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April Showers Bring May Meowers! Kitten Season is Here!
It's Kitten Season which means New Hope Animal Rescue is inundated with requests to take in orphaned kittens, moms with babies as well as adult cats. Some of the nursing moms we rescue are already pregnant again, while still nursing their current litter! This is why spaying and neutering is so vital. Many of these cats and kittens come into our rescue sick or injured, needing far more than routine vet care which means we are quickly burning through our medical and supply funds. And Quint's story illustrates the quick life-saving decisions we are faced with daily. We can only continue to take quick, life-saving action with your support.
Pictured in our email header are Cheese and Hunter. They, along with their 4 siblings plus the 4 additional kittens pictured in the above box recently joined our rescue from Devine Animal Control.
Quint's Story: A Cautionary "Tail"
While visiting a local shelter on Saturday, our volunteer would be horrified to discover a very sweet cat who had a devastating injury. Where his tail should be, was a large gaping wound as if his tail had been pulled completely off. He had exposed spinal bone and was at serious risk for a deadly infection and was extremely dehydrated. This small, rural shelter has no vet staff so leaving him behind would have meant certain death. We made the quick decision to save his life.
We named this sweet, chatty, affectionate boy Quint [see video]. Our vet would determine that Quint escaped from a predator who ate his tail off and that his wound was at least 2 weeks old. We are thankful our vet could clean and debride the wound and stitch poor Quint back together. Quint was also neutered, combo tested [FeLV/FIV negative], microchipped and vaccinated. His stitches come out in 10 more days but he's ready for an amazing home [Adoption app]
Photos of Quint's injury prior to surgery are graphic so are linked here.
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Predators are a serious risk to cats who are allowed to venture outside and Quint is very lucky to have escaped. Quint's story is a cautionary "tail" for all of us cat parents - please consider keeping your cats safe indoors.
We humbly ask that you consider donating to help us provide medical care helpless kittens and injured pets like Quint. Every dollar helps us continue to take quick action to save their lives.
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Quint is incredibly sweet and we are grateful he is alive thanks to your support.
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