Abandoned kittens

Hi

These two wee kittens were abandoned in my veterinary practice yesterday so i took them home.

They both have flu symptoms so im injecting them with antibiotics daily and eyedrops.

One has its leg removed. Looks to have been torn off. It also has one eye removed. The surgeon is going to remove the rest of the leg and stitch the eye when old enough for anaesthetic.

Has anyone ever witnessed anything like this before because ive never seen it. So disturbing but im hopeful i can get it better and keep it because its done so well to get this far on its own. Also having a lot of bother trying to get it to go toilet. The other one is fine but this one seems a bit swoll and its even hard to sex it but i think its male. It peed once last night. I have a litter box in which they dont seem to be using yet. They are on formula and i introduced royal canin weaning tins this morning which they love and are eating already. They are approximately 4 weeks i think.

Any advice?

Bless his little heart. Thank you for taking these kittens. It honestly sounds as though you are doing everything you possibly can. Just keep loving them!

Thanks. The other one is peeing by himself now. The injured one may be. Keep finding wee drops so will have to separate until i know for sure. Hard to notice i suppose as he cant stand the same at the other one!

I haven't had experience of injuries like these in cats or kittens but have read other threads on this forum where kittens and cats have survived and overcome some very severe traumas.  Also of tiny kittens, younger than these, being nursed and cared for through to adulthood.  There are lots of people with big, open hearts and loads of experience who will be able to advise and support you through caring for these guys.

Good to keep watching their pee and poop to make sure what they are taking in is finding its way through their system.  

You are a treasure for bringing these 2 tiny babies in to your home and giving them love.   Thank you.  They are so adorable and it is tragic that one has had such a traumatic experience so early in life.  I hope very much that the love and care now being given, together with this litttle kit's will to survive sees him or her through this early phase in recovery and life.  It is great that they have each other to keep warm and comfort, and hopefully this little black kitten will watch and learn to catch up again with what the playmate does.  I am sure it will not take long before you see attempts to stand and move about once the antibiotics start to help and they both feel a bit stronger.  It is amazing how quickly animals like cats accommodate the loss of a limb, and being so tiny the brain should be even more adaptable and faster to learn.   Massive positive vibes to help these little kittens get strong and thrive with you.    

Is he drinking plenty of fluid? Antibiotics kind of dry us out. Hopefully he will start to pee soon. I'm sure they love being together for comfort.

Hi i posted before re my new stray kitten.

He is 5 weeks old and was a feral. His leg was removed and both eyes very bad with cat flu. I was using fucithalmic which cured one eye and the other eye was then being treated with chloraphenical as fucithalmic wasnt working. The vet is to operate and remove the rest of the leg in two weeks. All he has at the moment is a stump which had healed by itself. All has been going well and he is now peeing and pooing on his own and on solids. His eye was improving and now all of a sudden this has happened.

I have attached the picture. Any advice greatly appreciated. Is it reversible or will the eye need removed?

luckykitty said:

Hi i posted before re my new stray kitten.

He is 5 weeks old and was a feral. His leg was removed and both eyes very bad with cat flu. I was using fucithalmic which cured one eye and the other eye was then being treated with chloraphenical as fucithalmic wasnt working. The vet is to operate and remove the rest of the leg in two weeks. All he has at the moment is a stump which had healed by itself. All has been going well and he is now peeing and pooing on his own and on solids. His eye was improving and now all of a sudden this has happened.

I have attached the picture. Any advice greatly appreciated. Is it reversible or will the eye need removed?

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Ouch, its looks nasty.  I dont even see clearly what is it, so unusual is it.   Is it his "healthy" eye, or is it the bad eye? 

Anyways, you have apparently contact with good vets.  Safest to ask them.  Send them a couple of good photos with mail.

I will also page a member whom I know is good with medical issues.   @puck

Re the leg,  "tripods"  usually manage a fully normal live.  I know even of examples where they were succesful hunters.

If he happens to be totally blind, he wont be a hunter, but he can still have a good life if he is a pure inside kitty.  its been done earlier.

