UPDATE JULY 10/09
Today I decided to take the 2 kittens with missing feet into Canada West to have them checked out. It just didn’t seem right that they were using their stumps and the stumps did not look healthy to me. So I had a surgeon take a look, and little ODIN, the black kittens with 3 feet and a stump had to get surgery done right away. His stump had become necrotic, and his leg needed to be amputated correctly.
Poor Little Odin, I feel so bad for him
His brother – Hubert the tuxedo, will need to have his leg corrected with amputation as well. Because Hubert’s stump is not necrotic, we can wait a couple more weeks to allow him to grow up a little. It was hard for the doctors to anaesthetise such a small little being.
We wanted to give these 2 babies a better life, and a happier life, some people would say it was crazy to do this, and maybe we should have just let them go, but we can’t and couldn’t.
The surgeries for these 2 babies will cost the rescue approximately $1200. We are again hoping that the animal loving community will donate to this cause as they have with so many others. Donations can be made directly to Canada West Veterinary Specialists by calling 604 473 4882.
Again we ask that questions about adoptions etc be directed to our Society via email, and not to the nice ladies in reception at Canada West – they already have so much to do everyday!
Odin after Surgery
In the last 2 weeks we have had 10 kittens come into the rescue. 4 of them are being placed through the Alta Vista Animal Hospital on W29th and Dunbar. You can view the kitties there – 2 calicos and 2 tuxedos. Please keep in mind that these kittens were born to an outdoor mommy, who the owners refuse to spay…and the kittens were born outside and lived outside til we came and took them away at 6 weeks old.
They are a little hissy, but totally not violent like most feral kitties can be. Once they are held in your arms and cuddled they purr like crazy. We hope there are some folks out there that are not scared of these tiny little babies, and adopt one or two for their new family pets.
You can call Alta Vista at 604 221 5858. An adoption application will need to be completed. All kitties are vaccinated, flea treated, dewormed, and come with a spay/neuter certificate + tattoo.
Adoption fee for kittens $175.
The other litter of kittens were born as 6. They were very entangled with mom’s umbilical cords and had to make an emergency trip to the vet the minute they were born. 2 of the little kittens lost a foot. Doesn’t slow them down though. One of these kitties had the umbilical cord around his neck restriciting airflow, Otis is a little slower that the rest of the kitties, but is such a doll regardless.
OTIS
There are 4 black kitties with a touch of white on their chests, and 2 tuxedos. One black and one tuxedo are tri-pods.
This is Hubert, he will need an amputation in a couple of weeks
Again, if you are interested in adopting a new friend, please email us for an adoption application.
Ok, so I think my kitten sexing skills are starting to fade, either all 6 of these kittens are male, or I really suck at sexing kittens. We shall know on Saturday when they go to the vet for their exams.
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