Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/06/urgently-required-post-surgery-care-for.html
Christine (a student) and her friends brought the little rescued kitten to our vet today, as reported in the posting above.
I only managed to get to the vet’s in the afternoon and here’s the X-Ray:
It’s confirmed diaphragmatic hernia.
It doesn’t look good at all, if you can see from the X-Ray. There’s practically nothing much left in the abdominal cavity. Everything’s pushed to the lung cavity. So, surgery is the only way to save the kitten’s life.
It’s going to be very, very high risk.
But our choices are only:
1. Die of suffocation, eventually. Already having breathing difficulty.
2. Euthanasia (not a choice for us, of course).
3. Surgery (very high risk, but has a chance of survival).
4. Hope for a miracle? (not likely to happen if we don’t do anything)
We can only offer financial help and moral support if Christine and her friends decide on Option 3.
So, Christine said she’d go for Option 3.
I texted Christine and she is now fostering “Chewbacca”. Great name! BIG name from a BIG movie too!
This was the photo sent this morning by Christine.
Chewbacca is now on Hill’s ID since she has diarrhoea as well. We hope the nutrition can perk her up a bit (she is also anaemic) by Monday, in time for the surgery.
The surgery is our only hope for saving her life. After that, we’ll talk about the amputation of the leg (the wound already has pus in it). The vet says if Chewbacca does well on the table, he would spay her as well.
Please pray for a successful surgery for Chewbacca.
Kudos to Christine for going all out to rescue Chewbacca.
We will definitely support students (or anyone, for that matter) who are willing to go all the way to save an animal’s life.
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Christine indeed is a kind hearted student. She has acted responsibly. More should follow this young angel's footstep in helping to save stray animals.