Cat uses one of his nine lives
SANDTON – Cat-owner, Andre-Lynn Hubert is exceptionally grateful for the loving vets who saved her cat's life after a vicious cat fight.
Sunny-Bubz, who is now almost one year old, was in a vicious cat fight in May.
Rivonia resident, Andre-Lynn Hubert said she got the fright of her life when her precious companion stumbled into her room drenched in blood. She said, “This was not the first time that Sunny had gotten into a fight but he has never been this badly hurt before. His chest was full of puncture marks.”
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She said she felt too traumatised to think clearly and phoned the Rivonia Village Vet for assistance.
“Within 20 minutes they had arrived and I just knew that my cat was in the best hands. They sent me an SMS every morning to let me know how Sunny was doing and I am so grateful to them. They saved his life.”
Veterinarian Dr Bronwyn Prytz, who attende to the injured cat said, “When Sunny was brought in, it was the worst injuries from a cat fight that I have ever seen. It was atrocious to see his wounds.”
Prytz was able to successfully perform surgery on Sunny-Bubz and he is now recovering well. She highlighted, “When Sunny came here, his chest wound was 20cm by 20cm big. We used a technique that slowly pulls the wound together over time and the wound is now tiny and healing fast.”
The practice manager and senior veterinarian at the clinic, Dr Anthea Fleming said in light of this cat fight, she would like to give cat-owners a few tips.
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“Residents need to avoid putting their cat’s food in the garden as this attracts other cats,” she stressed. “If you keep the food inside, ensure that you only put just enough food out for your cat to eat. Other cats will be able to smell the food if it is left lying around inside your house for too long.”
Fleming and Prytz said feline Aids and leukemia viruses can be transferred from one cat to the other during a fight. “This is why we tested Sunny for the two viruses when she was brought to us as these viruses are carried in the body fluids of cats and can be spread where biting is involved.”
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Prytz highlighted that castrating cats made them less likely to get into a fight. “Castrating cats lowers the testosterone levels and makes them less aggressive.”
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