NY amputee kitty with no eyelids needs help!

 

AMPUTEE KITTY NEEDS RESCUE NY

 

My name is PHILLY.  I am a very special kitten. I am a female, just about one year old. I'm long haired, all black and very loving. When I was brought to the shelter I had something tied so tight around my front leg that it had to be amputated. The vet did an excellent job with the surgery and once the hair grows back you will never be able to tell that I wasn't born this way. I am getting around very well and other wise I am in perfect health. I have already been spayed and vaccinated.  Won't you be that special person to give me a wonderful life?

 

 

  http://photo. petfinder. com/fotos/ NY203/NY203. 7937240-1- pn.jpg

  Montgomery County S.P.C.A.

 

Amsterdam, NY

518-842-8050

 

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ST. PATTY: $2000 Needed for Surgery for kitten born without eyelids

 

FURREVER FRIENDS RESCUE & VOLUNTEERS, INC.

P.O. BOX 141

Woodbury, NJ  08096

856-845-8554

FFRV.petfinder. org

856-845-8554  siameez@peoplepc. com (remove space)

Found in the aftermath of our region's treacherous February ice storm, a kind couple delivered St. Patty, a young cat, to FFRV's care in the hopes that we could possibly help save her life. Terribly ill, dehydrated, and stressed, St. Patty required immediate attention, which resulted in the diagnoses of an upper respiratory infection and a deformity of her eyelids.  A follow-up vet exam made the gruesome discovery that St. Patty was born without eyelids.

This very painful congenital condition, called eyelid atresia, causes the fur to constantly rub on the cornea (the highly sensitive covering of the eyeball), leaving the animal in constant excruciating pain and leading them toward eventual blindness. If left uncorrected, most of those affected just keep their eyes closed at all times.

Dr. John Vinciguerra of Tri-County Veterinary Hospital in Pilesgrove Township, NJ insisted that the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (VHUP)s newest treatments were the best option for this kitty.   With the kind assistance of VHUP ophthalmologist Dr. Andras Komaromy, FFRV was offered a generous 50% discount off the two surgeries needed to save St. Patty's sight.  But that still leaves FFRV needing $2000 to help the eight-month- ol d feline.  Surgery is scheduled for May 15, 2007.

Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteers, Inc. (FFRV) is a small, all-volunteer run nonprofit group that relies solely on donations to help homeless animals.  FFRV does NOT have the funding available for this surgery, and are dependent on help from the public! Donations are sought, no matter how small, in order to compile the entire amount needed to proceed with this very necessary treatment. The sooner the surgery is completed, the sooner St. Patty will be able to see and enjoy her surroundings in comfort.  She will need a forever home after her recovery.  *END*

PHOTOS AVAILABLE (1 attached, 1 at:
> http://www.ffrv. org/PRSTPATTY_ ffrv.pdf where you can also make a donation)