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Providing life-saving care to three vulnerable cats
When pets arrive in crisis, it’s essential that we can get them the help they need as quickly as possible. Here are three cats who arrived unexpectedly, in need of life-saving support.
15% of our pet intakes are emergency or high priority cases
It starts with a call to our Pet Helpline – a vulnerable animal is in crisis, in need of life-saving care.
We receive up to 100 calls every month from owners who feel they have no choice but to give up their pet, and we also take in pets found as strays with nowhere else to go.
While we can never predict every emergency case that comes through our doors, we’re always ready for them. That’s how we were able to help Spirit, Lucy and Godzilla – three emergency cases who arrived at Woodgreen for different reasons, in need of different but equally urgent care.
Godzilla gets support
Godzilla was found as a stray, covered from head to toe in wounds and scabs. He also had an infected abscess on his right cheek, that left untreated, could have been life-threatening.
Our surgery team wasted no time – removing Godzilla’s scabs, cleaning his wounds, and providing antibiotics to treat his infection. We also removed a painful fractured tooth.
Godzilla’s wounds took time to heal fully. Once he was on the mend, we could begin looking for a home where he could safely settle in.
Spirit's story
When three sickly kittens arrived at our doors, we rushed them into surgery as quickly as possible. Underweight, covered in fleas, and worryingly lethargic – the odds weren’t in their favour.
Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, two of the kittens didn’t make it. The remaining kitten was Spirit. We kept a close eye on him in our surgery ward as we helped him heal.
Spirit was a determined little kitten, and he responded well to treatment. With dedicated care, he grew strong enough to be rehomed.
Helping Lucy lose weight
Lucy came to Woodgreen as an emergency because she was left on her own with no one to care for her when her owner became suddenly unwell.
Lucy was suffering with fleas and desperately needed a dental operation. Unfortunately, she would need to lose weight before we could safely perform the operation.
We gave Lucy a tailored diet plan and helped her get settled in. Once she had lost enough weight, we could perform her much-needed dental operation and find her a new home.
We help pets like Spirit, Lucy and Godzilla every day. Pets found in heartbreaking circumstances, with no one else to help them.
When these emergency cases arrive, we have to be ready to provide all of the care they need – from urgent medical support, to something as simple as warm and safe space to rest.
It’s your support that allows us to be there when these vulnerable pets need us the most. Thank you.
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