seizure-free. We were CRUSHED to have to let him go. He was sweet and cuddly and he tried so hard to play like any normal kitten but he couldn’t keep his balance and he couldn’t see the toys very well, but he tried!

This rescue is in his honor to help those that need us like our little Harley did, with the promise to do the best we can and to help those that we can.

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