This afternoon, the vet assistant at one of our panel vets called me. Apparently, a few students had brought in an injured cat. They had found the cat beside a drain and it was covered in oil.
At the time of the phonecall, the vet assistant had washed off the oil and was hair-drying the cat.
These students had no money and appealed for help for the cat. Since it was a genuine case, I said we would help from our funds.
While I was still on the phone, a call came in. It was from one of the students by the name of Aida. She explained the situation and said they really had no money to pay for the cat’s treatment. I assured her we will help her but she would have to rehome the cat after that and not leave it at the vet’s.
Unfortunately, the vet just called me minutes ago and said the cat did not make it. He had put the cat on drips, but there was some spinal injury. The cat had lost all movement in its legs. It passed away a few minutes ago.
Poor cat….
Rest in peace, feline friend.
I’m told that animals know how to let go when conditions are no longer favourable. They don’t simply hang on like we humans, desperately clutching on to life, struggling and craving to exist. For that, I am a bit comforted that they probably don’t suffer as much as we humans do at the point of death.
From pure energy back to pure energy….and they will return in a higher form if they have been showered with love.
The vet said he would waive the payment. That’s really kind of him.
This is the plight of stray animals.
Please spay-neuter to reduce such incidence. Stray animals lead such a hard life.
CNRM, please.
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3 responses to “Poor cat….”
Dear KY, once I rescued a tiny kitten (about 3 months old), all covered with sticky rat glue in the market. I cracked my head as to what non-toxic substance can be used to remove it. I found that cooking oil dissolves some of the glue. I sent it to a kind vet who removed the rest of it and later neutered it. The rat glue removal alone costed me RM50. But I am grateful that the little Samuel survived and he grew up to be a handsome and manja ticked tabby boy.
It is really sad that some people would go to great lengths to kill of cats and kittens that enter their shops using chicken/fish bits mixed in rat poison and then use glue and more poison pellets to rid their shops of rats.
May these cruel and incompassionate people not prosper in their businesses.
Thank you so much dear students for your concern over the little kitty and the panel vet. Sorry kitty, at least the students tried to help you. Rest in peace, little one.
I once saved a mynah from sticky glue. Someone had set the glue trap to catch rat. One baby rat got stuck and was left to drown in a broken aquarium at the dump bin.
This poor birdy wanted to quench its thirst and got stuck as well. Poor thing, it was shrieking its heart out to release. It really caught many "people's" attention but they just passed the poor bird doing nothing.
Well, its was too much for me. I quickly got down and reached out to save the poor thing who was almost drowning by then.
I saved it but too bad, the rat was already passing out. When I asked the vet, if I could get anything to remove the glue, she was not sure if the bird can be saved.
My mom came to my aid. She told me to pour some oil and sprinkle some body talc. I did so and tried rubbing out the stuff out the sticky stuff and presto, it worked.
Finally, when everything was done, I released the bird and it went chirping happily away.