Just a few days ago, a kitten was found in Gatineau, Canada by a local resident in her backyard. She was found with two siblings covered in a black sticky substance covering their bodies. It turns out they had been intentionally covered in tar. One kitten was found in far worse condition, she was given the name Ashley.
“When we found Ashley she was in horrible condition. She would have not survived,” says Sandi Lawson.
Sandi Lawson of Adopt Me Cat Rescue was a member of the team called to rescue the kittens. Thankfully after rescue the local community so appalled at the kitten’s condition stepped forward to save the kitten’s live’s.
“Somebody had come onto his property to pour tar,” says Lawson. “Likely because he knew there were cats and was not a fan,” said Sandi
All three kittens were rushed to a vet for treatment, with Ashley having the most severe injuries. She would have a long road to recovery if she survives.
“She was caked in tar, and her eyes were glued shut,” says Lawson. “She had no mobility. She wasn’t really eating. We were able to raise that money very, very quickly,” says Janice Richard, who is fostering Ashley. “And not only that, the community has come together for this little one. I have a table full of receiving blankets, full of food.”
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Ashley spent 24 hours in the ICU. A stay that came with a bill of $1,700, a cost that complete strangers stepped up to pay. Richard, along with the help of those who donated, has given this kitten a fighting chance.
“I have not seen anybody do this to a kitten,” says Richard. “Take tar, however, it happened, we don’t know exactly. But even tarring a hole where there’s little kittens, they have to come out. She took the worst of it. The other two are fine.”
Ashley is now able to finally walk, but still has small amounts of tar stuck to her fur. Richard is using a mix of mineral oil and Dawn soap daily to help remove the tar.
“Tar is toxic, however, to cats,” says Lawson. “So we don’t know if there’s going to be any long-term effects.”
“Every three hours I have to take the tar off of her. Which was a huge, huge endeavour to get it off of her,” says Richard. “She’s just a little doll. She’s endured so much and she’s got a great personality.”
It has been about five days since Ashley was found struggling to survive. Richard says she seems to be recovering successfully for a kitten who was that close to death.
“To the person that did this to this kitten, you didn’t win,” says Richard. “You didn’t win anything. We won. She won because she’s alive, because of everybody in our community.”
Richard will foster Ashley for another five or six weeks until she is healthy enough to be permanently adopted.
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