The average lifespan of pet cats is 10 to 15 years, while the average lifespan of stray cats is only 3 years. Such simple numbers reflect cruel and true facts. Pet cats have no worries about food and clothing. Even if they are sick, they are cared f...
The average lifespan of pet cats is 10 to 15 years, while the average lifespan of stray cats is only 3 years. Such simple numbers reflect cruel and true facts.
Pet cats have no worries about food and clothing. Even if they are sick, they are cared for by their owners. Stray cats have no one to rely on. In addition to wandering around for food every day, they must always beware of bad weather, rampant diseases and unexpected accidents.
It can be said that if a stray cat can successfully grow from a kitten to an adult cat, it has spent all its luck. Whether it can survive smoothly is unknown.
A kitten dragging its broken leg to ask for help
In early July this year, a heavy rainstorm hit Xiamen City, Fujian Province unexpectedly. People were either anxiously looking for a place to take shelter from the rain, or hurried to their destination holding umbrellas.
However, no one noticed that a small black figure was wailing helplessly on the side of the road. It turned out to be a cat! It's still a little kitten that doesn't look very old.
The cat's whole body has been soaked by the rain. It drags its two remaining legs and crawls on the road very slowly. Whenever someone passes by it, this cat will try its best to get up and use its cry to seek help from humans.
Even though there were people coming and going on this road, most passers-by turned a blind eye to it. Even if someone saw the cat, they only stayed briefly, sighed helplessly, and then turned and left.
The condition of this cat is very bad. Taking it away means investing more time, energy, and even money in the future. This is why many people are reluctant to help even if they see it.
At this time, a little sister came to the cat star. After seeing the little sister, the cat crawled to her feet as if grasping a life-saving straw, meowing incessantly, with a pair of beautiful eyes, looking at the little sister pitifully, with eyes full of expectation and desire.
Cat: My legs hurt. Can you help me?
Such eyes brought together too many emotions for the young lady to refuse. She also knew that she was the cat's last hope. If she rejected the cat, probably no one would help it. After thinking for a while, the young lady picked up the cat and took it to the pet hospital.
It has been through a lot at 3 months old.
After the cat was sent to the pet hospital, a detailed examination was conducted. It was only 3 months old when it came to this world. It was severely dehydrated, anemic, and suffered from jaundice. This was not the most serious. The cat's pelvis was broken in four places, its tail was broken in one place, and there were obvious drag scabs on its left leg. This means that the cat must have been wandering for a long time after being injured.
During its wandering days, the cat probably asked many people for help, but unfortunately no one was willing to help it until it met a kind-hearted young lady.
What makes the pet doctor a little puzzled is this cat's attitude towards humans. Everyone can touch it, and the little guy will take the initiative to act coquettishly with humans. It doesn't feel like a stray cat, but more like a pet cat with an owner.
The radiograph showed that there was a large amount of excrement in the cat's belly. It was unclear whether the defecation inability was caused by the spinal injury. The cat needed to be allowed to try to excrete on its own first, and the surgery could only be performed after all indicators were normal.
The young lady temporarily took the cat into her home to take care of her. She felt really sorry to see the little guy working hard every day to go to the toilet.
If it turns out that the cat is unable to defecate on its own, even if the operation is successful, it will need someone to help it defecate for the rest of its life.
Unfortunately, after staying on the cat litter for a long time, the little guy still didn’t pull anything out. The young lady had no choice but to take him to the pet hospital for artificial defecation with the help of a doctor.
Even after being sedated, the cat was still meowing in pain. The cry was so heart-wrenching. It didn't have to bear so much. If the cat hadn't been hit by a car, it would still be a lively little kitten. Unfortunately, there was no if.
While rescuing the kitten, the pet doctor discovered a cruel fact. There was actually a ham sausage wrapper in the little guy’s belly! Who would chew plastic if they weren't extremely hungry? But fate seemed not to favor this little guy. Before the operation, the cat was diagnosed with feline distemper, a cat disease with a high fatality rate.
Even though it was covered in pain, the cat still did not give up hope of living. It mustered up the courage to crawl towards humans, and finally met the little sister who changed its destiny. As long as everyone works together, I believe that cats will be able to defeat the disease and live bravely and strongly!
Street Cat’s Help
A 3-month-old kitten should be carefree and lying in the arms of its owner acting coquettishly. However, at such a young age, it has experienced so much.
This is also the fate of most stray cats. They are not even as lucky as this cat, and it is difficult for them to meet kind-hearted people who save them from dire straits.
I hope everyone can help these stray animals within their ability, because they work really hard to survive!
