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MA Lic #256 non-profit 501(c)(3) all-volunteer cat rescue helping homeless cats and the community.

We specialize in the sick, injured, and elderly cat population.

$🐈 UPDATE ON RINGO, OUR CAR-WRECK KITTY!One eye removed, head injuries, a fractured sacrum, an upper respiratory infectio...$

11/03/2026

🐈 UPDATE ON RINGO, OUR CAR-WRECK KITTY!

One eye removed, head injuries, a fractured sacrum, an upper respiratory infection, a questionable other eye, a broken tooth, and, oh, cryptorchidism.

And now... possibly ringworm.

Seriously. Can this guy catch a break? 🤦‍♀️

But here's the thing: despite everything this little guy has endured, he has the BEST demeanor! He's sweet, affectionate, loves cuddles, and genuinely enjoys the company of other animals. He's so compromised physically, yet his personality shines through. ❤️

PLEASE SHARE, AS WE CANNOT!

We received Ringo from one of our emergency hospitals, and we're grateful they entrusted us with his continued care. He had already undergone an eye removal when he arrived. We were told his other eye might need to come out, too.

He had been surrendered by someone who witnessed him get struck by a car. He was in shock when received and remained quiet, timid, and on pain medication for several days.

His injuries were extensive. He had suspected head trauma, road rash, a broken tooth, and an eye that was too damaged to save.

He also had a fractured sacrum, the bone where the spine ends and the tail begins. He struggled to lift his tail, had limited mobility, and walking was painful.

His remaining eye was sunken in, with limited vision, if any. There was also the possibility it would need to be removed.

On top of all that, he had an upper respiratory infection and was cryptorchid, meaning one or both testicles hadn't descended. When the emergency hospital removed his eye, they also attempted to neuter him. Unfortunately, one testicle was missing and would require exploratory surgery to locate.

And that was the least of his worries.

Our first priority was getting his back healed. For five weeks, he was on restricted cage rest, pain medication for his injuries, and antibiotics for his respiratory infection and possible post-surgical infection.

We were also dealing with a leaky eye socket, extracting pus from the area daily.

His foster mom was wonderful about giving him attention outside his cage and even introduced him to her dog, whom he liked!

Thanks to her diligence, his back and respiratory infection healed. His recovery has since been a tag-team effort between a couple of foster homes due to travel, and he's thrived in both. He's had love, attention, and other pets for company, which he clearly enjoys.

We still had a few things to address: both eyes, his missing testicle, and that broken tooth.

FIRST PRIORITY: HIS EYES!

Dr. Michelle Willis at VCA City Cats in Arlington is our go-to ophthalmologist for cats needing specialized eye care. Her attention to detail, patience, thorough examinations, and ability to explain complex eye issues in terms we can understand are so appreciated!

Boy, did Ringo need her help!

It turns out his original eye removal was unsuccessful. The ongoing drainage and treatment he'd needed since arriving were the result of tissue left behind during surgery. He needed a second procedure to remove what should have been removed originally and properly seal the opening in his eye socket.

And his remaining eye had its own issues.

THE GOOD NEWS? HIS OTHER EYE IS SALVAGEABLE! 🎉

It turns out he has a developmental defect. His eye is smaller and didn't fully develop, which explains why he has some vision but not full sight.

He can see shapes, bright colors, shadows, and light. Dr. Willis believes that as an indoor-only cat, he'll learn his surroundings and his limited vision will be more than enough to navigate life in his future forever home. ❤️

He also had six eyelashes growing out of his tear duct, causing irritation and discomfort. A procedure using nitrogen can freeze the hair follicles to stop those hairs from growing back.

And, as usual, Dr. Willis went above and beyond!

While examining Ringo and taking blood in preparation for surgery, she also helped us locate his missing testicle. It was actually stuck in the canal between the abdomen and sc***um instead of descending where it belonged.

She explained that this, too, can be the result of developmental underdevelopment, much like his eye. She's even considering whether the eye that was removed may have had the same underlying issue.

Dr. Willis, Ringo's foster mom, and transport had a good laugh over how Dr. Willis went looking for an eyeball and found another ball instead! 🤣

BOTH EYE PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED THIS PAST FRIDAY! 🎉

Dr. Willis confirmed that glandular tissue had been left behind in the original eye socket and needed to be removed.

