Three underweight kittens are on the mend at the BC SPCA after being found injured and abandoned in a dumpster on Vancouver91Ƶs Downtown Eastside.
91ƵThese three little kittens are small for their age and clearly had a traumatic start to life,91Ƶ Vancouver branch manager Jodi Dunlop said Friday.
91ƵThey were left for dead in a box in a dumpster. We are so thankful to the Good Samaritan who found them and the couple who stopped to help get them to the shelter for care.91Ƶ
The three kittens were immediately brought to a veterinarian for treatment. One of the kittens had a broken pelvis and trauma to the face, which included bleeding in the eye and nostril and difficulty breathing. All three of the kittens were flea-infested and had internal parasites.
91ƵThese kittens are so cute,91Ƶ says Dunlop. 91ƵDespite what they have been through, the current prognosis for all three of the kittens is good.91Ƶ
All of the kittens require a special feeding regimen because of their age and will be vaccinated, de-wormed and spayed or neutered. The kitten with the broken pelvis and trauma to the face will require an ongoing series of x-rays and pain control.
BC SPCA officials didn91Ƶt detail the total cost, but the animal-welfare agency operates on grants and donations.
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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