I received a call from Jason today. Apparently, he had just rescued a little kitten from the middle of the road this morning. He said the kitten looks injured and Jason wanted to know whether he should send the kitten to a vet or to the shelter.
To the vet, I said. And I offered him our panel vet.
So, Jason and his friend, Powie, brought the kitten to our panel vet, and I met them there.
The kitten was hissing and spitting. Hmm…good sign. Hissing is a defence response when the kitten feels threatened. It also means the kitten is still quite strong.
This is Jason and Powie.
Jason said he found the kitten in the middle of the road this morning, at 8am. Initially, Jason thought the kitten was dead, but upon closer inspection, it was still alive, so Jason tried to push the kitten to the side of the road, and that’s when he saw that the kitten had been injured. Also, another pet-adult cat was with the kitten at that time, but that’s not the mother. It is probably just a neighbourly-cat, trying to help?
Jason and Powie actually had no plans for the kitten and they were not sure of what to do for it after this visit to the vet’s. I told them I could blog for fosterers or adopters, but I can’t guarantee I’d be able to find one. So I asked if either one of them could foster the kitten instead since it’s quite obvious the kitten would need some sort of nursing care. It did not take long for Jason and Powie to work out a plan on how they could care for the kitten.
See why I like working with young people?
So, even before any diagnosis was made, Jason and Powie said they would take responsibility for the kitten. They were already talking about how, who, what and where. I said I’d lend them a cage.
The little one hissed and spat at our vet as well….but soon settled down.
The vet found an umbilical hernia on the kitten’s abdomen, which may require surgery later on. This means a part of its insides is sticking out through a hole in the abdomen, and it could be either a congenital defect or due to something else. There is also an injury on its leg where the skin has been scraped off. The kitten is in pain, the vet told us. Poor thing. Part of its tail was also hanging – this would need to be amputated later on. It was already broken and was just hanging by a thread.
Its circulation is good. Ahh…that’s good to hear.
The kitten is still very alert.
Hey you!
Our vet suggested two options for Jason:
1. No sedation. Cut off the skin that needs to be cut off and also part of the tail that’s hanging. The kitten may be in pain for about 10-20 minutes for this procedure if no sedation is given.
2. Give sedation and do the above, but there is a risk a kitten this young might not be able to take the sedation and might die.
Jason and Powie decided on Option 1 because they did not want to risk the kitten’s life, even though the risk was small.
Discussing options with kitten listening intently. He’s probably saying, “Hey, I’m tough, ok? I can take pain.” By the way, yes, it’s a male. He reminded me of Wii when first rescued. Wii was spitting and hissing at me too, protecting Vixey.
Ok, Spitty. See you later….be brave.
Updates at 2pm: The procedure has been done. Everything went very well, according to the vet. In fact, little Spitty was so well-behaved too. He did not spit or hiss throughout the procedure. Brave little guy!!
Today’s treatment could have been subsidised by us, but Jason insisted on settling the entire bill.
Gee whizz…..can we have more of such students??!!
Kudos to you, Jason and Powie!
Jason and Powie are now on their way to pick up little Spitty.
Updates: Jason has named the kitten “RayRay”!! What a nice name!
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4 responses to “Injured kitten, found in the middle of the road, sent for treatment”
hip hip hooray for Jason & Poh Yee. Spitty is so lucky to have both of you.
Oh! Jason & Poh Yee, I really dont know how to thank you. Both of you are so kind and loving towards a little kitten, and being generous too. God bless both of you.
Nice lil' spitfire ball of fluff! All the best in the recovery!
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thx for the post Dr Chan =)
this is the new RayRay.. currently staying at my home =)
-POWIE-