She also used freezing treatment on the eyelid to hopefully destroy the follicles responsible for those six irritating eyelashes.

Ringo now has some white above his eye, which is a positive sign that the treatment has affected the follicles. The procedure often results in white hairs, which should be quite amusing on an otherwise all-black cat!

But, these surgeries landed him in the cone of shame.

Poor guy.

Of course, there was another discovery.

During her examination, Dr. Willis noticed markings and scabs above his right eye that looked suspicious for possible ringworm.

Not exactly what we wanted to hear.

So, Ringo is once again in isolation while we wait for test results.

We're hoping it's simply irritation from all the previous eye issues and scratching, especially since his original eye surgery wasn't properly completed.

We're REALLY hoping this isn't ringworm so we can move forward with his remaining procedures: the broken tooth removal and resolving his cryptorchid issue.

This poor guy just can't catch a break!

Luckily the care team is front and center! all weekend long Dr Willis was communicating via text, on a weekend, on her days off, just to make sure he was healing properly. This is dedication certainly unmatched!

And she has advised he is looking fantastically just in the days and his swelling has decreased considerably! The photos are graphic, but you can see the red when he just had the surgery done and now the swelling and no red from yesterday.

He is happy and purry... just a day after surgery, and enjoying cuddles regularly.

🐾 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ASKS!

During his time with us, Ringo has made one thing very clear: he wants a partner in crime or two!

He seems to enjoy both cats and dogs, and we'd love to find him a forever home with at least one four-legged (or even three-legged!) companion.

Despite his disabilities, he's a happy, affectionate little guy who loves cuddles and doesn't let his limitations define him.

Would you consider opening your home to a disabled kitty with so many abilities? Or maybe another one of our loves in need of a soft place to land without so much medical maintenance? ❤️

Our kitties can be found here:

https://www.petfinder.com/search/cats-for-adoption/us/ma/fitchburg/?shelterRescue=384a7c34-b630-431a-a31c-4d6cee47bf3e&distance=25

If adoption isn't in the cards, could you help us financially with his medical expenses? Even a small donation goes a long way!

And if you could spare just $5 a month, please consider becoming a recurring supporter. Those small monthly donations help Ringo and all the other medically needy foster cats who come through our doors.

100% of your donation goes toward the medical needs, prescriptions, and care of these cats. ❤️

💚 DONATE HERE:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

🏡 FOSTER APPLICATION:

https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

Can't foster but have some spare time?

Become a volunteer and join our mission!

💚 VOLUNTEER INQUIRY:

https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Please share, spread the word, and help us find this very special gray tabby his forever home!

Thank you for continuing to support our medical kitties. Every share, kind thought, donation, and helping hand makes a difference. ❤️🐈

10/30/2026

We are out of time!

ARTEMIS & ATHENA NEED A HOME BY THIS WEEKEND! 🖤

Please share, as we cannot!

Please share and cross-post wherever you can. We cannot share posts, so and getting this story in front of the right person will change everything.

We did an outreach earlier this week for our black kitties and received a wonderful and promising foster lined up for these two beautiful girls, but unfortunately, they backed out at the last minute.

So here we are again, out of time and options.

Artemis and Athena MUST stay together. These black beauties were once feral and have come a long way thanks to the diligence and patience of their foster mom and her kitties whom make them realize humans are not so bad. They're now just shy who are learning that humans can be trusted.

They don't need to be instant lap cats. They need a patient person willing to socialize them more, maybe introduce them to their kitties, give them time, space, and the opportunity to blossom.

Their current caregiver has been incredibly patient, but the room these girls occupy needs a renovation. They were supposed to be relocated weeks ago, and we desperately need to make that happen.

We need placement by THIS WEEKEND.

Can you give TWO shy souls a safe place to land? Even temporarily? Even a temporary foster would make an enormous difference.

🐾 Meet Artemis:
https://www.petfinder.com/cat/artemis-bonded-with-athena-96ebdca3-81ee-455b-9a3d-179163eb5ad8/ma/fitchburg/fitchburg-friends-of-felines-inc-ma574/details/

🐾 Meet Athena:
https://www.petfinder.com/cat/athena-bonded-with-artemis-382f83d2-3a68-424e-8d51-20e1c01111ce/ma/fitchburg/fitchburg-friends-of-felines-inc-ma574/details/

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🏡 CAN YOU FOSTER?

