Brutally Abused and Left For Dead!
Donation protected
I found her in the parking lot of the golf course literally taking her last breaths-a few seconds apart. Got her breathing, and got some water in her and she started perking up a bit. 3 of her litte ribs are sheared apart and "bent" around the shape of a golf club on her abdomen, and her belly looks to have a serious herniwhich has now expanded allowing her intestines to ease down into her leg! She was vey anemicand pale. Due to extent of injuries, I decided to see if she would fight for her life-and she HAS!! She only weighed one pound when I found her, and was skin and bones-but if she is fighting this hard, I have to fight with her! She has doubled her weight, but we cannot do any surgery to repair the hernia until her ribs have grown together. That should take about 3 weeks. So I am begging for help to save this brave kitten whose first experience with a person (she was feral) was to get WHACKED with a golf club!! And who became such a love bug and cuddler only 24 hrs after this horrific ordeal!! (She was actually cuddling with me about 6 hours afterward-that night while I was trying to get her food and fluids down!) I have taken her to the vet, we have taken x-rays which show the intestines outside of the body wall, under the skin-the hernia has grown now to allow her intestines down to her knee. Surgery will run about $900 to $2000, plus the next visit which will be at least $250 to re-xray her abdomen , ensure the ribs are healing enough for surgery and do bloodwork.
Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated!! Thank you for reading, and please share if you will!
Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated!! Thank you for reading, and please share if you will!
Organizer
Karen McCauley
Organizer
Crestview, FL