Vet Opens Sick Cat's Stomach And Makes "Unbelievable" Discovery
Malorie Thompson
A vet team in South Carolina made an "unbelievable" discovery when operating on a sick cat.
The Charleston Animal Society shared about the cat's situation on Facebook, explaining that a Good Samaritan brought Juliet and two other cats to their location.
Apparently, the cats' owner moved out of state and simply left the cats behind to fend outside on their own.
When Juliet was first brought to the clinic, she seemed fine at first but after several weeks, she began not eating and seemed lethargic.
Some testing showed she had "an unusual sort of blockage in her stomach that would kill her if it was not removed."
Dr. Jamison performed surgery on the cat to remove the "unbelievable blockage" and discovered something shocking: dozens of hair ties were clogging the cat's stomach.
"I've never seen anything like it," Dr. Jamison said. In total, they removed 38 hair ties from Juliet's stomach.
Charleston Animal Society shared a video of the surgery that you can see here. The surgery was intense as the doctor pulled a seemingly endless string of hair ties.
"This blockage has caused a liver condition that we are watching closely," said Charleston Animal Society's Dr. Jamison said in the Facebook post.
Unfortunately, Juliet ended up passing away from her condition. The Charleston Animal Society updated the Facebook post, saying: "Even though Juliet was loved and was not suffering during her last days, she did succumb to this tragic accident." We are all heartbroken."
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Seeing your dog suddenly act out of the ordinary, showing signs of sickness, is terrifying.
Lindsey Williams said that she just noticed that her dog had become lethargic and started vomiting. Hoping that maybe whatever her dog was feeling was nothing too serious, Lindsey decided to just monitor Jada for a while before going to see a vet.
After about 24 hours and no signs of improvement, Lindsey finally decided to have her Jada get checked out. Lindsey was fearful that she wouldn’t be able to settle the vet bills though, as she recently lost her job and wouldn’t be able to afford the incoming vet bill, so she called several clinics to ask for help with Jada’s case but with no success.
It was when Lindsey was finally able to call The Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB) Animal Hospital that she got the help she and her furry companion needed.
According to the HSTB, Jada’s owner already suspected that Jada ate something that she shouldn't have, and it truly was something out of the ordinary. The hospital quickly had Lindsey bring Jada in for X-rays and confirmed that there was indeed a “foreign body” stuck right at the bottom of Jada’s stomach.
Turns out, the “foreign body” that Jada was able to eat was a drone. In an interview with ABC Action News, Lindsey describes how big the drone was, how she found it already missing all the “spinning pieces” and how she was able to conclude that the drone is probably what her dog ate.
Dr. Justin Boorstein performed the emergency surgery on Jada to save her life. It’s very fortunate that they were able to detect the drone in Jada, since Dr. Boorstein said that foreign objects are difficult to identify and don’t always show up in the X-rays, especially if it’s not metallic. “If Jada had not had surgery, I’d say 24-48 hours, unfortunately, there probably would have been a hole in the intestines, which would have led to an infection in the abdomen and would have had a very poor prognosis,” Dr. Boorstein said.
PHOTO: Youtube/ABC Action NewsX-ray of Jada's stomach
When talking about the frantic journey before Jada’s surgery, Lindsey said, “I broke down crying because I was very scared. I was worried. I was truly terrified. For me, it was very emotional because I felt like I was failing her because I could not afford the surgery.”
With the help of the HSTB and their "Save a Pet Fund" for cases like this, Jada’s surgery bill was paid, and she was able to make a full recovery. “She is back to her little spunky self,” Lindsey said.
PHOTO: Youtube/ABC Action NewsJada after surgery!
The nonprofit organization was able to help Lindsey and Jada for free when the estimated surgery cost was between $6,000-$10,000 in other clinics.
Watch the news clip about Jada in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fvM_rlT9gY