We pay for veterinary care, medications, prescriptions, and prescription food. We provide the support and supplies needed to help our cats thrive.

You provide a safe space, patience, and love.

Foster application:
https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

🐾 CAN'T FOSTER?

Got a half hour a month, or a few minutes on social media to spare?

We need volunteers to help kitties and people with their kitties. from coordinating a spay neuter clinic to answering messages on social media, and maybe play with some kitties. :)

Volunteer inquiry:
https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

💵 CAN YOU HELP WITH OUR MEDICAL BILLS?

Every dollar helps us continue caring for the sick, overlooked, and medically complex cats who need us.

Donations are tax-deductible, and 100% goes toward medical care and prescriptions.

Donate here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

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We are a foster-based rescue. We believe in homes for kitties, not cages.

We take in the shy, the sick, the overlooked, and the perfectly imperfect. But we cannot create foster homes out of thin air.

PLEASE HELP US KEEP ARTEMIS AND ATHENA TOGETHER AND GET THEM INTO A SAFE HOME BY THIS WEEKEND.

Please don't assume someone else will step up. Right now, we're asking YOU.

Two girls. One safe home. One chance to keep them together. 🖤🐾

Thank you for supporting Fitchburg Friends of Felines and our perfectly imperfect kitties!

10/28/2026

🐱🎉 HAPPY NATIONAL CAT DAY! 🎉🐱

And... worth a mention... yesterday was National Black Cat Day!

(Appropriate for this post ..)

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Today is all about celebrating cats, and we'd like to celebrate by asking you to help one very special kitty who still needs a little extra help. ❤️

Meet Ringo, our car-wreck kitty, who needs TWO EYE SURGERIES THIS FRIDAY! 😿

🚨 WE NEED TO RAISE $2,500–$3,000 ASAP TO KEEP HIS APPOINTMENT! 🚨

Ringo has already been through more than any kitty should ever have to endure. He was struck by a car, suffered head injuries, had one eye removed, fractured his sacrum, broke a tooth, and battled an upper respiratory infection. And that was just the beginning.

When he came to us, we were told his remaining eye might need to be removed, too.

But there was hope! ❤️

After weeks of recovery, strict cage rest, medications, and lots of love from his foster mom, Ringo's back has healed beautifully! 🎉

And when he finally saw Dr. Michelle Willis, our go-to ophthalmologist at VCA City Cats in Arlington, we learned something wonderful.

His remaining eye can be saved! ❤️

Ringo has a developmental defect that means his eye is smaller and did not fully develop. He can see shapes, shadows, light, and bright colors. With an indoor-only home and time to learn his surroundings, he can still enjoy a wonderful life.

But both eyes need attention.

The surgery to remove his first eye did not heal properly. The area needs to be surgically repaired, including removing remaining tissue and closing the opening in his eye socket.

His other eye needs a procedure to address six eyelashes growing where they shouldn't be, irritating him and causing discomfort. The procedure uses nitrogen to freeze the hair follicles so those troublesome hairs stop growing.

The good news? Dr. Willis has agreed to perform BOTH eye procedures on the SAME DAY! 🎉🐾

The not-so-good news? That day is THIS FRIDAY!

The estimated cost for both procedures is $2,500–$3,000, and we need to raise those funds ASAP to keep his appointment.

We don't want Ringo to have to wait any longer than necessary to get the relief he needs.

And on National Cat Day, what better way to celebrate than by helping a cat who has fought so hard for his second chance? 🐱❤️

Ringo is the sweetest little boy. He's finally coming out of his shell and showing us more of his personality. Despite everything he's endured, he still has so much love to give.

He doesn't let his disabilities define him. He just wants to be a cat!

And speaking of being a cat, Ringo seems to enjoy the company of other cats and dogs. His future forever home will ideally include a four-legged friend or two to keep him company. ❤️

But FIRST, we need to get him through Friday.

🐾 CAN YOU HELP RINGO SEE HIS WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE?

Every donation helps. Truly.

We know $2,500–$3,000 is a lot to raise on short notice, but if enough people each give a little, we can work toward making this happen.

Even $5 helps. If you can give more, wonderful. If you can't donate, please share this post and help us reach someone who can!

Fitchburg Friends of Felines is a foster-based, all-volunteer rescue. We take in sick and injured kitties, including the medical underdogs who need more than an ordinary rescue can provide.

