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Dec. 19, 2023, 9:55 a.m. ET
A UK animal rescue has crowdsourced over $6,000 to pay for vet payments for a kitten born with no hips — a situation so uncommon that vets have “not seen a case quite like it.”
Severn Valley Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue in Shropshire, England has raised hundreds of {dollars} to fund surgical procedure for “Phoebe,” a 7-month-old kitten born with out hip joints.
The little black cat “was born with an extremely rare condition where she is missing her hip joints and her legs joints are hyperextended — making it appear as though her back legs are on the wrong way round!” the rescue’s founder Amanda Ball wrote.
“Phoebe” was handed over to the animal rescue when her proprietor couldn’t afford to take her to the vet to obtain much-needed remedy, in accordance with a GoFundMe.
The rescue mentioned it might cost at the least £3,000 ($3,821.46) for X-rays, CT scans and an orthopedic seek the advice of, although further funding will doubtless be wanted as soon as they begin working.
“We are hoping to raise enough money to get the surgical team at Southwater Vets in Telford to x-ray, scan and operate and hopefully get this beautiful little creature back on all four feet again,” Ball wrote.
The comfortable little cat “purrs all the time,” the nonprofit wrote on Facebook Monday.
“You stroke her — she purrs. You pick her up — she purrs, you smile at her — she purrs…. she’s a noisy little engine of fuzz. We just adore her.”
Despite her uncommon situation, “Phoebe” is in no ache, the animal rescue wrote on social media.
“We want to stress — she is not in any pain, so putting her to sleep is not something we will consider. We do however want to improve her quality of life if we can,” the rescue wrote on the fundraiser.
While the workforce at Southwater Vets, who’re offering “Phoebe” remedy, mentioned that they had not seen a case like this, they’re working exhausting to discover a answer.
“The amazing team at Southwater Vets have not seen a case quite like it, but they are determined to find a solution and they are working incredibly hard to find a way forward,” Ball wrote.
As of Tuesday morning, the fundraiser had raised £5,010 ($6,382.24) of £5,000 objective.
The workforce hopes to get “Phoebe” transferring alongside “full speed ahead.”
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