On a very chilly winter night time, Renfrew County resident Lisa Mathieu welcomed a stray cat into her dwelling. Little did she know the cat was about to have kittens, and the feline household would spend their first night time on Lisa’s marriage ceremony robe.
Lisa says that she and her husband realized the stray was pregnant after sneaking her previous their different furry members of the family to a personal bed room to get some relaxation.
“She regarded like she was going to burst, however there have been no tell-tale indicators that she was going to have these kittens anytime quickly,” says Lisa.
Earlier than animal management companies might decide up the cat and take her to the Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre, Lisa found an enormous shock in her visitor room closet.
“She gave beginning on my marriage ceremony costume practice,” Lisa says. “My husband and I are laughing. We simply didn’t care; I used to be so comfortable for her.”
Lisa stayed up via the night time to help nevertheless she might and referred to as animal management companies very first thing in the morning. Quickly, mother and her kittens had been delivered to the Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre for evaluation.
The beginning had gone properly, and the cat had efficiently delivered seven kittens. Nonetheless, she had a reasonably excessive fever and was very dehydrated. April Sereda-Ashcroft, a Registered Veterinary Technician with the Ontario SPCA, stepped in instantly and introduced the cat, now given the identify “Bride,” to an area veterinary associate. Bride was assessed and given subcutaneous fluids and antibiotics.
“We knew they’d need to exit to a foster dwelling. I sort of put my hand up as a result of I really like kittens,” says Lea Thompson, a long-time volunteer on the Renfrew County animal Centre.
Over the subsequent few days, April visited Lea’s dwelling to examine on Bride and supply fluids. Inside 36 hours, the antibiotics started kicking in. Three days later, Bride was gaining vitality and being an attentive mother.
“She was candy and loving and trusting proper from the start,” says Lea. “She was an excellent affected person.”
At eight weeks outdated, the kittens returned to the animal centre and had been adopted inside a couple of days. On the finish of February, Bride additionally discovered her ceaselessly household.
“I can solely think about what would have occurred to this cat if the centre wasn’t there,” says Lea.
Lisa is thrilled that Bride and her kittens are thriving of their ceaselessly properties. She provides that salt and peroxide have almost restored her marriage ceremony costume.
Due to the compassion of Lisa, the City of Petawawa Animal Management Companies, devoted volunteer fosters Lea & Doug, native veterinary hospital professionals and our Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre, Bride and her kittens have been given the second likelihood that they deserve.
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