Oh, goodness! That does not look good. Can you by any chance see an emergency vet over the weekend to see if anything can be done to save the eye? Oral antibiotics? Poor little guy. Glad to hear he is eliminating well and has upcoming vet care, but this eye needs to be seen. Bless you for all the care you are giving him. Please update when you can. I think this calls for professional help though.

sarthur2 said:

Oh, goodness! That does not look good. Can you by any chance see an emergency vet over the weekend to see if anything can be done to save the eye? Oral antibiotics? Poor little guy. Glad to hear he is eliminating well and has upcoming vet care, but this eye needs to be seen. Bless you for all the care you are giving him. Please update when you can. I think this calls for professional help though.

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I agree.  Very much hope you can make contact with an emergency vet in your area.  The poor little kitten, it must be so upsetting for you seeing him like that too, and worrying about him.  Hoping this is the eye which was still being treated and not the one which had got better - big positive vibes for this little guy.           3 for good luck as he needs lots of it right now.

Hi again..

He is being injected everyday for the past 8 days with noroclav so uped his dose a bit on advice from vet for now. He says will have to do operation earlier but more risk because of anaesthetic since he is only 5 weeks old. Its his bad eye. His good eye is completely clear now thankfully so at least he can finally see. He is in great form but had to separate him from his wee brother as when they were playing he cuts his wee eye and stump not realising so they are both very vocal tonight. Gave him a stronghold too and now loadsa dead wormies coming out so poor wee fella isnt having a great time. He is in amazing form though running around like his brother.

Fingers crossed about anaesthetic. Is there a lot of risk going under that young? The vet wants to remove the eye and sew it up as no fixing it now!

Awww, poor baby! He is so strong to still be running with his siblings. When is this to be done? He should hopefully survive his surgery just fine. He sounds like a dandy, let's hope none of this keeps him down. You are a wonderful, amazing cat parent. Keep posting!

He is going to look at him tomorrow and decide then.the swelling in the eye isnt as prominent this morning and he is in amazing form so all good so far. If i lose him this far on ill be distraught because ive only had him a week and already love him to bits! Ill keep u updated!

Vets with experience will perform surgery on tiny kittens but great care has to be taken with the aneasthesia and they will keep the kitten under for as short a time as possible.  Your vet will also have a good network of professonal advice to support them in what they do.  

Your kitten sounds like a determined little fellow, and if he is fighting these infections and injuries he has the determination and will to keep going - being in your loving home has to be helping here.  I can't imagine how stressed out you are about him, we are all falling for him and all we have is your stories and a few photographs to capture our hearts.  One thing is sure, there is a big crowd of people out here, reading your posts, looking at his photos, and willing him to get strong so he can grow up and play with his brother.  

Poor little guy! So much trauma to have endured at such a young age. I don't have much to add, except that you are an angel for taking him and his sibling in and helping him recover!

@luckykitty Close up images of the eyes, both the healing one and the one that isn't improving, would be better to discern if the corneas cloudy, if blood vessels are reaching across the corneas yet (neovascularization), if there is a puncture, divet, ulcer, or other interruption of corneal cellular layer, any general discharge consistency and color, redness, vs white, vs blue sheens, etc.

Any time I am presented with a broken limb stray kitten my strongest suspicion is "fan belt kitty."  The eyes could be coincidentally affected, by something unrelated to the cause of the fractured leg, such as regular old ocular herpesvirus run amok, replicating exponentially in a cat without an immune system. Enucleation, aka eye globe removal, is often the best course of action for these HV kittens and cats.  In the meantime, any eye in that condition benefits from regular flush/rinsing, Tobramycin or Neo-Poly-Bac Rx eye drop administration, potentially auto-serum treatment, during which their own serum separated from their blood is used to medicate the eye and promote corneal regenerative layer.

Try to limit its activity to a single plane environment, restricting any access to elevated surfaces, areas with debris he could rub his face or accidentally poke at his eyes, until he has surgery, or at minimum a surgeon's consult.

Good luck with the "littlekitty" luckykitty!

Hi all.. Sorry for late reply. He was only taken in for surgery this morning. He lived and is through it. Had a wee play there and now is snoring! His wee eye and leg was amputated! Thanks all for your help and advice.

Awww! Bless his little heart. So glad he made it through. Now he will be healthy and adjust as he grows up. Thank you for the good news!

Im so happy!