Peggy the tabby is recovering from a leg amputation with SPCA in Kamloops.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ BC SPCA
December 07, 2023 - 10:56 AM
A stray cat found in Barriere is recovering from an amputation of a severely fractured front leg at the BC SPCA animal centre in Kamloops.
The grey tabby named Peggy was found by a good Samaritan limping in Barriere and brought into a local cat rescue that sent it to the Kamloops animal centre for treatment.
“When Peggy came into the centre, we could tell her front left leg was seriously injured,” Daria Evans with the BC SPCA said in a media release issued today, Dec. 7. “She couldn’t put any weight on it at all. We immediately brought her to a veterinary clinic.”
The veterinarian said the fracture to the front leg was old and the leg couldn't be saved. The one-year-old cat was given pain medications and scheduled for amputation surgery. She was treated for ear mites and had her ears cleaned.
“Peggy is a super outgoing, young cat,” Evans said. “She's so chatty and is always meowing for love and attention.”
She said the removal of her front leg hasn’t slowed her down at all.
“She is being so playful and is just the most amazing cat.”
The cat needs to be spayed and have the staples removed from her amputation surgery. After she heals she'll be available for adoption.
Go here if you can help Peggy and other animals in need at the BC SPCA.
This young stray tabby cat had an injured limb amputated and is in care of the BC SPCA in Kamloops.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ BC SPCA
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