Sometimes intake closed means when an
emergency arises, you find a place to put a couple little kittens because the
consequences of not doing so will result in pain and suffering – and maybe slow
death – in a kitten.
Approximately three weeks ago we just
couldn't take in any more cats but some of the kittens in the one feral colony
had severe eye issues (same colony as some of our other "eye kittens"
this year, large TNR project is underway).
We couldn't take them in at the time but we were able to pay for a vet
visit for the kittens. A couple of them
were doing better but Lisa sent me a picture of the kitten on Saturday and it
was clear we had to take him/her in ASAP.
You could tell from the photo that the little (about 8-9 weeks) kitten's
eye was about to rupture
We took the kitten in last night and
had an appointment scheduled for today.
When I went to bed at 3:30 last night, she was resting comfortable but
when I woke up at 6:30, it was bleeding and was worse than last night. Our little emergency intake kitten had
surgery to have her eye removed today. The bad news is, it might not be
possible to save the other eye, but Dr. Teresa will do everything possible (working
with Animal Eye Care as needed). This
darling angel feels so much better with that bad eye out. She has a good appetite and chowed down her
canned food this evening.
We did also take in her two siblings
as we couldn't leave them. One has an
eye issue also and Dr. Teresa is speaking with Animal Eye Care.
Last night's kittens are the
"space kittens" - Supernova, Lunar, and Orbit. The Space Kittens came from the same colony
as Juniper, Leela, Zoidberg, and Hattie McDoogal came from - all of them had eye
issues. Juniper and Leela both had eyes
removed, Hattie McDoogal made a full recovery and Zoidberg is doing well but
has very limited vision and a "white" covering over one eye but Animal Eye Care was able to save the eye.
We can't save them all, but we can
often save the ones with medical issues that no one else wants. And sometimes that erases some of the
heartache of not being able to help them all.
4 comments:
purrs and paws crossed for recoveries....we are glad you were able to be there for these babies
Bless you, dear friends, for all you do. And for taking care of these babies. You are doing important and life-changing work.
Thank you for all the care you give these sweet babies. TNR is important but many people don't realize how much goes on behind the scenes. We do our best to save as many as we can. Keep up the great work.
It hurts so much. You would, (we as a whole) give anything to make this not happen. To spay and neuter all the whole cats. To have room to take in the sick ones. I am so very grateful for all the animal nurturers and foster moms. And shelters that take in the hurting and the innocent.
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