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Monday 30/03/15 Miaki (our young cat) was attacked by a neighbors dog and taken to our local vet, the vet was not sure who the cat belonged to, the SPCA was notified and informed that the cat had a severe comminuted fractured leg, would require surgery. A strong pain killer and a heavy dose of antibiotics was given. To cut a long story short we tracked where our cat was.The SPCA no. gos to a voice recording they open at 8am i continued for 20 minutes eventually contacted the inspectorate. Lost and found confirmed our cat (i was given a ref no by our vet 67735) i asked if they had done anything i.e surgery- nothing !! i asked if they would and was told they would only operate if my salary was R15000 or less. at - 09h30 i collected my cat and rushed off to my vet, i had to pay R350, not sure for what as nothing done. The letter i was given was handed to my vet who confirmed that they had not done anything. She also confirmed that on inspection there were maggots in the wound. Miaki had a hind leg amputation at 14h00 tuesday we pray she pulls through. The Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Animals my foot, i am disgusted that they did nothing, thats cruelty if you ask
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA responds as follows:
We can confirm the cat was brought in by an animal collection officer from Richwood on Monday 30th March 2015. Upon arrival at the hospital, it was seen by the vet and diagnosed with a very bad open comminuted fracture. The Cat was in severe pain and would be kept for 24 hours before being humanely euthanised.
It was given a painkiller (Temgesic), an anti-inflammatory (Mobic) and an antibiotic (NoroClav). It was kept in our hospital overnight and seen again in the morning when it was again given a painkiller, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. It was noted that it was mildly dehydrated and scheduled for a drip and shave and bandage in theatre, but was collected by the owner before progressing to the theatre. We did advise that there would be a release fee of R350,00 beforehand and that this includes a microchip. While our Vet is not in today and cannot give a full report, we have not found any indication that there could have been maggots on the wound.
Regards
Society Liaison Unit
National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA)
Best regards,
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA responds as follows:
We can confirm the cat was brought in by an animal collection officer from Richwood on Monday 30th March 2015. Upon arrival at the hospital, it was seen by the vet and diagnosed with a very bad open comminuted fracture. The Cat was in severe pain and would be kept for 24 hours before being humanely euthanised.
It was given a painkiller (Temgesic), an anti-inflammatory (Mobic) and an antibiotic (NoroClav). It was kept in our hospital overnight and seen again in the morning when it was again given a painkiller, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. It was noted that it was mildly dehydrated and scheduled for a drip and shave and bandage in theatre, but was collected by the owner before progressing to the theatre. We did advise that there would be a release fee of R350,00 beforehand and that this includes a microchip. While our Vet is not in today and cannot give a full report, we have not found any indication that there could have been maggots on the wound.
Regards
Society Liaison Unit
National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA)
Best regards,