3857. A stray cat's eye injury may led to blindness --- cat welfare activist. Put your money where your mouth is

 

25 APR 2021. BE KIND TO PETS VETERINARY EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. 

This stray cat's right eyeball had deflated as aqueous humour had leaked out via a perforated cornea. The ring of blood-stained tears attracted Ms Lee, who was at the cat fosterer’s home. The fosterer procrastinated in getting this cat treated by her vet despite Ms Lee’s offer to reimburse her the expenses. So Ms Lee got the cat to Dr Daniel, knowing eye injuries are emergencies and treatment delay may lead to blindness.      

“Vet bills could be high,” I explained to 19-year-old Ms Lim, a vet intern. “She could have been played out by broken promises of others. In Singapore, a cat rescuer or re-homer usually gets sick cats to the vets." 

At Toa Payoh Vets, the ferocious cat hissed and clawed when approached. So Dr Daniel anaesthesized him with gas piped into his carrier on two occasions, to clean up the eye and give medication by injection. The corneal hole healed after 29 in-patient days of nursing and treatment.

Now, a white patch of scarred cornea in a non-deflated eyeball is a testament to the lawyer’s kindness and generosity. 

“What is the morale of this story?”, I asked Ms Lim. She shook her head. “It is 'Put your money where your mouth is’. The lawyer showed by her actions and not just her words that she cared for the welfare of stray cats by getting this cat treated.” 

UPDATE ON 49TH DAY (Additional sentence in green text).

49TH DAY

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9 May 2021. Veterinary stories by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).

PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

This stray cat's right eyeball had deflated as aqueous humour had leaked out via a perforated cornea. The ring of blood-stained tears attracted Ms Lee, who was at the cat fosterer’s home. The fosterer procrastinated in getting this cat treated by her vet despite Ms Lee’s offer to reimburse her the expenses. So Ms Lee got the cat to Dr Daniel, knowing eye injuries are emergencies and treatment delay may lead to blindness.      

“Vet bills could be high,” I explained to 19-year-old Ms Lim, a vet intern. “She could have been played out by broken promises of others. In Singapore, a cat rescuer or re-homer usually gets sick cats to the vets." 

At Toa Payoh Vets, the ferocious cat hissed and clawed when approached. So Dr Daniel anaesthesized him with gas piped into his carrier on two occasions, to clean up the eye and give medication by injection. The corneal hole healed after 29 in-patient days of nursing and treatment.

On the 49th day, the corneal scar is less cloudy. He can see better and does not rub his right eye.

Now, a white patch of scarred cornea in a non-deflated eyeball is a testament to the lawyer’s kindness and generosity. 

“What is the morale of this story?”, I asked Ms Lim. She shook her head. “It is 'Put your money where your mouth is’. The lawyer showed by her actions and not just her words that she cared for the welfare of stray cats by getting this cat treated.”