Pet of the Month - March 2012 - Napolean

On November 2^nd we had our first cold rain of the fall season.  Lacey was working at the Cedar Bend Humane Society when man came in holding a wet towel.  Little did she know Lacey was about to meet her new best friend.  The man told her that he saw the car in front of him toss a cat out the window, with other cars swerving to avoid hitting the kitten.  Inside the wet towel was an 8 week old kitten with his right hear dangling from his head.  Lacey quickly took him to the back and started to warm and clean the kitten.  One severed ear, a broken tail and some pretty bad scrapes.  The kitten was so tired it couldn’t even eat.  Lacey thought to herself “If you make it through the night, I will try my best to save your life.” 

The next morning, the kitten, “Napolean,” was waiting for her return.  She took him to see Dr. Smith who carefully removed the rest of the dead ear and started him on an antibiotic.  The bad news was that he would need surgery.  After a couple of weeks of tender loving care, Napolean was gaining strength and healing.  After checking around, Lacey found out that the surgery to finish fixing his severed ear was going to cost $1200.  Then a call came in from a surgeon who heard of this sweet kitty and offered to do the surgery for free.  Dr. Brent Reimer used Taylor Vet’s surgical suite, anesthesia and medications and through that partnership, Napolean had a complete ear ablation on November 21^st. 

Napolean is now healthy and happy – the two things Lacey never thought he would be!  A HUGE thank you goes out to Dr. Brent Reimer and Taylor Vet for dedicating their time and resources to helping an abandoned shelter cat.