Peaches and Dr. Martha Smith
A Dorchester kitten is recuperating at a veterinarian's home from serious wounds caused when she got entangled in the fan belt of her owner's car when the woman started the engine not knowing the young cat had crawled into the engine compartment for warmth.
The Animal Rescue League reports a rescue technician familiar with auto mechanics was able to loosen the pulley system and get the kitten out after the Oct. 1 incident, but "the kitten was stuck deep within the engine’s fan belt pulley system and was suffering from severe lacerations spanning the entire length of her body." And then kitty ran into a nearby hole, requiring a second extrication.
The ARL rushed her to the VESCONE emergency veterinary hospital in Waltham, where vets used skin flaps to cover her "extensive and painful wounds."
Dr. Marian Smith, director of the rescue league's veterinary medical services, is now caring for Peaches at her home, because of the costs of hospitalization. She has to drain the cat's wounds and administer pain medications and antibiotics. "Our veterinary medicine budget has really been stretched this year, and we are willing to think as creatively as possible to keep saving more animals' lives," she said.
The league is seeking help to pay for Peaches' $2,200 emergency care.
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