Dedicated NHS Vets Help Save a Kitty
Sunday, November 13, 2011
By: Elizabeth Hilpipre

Quorra's Story (Part 1 of 2)

“Quorra” (pronounced Cora) came to NHS as two-month old little stray kitten. Just big enough for surgery, she was spayed and getting ready to go to adopt when one of the veterinarians saw that she had a mild eye infection. Unfortunately, this meant Quorra had to stay at the shelter for awhile longer while she received treatment for her eye.

During her treatment, Quorra’s kitten cold got much worse. She was sniffly, sneezed so much she would get little nose-bleeds, and her eye continued to get puffier. Such a condition usually makes kitties depressed, which is why NHS has volunteers dedicated to giving extra tender loving care to those cats housed in “isolation,” where they can’t infect other cats. However, Quorra remained a trooper throughout her treatment. She was always wiggling her little bobtail and climbing on the volunteers, despite the sneezing and squinty eye.

The veterinarians continued to treat Quorra aggressively with antibiotics, and with time, the sneezing went away. The puffy eye however, did not. Her eye got so bad that one of the veterinarians took it upon themselves to take her home and lubricate her eye every two hours for nearly a week in an effort to keep the tissue healthy so it could heal.

To Be Continued...

P.S. Sorry for no photo we left the file on our computer at NHS.