Help me give Anvorgueso a second chance
A week and a half ago, at around 8 pm, a young boy came to the clinic (I'm a veterinarian, for those of you who're not aware). He told me he had just picked up this kitten in a big avenue, but that he couldn't take him to his home because "his parents would kill him". He told us that if we dind't find someone who could take him right now, he would have to leave him on the street again. On top of that, he claimed he didn't have any money. His grandma called him and told him he could take the kitten to her house but would spend the night outside the house (that day was rainning a lot and it was really cold). The kitten had approximately 4 months, it was obvious he had some kind of rear fracture, since he wasn't setting his left back leg on the floor, the tail was flaccid, he didn't have anal reflex (and he was bleeding from there). So I was faced with the dilemma of letting the boy go with the cat, knowing he was probably going to die from the cold weather (and in pain) that same night, or keep the kitten...
Personally, I don't like people who don't take responsabilty of their actions, making others responsible of their own acts, and making threats that puts us between a rock and a hard place with our morals/ethics, making us accomplices by force.
On my personal and professional right, I could have told the boy that there wasn't anything else we could do for him there (though, we did give the kitten primary attention, wounds cleaning, analgesics), but knowing there was a high probability that they would just let the cat die, I realized it wasn't fair for him, after suffering what was probably a run-over car accident, that his fate was to freeze to death. So I decided to take him and look for a home for him.
But, to my susprise, the cat had more complications than I expected. 2 fractures of relevance on his back leg, and a probable vertebral column luxation due to his lack of rear sensitivity and control. The kitten defecates uncontrollably, but on the other hand, he doesn't urinate; there's no leak of urine, it acumulates on the bladder. We put an urinary catheter the firsts days to secure urine flow, and it became the principal worry since the fractures didn't risk his life, but the fact of not being able to urinate compromised not only his life but the quality of it. So we decided to go for vertebral column surgery first, before the other fractures, to try to recover his sphincters control. If it didn't happen after the surgery, his life well-being would be compromised, and it'd have to be decided if he could live with a family that could take the responsability of his condition, or to be euthanized due to the compromise of his vital necessities.
I personally want to do everything that's in my powern to help this kitty since I think he deserves better than what he's lived.
Some of you know I'm a vet, but I can't do everything that this baby needs, and like others I need to go to other veterinarians that know how to do what he requires; and that obviosuly has a cost. I admit I don't get public price, nevertheless it's still expenses I wasn't considering (I’m literally expending all the money I have) and I too have a house to mantain and my own pets to feed. It's not only veterinarian expenses, but in this special case, he needs diapers, bandages, tape, ointment, etc. I also want to take him to the neurologist if I can get the money...
I'm planning on making an ART RAFFLE to gather money for the kitty (that we call Anvorgueso)
I'll post about the raffle soon, so I'll be very thankful to you all for your support if you can! If you can't participate on the raffle, it'd help me a lot if you could share this story. Thanks a lot!
Ps-. He's super sweet, since the first day he only wants to cuddle. He's a very noble cat, despite the horrors he's lived. Every day he shows such strenght, he's such an inspiration. He deserves a long and happy life, and I hope that with your support, you can help me to get him a better chance in life! Thank you so much.
