A tiny kitten that was found nearly dead in Nanaimo has made a healthy recovery.
According to a press release issued earlier this month by the BC SPCA, an orphaned kitten was turned into their Nanaimo branch after it was found outside without its mom or littermates.
The kitten, which is now named Diggory was days old and barely alive when it was first brought an emergency veterinary clinic by a concerned resident.
“He was in grave condition,” Lorie Chortyk, general manager of communications for the BC SPCA, said in a press release. “If he had not come into our care when he did, there is no way he would have survived.”
Diggory has now been placed in a foster home.
“We are so fortunate to have amazing foster volunteers who specialize in the care of very young, orphaned kittens,” said Chortyk. “These volunteers forgo sleep to do feedings every few hours, and put in so much time and effort to ensure that these kittens overcome the odds to survive and grow strong. We simply could not do the work we do without these incredible individuals.”
However, Chortyk said Diggory is still very fragile and requires around-the-clock care, including bottle feedings every two hours, for at least the next eight weeks.
BC SPCA provides supplies and ongoing veterinary care for animals in foster until they are healthy enough to be put up for adoption.
But that kind of care doesn’t come without costs and with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing and “kitten season” just beginning, the BC SPCA says it could use donations, which they rely on to help cover the cost of their Kitten Milk Replacement program and other supplies.
“We are now at the beginning of ‘kitten season’, where we see a huge influx of orphaned and surrendered kittens into our facilities across the province,” says Chortyk. “We are grateful to anyone who is able to help us care for these little ones so that we can give them the best possible chance at life.”
Those interested in making a donation can do so at www.spca.bc.ca/news/orphaned-kitten-help/
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