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Hi,
I am the site manager for this web site and, since we’re animal lovers and SPCA volunteers ourselves, I thought I’d put some information out about our own pets. They’re a rather motly crew, and a little funny, usually odd, and very, very wonderful pets.
Let’s see, the newest member of our household right now is named Sweetie, a curious, capricious, quick and did I mention curious, teen-cat. That means a teen ager in human terms.
Sweetie came to us as pretty much a “last ditch” effort to save her life. She wasn’t eating and had some pretty bad eye problems. She was wasn’t able to get enough attention at the local Shelter, but they didn’t want to put her down, so they sort of asked us if we wanted to take her to at least give her a warm and loving exit from this world.
Long story short, we attacked her refusal to eat first. She was a very young kitten of unknown origin, and hadn’t been weaned although she was old enough to have been. Well, some constant TLC and she started to eat again. Finicky as heck, and choosey, but she was starting to take food again.
She got well enough that we visited the vet again to see what could be done for her eyes; they were pretty much glued shut with whatever was wrong with her. It turned out she had a very bad upper respiratory infection. Unexpectedly, she began to respond to the medicines and eye drops, and to a degree, got her eyes open. She could see with one eye, that much we shortly became sure of.
She still have a quality of life that showed she wanted to live though, so we kept working with the vet. Finally, a very strong and very expensive eye medicine only available for humans was tried on her. It wasn’t easy finding a non-vet doctor to write a prescription for a cat, but we finally managed it! And wonder of wonders, she began to respond to it! She even managed to get that eye open!
Only it wasn’t a good recovery; yet. The eye was open, but one of the internal (third) eyelids appeared fused to her eyeball. Jeepers, this kitty was trying so hard, and had come so far, it was back to working with the vet again! The eyeball showed some signs of scarring, but it did look as though it was viable, so maybe a surgery would help.
She had the surgery, and it went well. Both eyes are open, she can see with both eyes, and has become a happy, mischievous and very normal kitten! The missing eyelid causes her some discomfort now and then, but not much. She’s sensitive to bright lights and occasionally the eye weeps, but nothing very serious.
WE’RE ALL THRILLED! Even her vet was nearly ecstatic at her last checkup, to see her doing so well. She’s still a little tender and wants to suckle yet, but that’s manageable. She’s going to make it!
Want more stories from the webmaster? I’ll be adding them every now and then; click the Webmaster button above to read them.
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