Caty, ICity Cat, Sent For Treatment (Koo Swee Por�s)

Ref: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/04/17/cat-with-eye-injury-in-need-of-an-adopter-after-treatment-koo-swee-pors/

Koo managed to catch the iCity cat, whom he has named Caty, and she was brought in for treatment yesterday evening:

01.jpg: After getting confident from your explanation and shared stories, I decided to fastforward my rescue attempt and rushed to iCity during my lunchtime. Each one-way journey took about 20 minutes so I had little spare time to do my search for the cat I�would name�Caty.� After searching under the cars near my last sighting yesterday, I saw this tabby cat and thought it was Caty but it hissed at me and its eyes were obviously ok. He could not be rescued because of its feral behavior which�actually helps its�survival on the streets�from animal catchers.

02.jpg: I figured that that cat should be somehow related to Caty and searched thoroughly in the vicinity. I finally found her and she was such a forlorn figure taking shelter under a car from the hot midday sun.

03.jpg: I called her and after some hesitation, she recognised me despite our brief meeting�and she�happily came to me. If she had ran away, I would had to leave immediately and come back at another time because I was almost out of time to return to work.

04.jpg: We reached back to the office with some time to spare�and at your advice, I got food in the form of kitten wet food which is more nutritious�and she hungrily ate it all up.

05.jpg: After her hearty meal, I placed a water bowl also as advised.

06.jpg: She patiently waited for me till after office hours when I�brought her to the vet. I also had a closer look at her right eye and the problem looked serious….

07.jpg: At the clinic, the vet gave me the bad news that the eye would have to be removed as the problem has festered over a few weeks. She may also be pregnant although inconclusive. To prepare her for eye removal surgery in 10 days’ time, Caty would have to be prescribed strong antibiotics (twice a day) and eyedrops (5 times a day) which unfortunately may cause deformity in�her fetuses if she’s pregnant. Since her life is the priority, my decision was to have her take the necessary medication and to spay her during the eye operation to avoid any pregnancy complications which�could affect her life. Only during her eye removal operation, the vet will ascertain whether there’s any further complications such as the eye infection going deeper into the socket.�Caty was very accommodating during her check-up and never once complained nor retaliate.

08.jpg: Instead of boarding her, I brought her home and house her in a cage which I ‘decorated’ for her comfort. I’m very happy to report that she’s eating kibbles, drinking from a water bowl and doing her toileting in the litter tray.

09.jpg: She sleeps in a cute way with her paws tucked under her body. I’m�glad that she’s safe under a proper shelter and I hope that someone out there will take a liking to her and adopt her later…

Thanks and best regards,
Koo

The vet also called yesterday to brief me on the condition of Caty and she said it is likely that she may be pregnant as she (the vet) could feel two small lumps in her abdominal area which is probably not faeces. The vet advised us on this as she knows it is against our policy to spay pregnant cats. However, strong antibiotics are needed before surgery can be done to enucleate the bad eye and these antibiotics may cause deformities in the unborn babies. The vet’s advice is that Caty should be spayed at the same time after the enucleation surgery so that she would not eat to be sedated again for spaying later on. The sedation (general anaesthesia) may also harm the fetuses.

As the rescuer, Koo makes the final decision on what is to be done. We are only here to help with funds and support, and the help that we can extend is governed by our policies.

We have a no-abortion and no-euthanasia policy and in this case (after consulting the vet again today), the purpose of the spaying is not to necessarily save Caty’s life, but to prevent the birth of possible deformed kittens.

I have presented this case to our committee for a collective decision and Koo understands our policies as well. As such, we will, Koo has agreed to pay for the spaying (as that is his decision which we shall respect) while we pay for the�enucleation surgery and costs related to that.���

One day at a time now. Caty is safe in Koo’s house, away from all the dangers of the environment, and we are thankful. She is on the strong antibiotics to stabilise her and prepare her for surgery next week. We hope the extent of damage on the eye is not too grave so that the enucleation would clear off all the infection.� We also hope the two lumps are not fetuses, but that’s a long shot.

In the past, there were two cases where the�cat was suspected to be pregnant, but it turned out to be not so.�

Meanwhile, we need an adopter for Caty. If interested, please contact Koo directly at ttdidog@gmail.com.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/04/18/caty-icity-cat-sent-for-treatment-koo-swee-pors/

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