Tri-County Humane Society’s veterinary team is very experienced with enucleations, or surgical eye removals.  Last year, team members performed a total of 12 of those procedures. Recently, we had a case of young cats and kittens in poor health who required this procedure, and we ended up doing six enucleations in one week!

We’re happy to share that these little ones are showing great improvement, with some already adopted. Others will need more time to heal, and we’re hoping you can support them.

The group of five arrived in mid-February. All had upper respiratory symptoms and severely infected eyes that had irreversible damage. Our medical team started a rigorous daily care regimen, including fluid therapy for dehydration, warm compresses on their eyes, daily eye cleaning, and antibiotics. 

Once they were stable, four of the five underwent surgeries to remove their damaged, painful eyes. Here's an update on each one:

Michelle: This 1-year-old’s left eye was removed. She was quickly adopted! 

Orla: The happiest and most playful of the group, this 2-month-old kitten had her left eye removed and was also promptly adopted!

Ghostface: This 2-month-old kitten was the scrawniest of the bunch and needed extra TLC to encourage him to eat and beat his respiratory illness. Unfortunately, both his eyes were beyond repair. He is recovering in a foster home, and the foster is considering adoption!

Erin: This 2-month-old kitten was the second smallest in the group. Unfortunately, both her eyes were collapsed and nonfunctional, requiring removal. She is recovering in a foster home; the fosters also adore her! 

Clare: This 1-year-old cat was the lucky one who did not require eye removal surgery. Although one of her eyes is damaged and shrunken due to infection, it is not causing her pain. Her remaining eye is in good condition. She was adopted this week! 

These five won our shelter staff members’ hearts. It took a big team effort to provide all that they needed - an undertaking that was not only work intensive but created extra expenses for our nonprofit as well.  With their eye removals, spay and neuter procedures, medications, supportive care, vaccines, microchips, and everything else we did, the investment is upwards of $2,275 total. 

Please consider a donation to help us cover these expenses, and help us provide for the next group that needs above and beyond support.

It is thanks to people like you that we can do this important work, giving animals like these a bright future!

For the animals,

Marit Ortega
Executive Director
give@tricountyhumanesociety.org
320-252-0896