2025.04.07
The encounter
In a small park in Pazhou, XiaoShou followed us for more than an hour. That day, it felt like she made the decision not to keep wandering.
Case #001
XiaoShou
The first cat who inspired HTC.
Location
Guangzhou
Started
Apr 7, 2025
Status
In Treatment
Story of XiaoShou
It wasn't that we found her. She chose us.
On April 7, 2025, in a small park in Pazhou, Guangdong, a little calico cat followed us for more than an hour. What looked like a chance encounter became the beginning of a very long rescue.
It began with being chosen
On April 7, 2025, we met XiaoShou in a small park in Pazhou, Guangdong. It is more accurate to say she chose us than that we discovered her.
She followed us through the park for more than an hour. We had only gone out for a walk, but this thin little calico refused to leave us behind.
We joked that if she stayed with us for more than an hour, we would take her home. One hour later, we brought her to a nearby pet hospital. At first, the plan was simple: a checkup, some basic care, and then help her find an adoptive home.
If she follows us for more than an hour, we take her.
A rescue that lasted far longer than expected
2025.04
Feline panleukopenia positive
The first checkup confirmed feline panleukopenia. Because we already had three cats at home, she had to remain at the hospital in isolation.
2025.04 - 2025.11.04
A long hospitalization
We expected a few weeks. Instead, she stayed in the hospital for nearly seven months, with PCR tests roughly every month until she finally turned negative on November 4, 2025.
2025.11 - 2026.01
Coming home was not simple
Back home, she could not coexist peacefully with the resident cats. It took around two months of adjustment before things slowly settled down.
2026.02
A new diagnosis
While eating, she would suddenly jump and cry out. The issue was not the food. It was pain from stomatitis caused by feline calicivirus.
Now
Still in treatment
After discussing options with the vet, we started with conservative treatment. Five consecutive days of antiviral injections helped, and she is still taking medication and recovering.
Rescue does not end when a cat comes home
For a stray cat, being noticed is only the first step. The hardest part usually begins after that: medical checks, isolation, long-term observation, difficult home integration, chronic disease management, and ongoing costs.
Many rescues are not one-time acts of kindness. They become responsibilities that last for months, sometimes much longer.
7 months
Isolation care
From first diagnosis to finally testing negative
Multiple rounds
PCR testing
Repeated checks were needed before she could come home
2 months
Home adjustment
Learning to live with other cats was its own challenge
Ongoing
Stomatitis treatment
Recovery still requires medication and monitoring
Story of XiaoShou
This is why HTC exists
HTC does not exist just to tell a moving story about a stray cat. It exists to turn accidental kindness into something that can happen sustainably and repeatedly.
With a public treasury, visible fund flows, and continuing rescue updates, meme attention can become something more than attention. It can become real rescue capacity.
XiaoShou is not an abstract case. She is a cat still in treatment. HTC exists because we want more lives like hers to be seen, supported, and not left alone halfway through recovery.
Case financials
Raised
$0.00
Spent
$0.00
Remaining
$0.00
Paid medical costs are still being tallied.
Case wallet
Wallet address
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Timeline
Apr 7, 2025
Found and diagnosed FPV positive
On April 7, 2025, XiaoShou was found in Pazhou, Guangdong and tested positive for feline panleukopenia that same day.
Apr 8, 2025
Isolation hospitalization began
Because there were already other cats at home, XiaoShou began inpatient isolation and treatment on April 8, 2025.
Nov 4, 2025
Tested negative and discharged
After long-term isolation and repeated testing, XiaoShou tested negative for feline panleukopenia and was discharged on November 4, 2025.
Feb 27, 2026
Diagnosed with calicivirus stomatitis
On February 27, 2026, XiaoShou was diagnosed with stomatitis caused by feline calicivirus and entered a new treatment phase.
Now
Ongoing treatment
Treatment and recovery are still ongoing, and this timeline will continue to reflect real progress.