Shira Pluim was frightened when her cat Lex strolled into her house “sprayed from head to toe with pink lacquer”.
Shira Pluim from the Paddepoel district of Groningen was frightened when her cat Lex strolled into her house last Thursday after being “sprayed from head to toe with pink lacquer”.
“He walked in at about half past four,” Shira informed RTV Noord.
“Completely covered in spray paint. At first, we thought it was some kind of hair spray paint or something, but when we tried to clean it, we found it was that pink lacquer paint. Horrible stuff. I think they use it for cars.”
The paint was “in his eyes, in his ears, in his nose” and he likewise appeared hurt.
“He also had a wound on his head that they injected. And his whiskers are also cut. The animal was completely confused when he came home.”
Shira right away brought her animal to the veterinarians, where he needed to remain for “observation”.
“They could not get that paint off with regular hair shampoo, however that needs to be made with disinfectant things that you likewise utilize for your hands. And for that he needs to be under anesthesia.
“In addition, he requires an IV, due to the fact that he is so compromised by all the harmful compounds that remain in that paint.”
Photo: Shira Pluim/Facebook
Shira said that Lex is refraining from doing too well after the event.
“At one point he sat on the couch and just collapsed. Normally [he] is absolutely not a lap cat, but when we took it to the vet [he] didn’t move at all. Even at the vet. Cats are normally very restless there, but he had no strength for that at all.”
Lex has actually considering that had all the pink paint gotten rid of from his fur and is recuperating at home after breathing in “dangerous” chemicals utilized in the pigment.
In the meantime, Shira has actually sent a Facebook plea to capture the criminals as she introduced a charity event to spend for her cat’s veterinary costs.
“Watch out, Lex came home in no time, sprayed all the way underneath with pink lacquer paint. Very dangerous for your cats! Paddepoel area!
“Who knows who did this let me know? Sharing would be appreciated!!” the post read.
While the social networks post has actually not led to any justice for Lex to date, Shira verified that she prepared to submit an official cops report.
“People have said ‘Go and have a look in the neighbourhood,’” she explained.
“We did, however there was absolutely nothing to see there. I truly believe it occurred at the back of somebody’s garden, or in a deck or something.’
“We will absolutely submit a report. Because it was so chaotic today, we wished to put that to rest for a while, however we will absolutely go to the cops tomorrow and report it.”
The fundraising event, which is now closed, received 296 contributions amounting to €3,165.
