- Age:
- Date of death: 05.09.2024
- Sex: ♂
The little one lived for only 3 days. We and our doctors fought for him until the very end, but we lost.
He was born to a very young cat who came to give birth under our volunteer’s window. In pain and fear, the cat ran away the moment the kitten came out. He was not breathing, and the umbilical cord was still attached. Our volunteer contacted a doctor by video call and, under the doctor’s guidance, performed CPR. The baby began to breathe, cry, and come back to life. Still guided remotely by the doctor, the umbilical cord was removed, and the kitten was taken to the clinic.
For 3 days, volunteers from our project became his cat-moms and cat-dads: feeding him formula on schedule and manually stimulating digestion. The kitten slowly gained weight, and his fur began to grow. At the same time, we were looking for his mother and checked every yard nearby. We have reason to believe that she died from complications shortly after giving birth.
On the third day, the kitten stopped accepting formula. He was taken to the clinic and continuous resuscitation began, while volunteers across the city searched for any nursing cat — the baby was not absorbing artificial formula. But we were too late. After 8 hours of continuous resuscitation, the kitten was gone.
His story is a terrible reminder of why it is so important to sterilize street animals. And your pets too, unless you are a professional breeder with health certificates for the animals.