The tail amputated because of the cold

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After amputation of the tail, the pussy Cola, two years, will soon be available for adoption at the SPA, in Quebec city.

Catherine Bouchard

Sunday, 4 February, 2018 00:00

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In this period of intense cold, after having had to amputate the tail jelly of a cat, the humane Society (PPS) hopes to raise awareness in pet owners of the risks to let her small dog outside unattended.

Cola is a female of two years who was found in a poor state, last week, by a citizen of Quebec. He delivered the poor beast, which had a frostbite and serious injury to the tail in the care of the SPA.

“Near his body, the coat was all ripped up and there were signs that the skin had been shredded. At the end of its tail, the flesh has been cut off and you could see the bone, ” says June Gormley, project manager, and manager of communications and marketing at the SPA.

Bad intentions ?

Difficult to know what caused this injury. Is that Cola has taken refuge in a dangerous place because of the cold and she would be stuck somewhere ? Or, has she been the victim of the wrong person ?

“We will never know what happened with it exactly. What the vet thinks, is that she is stuck in the queue and it fired up for break, ” continues Ms. Gormley. It can also be asleep, and be frozen in the tail, but there were no other signs of frostbite on the rest of his body. “

Cola has received care and the pussy is out of danger. However, it had to be amputated. “If we hadn’t cut his tail, it was euthanasia. She was treated, because it was possible to do it with us, ” says the spokesperson.

Dangerous

With the sad adventure of Cola, the SPA reminds us that pets should be supervised when they go outside, and the cold weather is also dangerous for them as it is for humans.

“Down to -20 degrees, it is necessary to keep them indoors or supervise their small periods of outside playtime,” says the spokesperson.

Every winter, unfortunately, many animals suffer from injuries due to frostbite. “Cat with frostbitten ears who fall, we’ve seen that. We have each winter, ” says Ms. Gormley.