Help Save Fernie’s Life from Cruelty

Hi, my name is Amanda. Fernweh came into my life when I was suffering a long and deep depressive episode. I had been experiencing this episode for 3 years with no relief regardless of constant medical and psychiatric care. I took her home, searching for a little spark of joy. And that’s exactly what she is. For me, and for the entire neighbourhood.

Fernie is still a young kitten. She’s only 18 months old, but she’s the light of our day, and the joy of our neighbourhood. She helped me find a little spark of joy each day when I would take her sister, a yellow lab named Izzy, out for a walk. Fernie would jump in beside her and walk the entire route through the neighbourhood with us.

She also brings so much joy to many families throughout the neighbourhood. So many people have come running to greet her when they see she’s out for a stroll. They’ve told me that she brings them joy, that they love her and she loves them, and that she comes to visit them daily, and keeps them company … by snuggling on their lap on the porch, or laying beside them while gardening, or coming inside for a special treat.

This past weekend I was unable to find Fern. She always comes when I call her, running home to give me love and affection, mewing all the way. There was nothing but silence when I called out to her, walking each street of the north end, trying to find her to take her home. My biggest fear was that she was dead.

I finally found her Monday evening. When calling out to her, I heard a small and timid mew. She was unable to come to me, so I rescued her out of someone’s back yard. I could see that she had been injured, there was an abrasion on her back, and a solid, moveable piece in her leg. My first thought was that she had broken her leg, or ruptured a ligament.

We rushed to the hospital, and had blood work and X-rays completed. Fern was (and still is) fighting a massive infection, from the CROSSBOW BOLT that had nicked her intestines.

We will be touch and go for the next while, waiting to see if the infection will subside with antibiotics, and monitoring to see if the fluid in her belly is blood or bowel matter. The only way to know for sure, is to open her belly for exploratory surgery that will cost a minimum of $5000. To date, her trauma care has cost $1700. Anything raised but not needed for her vet care will be donated to the HBSPCA.

If you would like to donate to Fernie’s care, we would be most appreciative. If she’s also the joy in your day, please reach out and stop by for a visit. Keep us in your hearts and prayers. We thank you for thinking about us through this all.