Clancy
07-17-2009, 08:28 PM
Driving home late Tuesday night, Highway 12, coming down the E Street off ramp, I cringed when I saw a cat sprawled out in the middle of the fast lane. Assuming it was road kill, I started to swerve to be sure to miss hitting it when to my horror the poor thing lifted a single paw in a feeble attempt to rise. I braked and pulled over, determined to get the cat out of the road.
I girded myself for the worst, and waited while several cars swerved to avoid the orange tabby, now laying motionless on the road. When the road was clear, I ran out, scooped her up as carefully as I could, and rushed back to the curb. I laid her down on the sidewalk, expecting to see her die in front of my eyes.
I very gently put my hands on her, and tried to comfort her as best I could, while I thought about what to do. She looked like she was in shock or dying, or both. Then, I remembered that there is an all night emergency vet over on Fulton and Guerneville (PetCare Veterinary Hospital) , so I opened my car door and, as gently as I could, laid her on the passenger seat.
Then, she started crying.
She couldn’t move, not even lift her head, and she cried. I gotta tell you, this was hard to hear. I placed my hand on her ever so gently, and told her it was going to be okay. What else could I do?
It seemed to take a very long time to drive that five miles, but when I finally rang the night bell, two angels in smocks ran out and very professionally took over.
They gave her pain medication, put her on IV fluids, and said we’ll just have to wait and see (large vet bills are out of the question for me). If she survived the night, she’d be taken to Sonoma County Animal Shelter (the one just off Airport Blvd) where a vet would assess her injuries and go from there.
She did survive that night; she’s still alive, she's not suffering (otherwise, they'd euthanize her), she's moving around in her cage and very shakily standing. I’m hoping to be able to go and spend some time with her tomorrow.
You can see her listed here, search for stray cat #A235867
Stray Animals - Sonoma County Animal Shelter (https://www.theanimalshelter.org/strays.htm)
I’m going to try and link her photo here; this was taken at the shelter less than 24hrs after she was hit.
If she lives, she’s going to need an angel… do you have room in your heart and home for a real survivor?
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I girded myself for the worst, and waited while several cars swerved to avoid the orange tabby, now laying motionless on the road. When the road was clear, I ran out, scooped her up as carefully as I could, and rushed back to the curb. I laid her down on the sidewalk, expecting to see her die in front of my eyes.
I very gently put my hands on her, and tried to comfort her as best I could, while I thought about what to do. She looked like she was in shock or dying, or both. Then, I remembered that there is an all night emergency vet over on Fulton and Guerneville (PetCare Veterinary Hospital) , so I opened my car door and, as gently as I could, laid her on the passenger seat.
Then, she started crying.
She couldn’t move, not even lift her head, and she cried. I gotta tell you, this was hard to hear. I placed my hand on her ever so gently, and told her it was going to be okay. What else could I do?
It seemed to take a very long time to drive that five miles, but when I finally rang the night bell, two angels in smocks ran out and very professionally took over.
They gave her pain medication, put her on IV fluids, and said we’ll just have to wait and see (large vet bills are out of the question for me). If she survived the night, she’d be taken to Sonoma County Animal Shelter (the one just off Airport Blvd) where a vet would assess her injuries and go from there.
She did survive that night; she’s still alive, she's not suffering (otherwise, they'd euthanize her), she's moving around in her cage and very shakily standing. I’m hoping to be able to go and spend some time with her tomorrow.
You can see her listed here, search for stray cat #A235867
Stray Animals - Sonoma County Animal Shelter (https://www.theanimalshelter.org/strays.htm)
I’m going to try and link her photo here; this was taken at the shelter less than 24hrs after she was hit.
If she lives, she’s going to need an angel… do you have room in your heart and home for a real survivor?
<a href='https://img339.imageshack.us/i/kittyb.jpg/'><img src='https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5762/kittyb.jpg' border='0' alt='Image Hosted by ImageShack.us'/></a><br/>