Cache and sterilization

– Where to put the kitten? There is no more room in the hospital.

— A new acquisition?

– Yes, with a broken jaw, the baby is completely …

It was a friend of the veterinarian with whom we have been cooperating for many years called.

It turned out that a man came to their clinic a few days ago. In his hands he held a trembling bloody lump … The man was returning home and saw a group of teenagers playing football, and instead of a ball they had … a ginger kitten!

The kid didn’t even scream anymore, he flew powerlessly from one to another, like a rag. The man rushed to the scum and took away the kitten. He tried to shame the young people, but they only laughed out loud.

The man hugged the mutilated baby and carried him to the nearest veterinary clinic. The doctor immediately took him to the operating room. The kitten had a concussion and a broken jaw. The consequences of these injuries were unpredictable. The clinic took care of all the costs of treating the baby. It is clear that no one will pay for a homeless kitten.

Ryzhik underwent two operations and recovered very quickly. He turned out to be an affectionate and sociable cat. As soon as he felt better, his arrogant feline character immediately began to appear! When he did not like something, he began to squeal loudly. Do not yell, namely squeal: in a harsh and tedious voice. And there have always been many reasons for anger: they were locked in a cage, they don’t play, they don’t feed enough, they aren’t allowed to sit on the table, and so on. As a result, the “son of the regiment” had special, privileged conditions. The cat lived on the sofa in the intern’s room, ate boiled chicken and everything that he managed to steal from the doctor’s or assistant’s plates. He was always loudly indignant when he was carried to the next procedure. After some time, the cat was absolutely healthy, but a small defect remained: after the injury, he could not completely close his mouth. He ate, chewed, played and bit well. But in a calm state, the mouth was always open.

After the conversation, I looked at the photo and almost sobbed: huge round eyes, hair cut from ears to neck, smeared with leftover food and stains of dried blood, an open mouth from which the tip of a pink tongue peeps out. And such a kind, childishly surprised expression on his face.

Now Kesha is 6 years old. This is a huge, affectionate, unreal handsome man, whose mouth still does not close. He lives at my house, in my flock. But most of the “homeless”, unfortunately, are much less lucky …

Kesha is one of the thousands who are brought by caring people to the clinic. Our foundation cooperates with a dozen veterinary clinics, and such stories happen regularly.

What can each of us do to reduce the number of homeless animals? At a minimum, sterilize your pets.

If your cat or cat does not carry breeding value, sterilize them. Understand, there are much more unfortunate animals that no one needs than people who can and want to take them. Such “Kesh” around the sea!

The shelters that already exist are packed to capacity. New shelters immediately become overcrowded upon opening. Every day, hundreds of pets are attached, and their places are immediately taken by others. The waiting list for free sterilization is very long…

There are people who really help. But as long as others treat their pets irresponsibly, homeless animals will not disappear. Dogs, cats, puppies and kittens thrown out by unfortunate owners will give birth on the streets of new poor people that no one needs. So the chain reaction continues: from those born on the street, the next generation is born. Pets are still thrown out.

Can you imagine the scale? Many street poor fellows will die from diseases, under the wheels of cars, at the hands of man. And it’s terrible. But even those who manage to survive will always be in danger and fight for life. And they will again bring offspring (not even once), which will repeat their terrible fate.

The only salvation, the only way to break the chain of birth and torment, is sterilization.

Whoever does not believe or does not agree – come to the shelter, look into the eyes of these poor animals. And as an experiment, you can even work for a week as an administrator in our fund: take calls demanding “Take it!”, listen to stories that make you feel uneasy from the cruelty.

There are many good people in the world who would never raise a hand against a dog or a cat. But this is not enough. We must learn not only to feel sorry for homeless animals, but also to take responsibility for them: at least to sterilize our pets, help to sterilize street animals, forget fantasies in the spirit of “this is not humane.” Indeed, it is not humane to not interfere with what happens to homeless animals on the streets and to those who fall into irresponsible hands.

Please sterilize your pets.