We don't have a shelter building or a big budget. We have foster homes, dedicated volunteers, and supporters like YOU.

100% of your donation goes toward the medical needs of our cats. ❤️🐾

💗 DONATE HERE:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

Every dollar brings Ringo closer to getting the care he needs this Friday.

🏡 WANT TO FOSTER?

We provide veterinary care, medications, prescriptions, and support. You provide a safe space, patience, and love.

Foster application:
https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

💗 CAN'T FOSTER BUT WANT TO HELP?

Join our volunteer team and help us continue caring for cats like Ringo!

Volunteer inquiry:
https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

🐱🎉 HAPPY NATIONAL CAT DAY FROM ALL OF US AT FITCHBURG FRIENDS OF FELINES! 🎉🐱

Please help us celebrate by giving Ringo the gift of comfort and a chance at a brighter future.

FRIDAY IS COMING FAST. PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE ASAP! ❤️🐾

Thank you for being part of our village and helping our medical kitties get the care they deserve. 💗

10/27/2026

🍬🎃 WHO WANTS CANDY?! 🎃🍬

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Just in time for Halloween, we have a sweet deal for our supporters! 🐾

Yes, we're a cat rescue.

Yes, it's a little unusual for a cat rescue to be handing out candy. 😂

But if you've followed Fitchburg Friends of Felines (FFF), you know we receive some incredibly generous, creative, and sometimes downright unexpected donations!

And this time? We have BAGS of candy. Bags inside bags of candy. A LOT of candy. 🍬🍭🍫

So, we thought we'd pay it forward and turn this sweet surprise into something that could help our kitties!

🎃 DONATE $40 OR MORE, AND GET A BIG BAG OF CANDY! 🎃

We're offering a bag of candy worth up to $20 to anyone who makes a monetary donation of $40 or more to help with our veterinary bills!

While supplies last, of course, but trust us, we have a bunch! 😹

📍 The catch: You'll need to pick up your candy or arrange to meet us if you're within 30 miles of Fitchburg, MA.

Why are we doing this? Because our medical bills have been BRUTAL lately. 💔

If you've been following our posts, you know some of our sweet kitties have been facing serious medical challenges.

🐈‍⬛ Pepper, our most recent medical challenge, suffered a urinary blockage, needed PU surgery, and then ended up back in the hospital this weekend after experiencing further issues. His medical bills have now topped $6,000!

🐾 Nova, our tiny sweetheart with gastrointestinal problems, needed emergency surgery for intussusception. Her medical bills topped $7,000!

These babies are some of the sweetest, happiest little lovebugs you'll ever meet. Yet both were incredibly sick, and one is still recovering. ❤️‍🩹

We're a small rescue, and bills like these are overwhelming. But we believe every life deserves a chance, even when saving that life comes with a hefty price tag.

We hope you believe that, too. ❤️

We're always looking for creative ways to keep our doors open to the sick, injured, overlooked, and medically complex kitties who need us. We don't have a fancy fundraising department or endless resources. We have a whole lot of heart, a dedicated foster network, some very generous supporters, and apparently enough candy to supply a small Halloween army! 😂🍬

So, can you help us help them?

💰 Make a donation here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

be sure that your contact info is up to date so we can reach out to get you your candy!

Every donation helps us pay down those medical bills and be there for the next kitty who needs a chance. Even $5 helps a cat in need!

And if you have no room in your budget right now, please don't feel left out! There are other ways to help. 🖤

🏡 BECOME A FOSTER!

We especially need people willing to open their homes to medically or behaviorally complex kitties who need a little extra help.

FFF covers veterinary care, medications, prescriptions, and prescription food. You provide a safe space, patience, and love.

🐾 Foster application: https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

🙋 VOLUNTEER WITH US!

Could you spare even half an hour a month? We need help with all sorts of things, from social media to socializing kitties. And yes, sometimes socializing with humans, too! 😹

Volunteer inquiry: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

🏠 CAN'T FOSTER OR VOLUNTEER?

Take a peek at our kitties looking for homes. Maybe you know of someone who needs a furry friend! 🖤

https://www.petfinder.com/search/cats-for-adoption/us/ma/fitchburg/?shelterRescue=384a7c34-b630-431a-a31c-4d6cee47bf3e&distance=25

📣 PLEASE SHARE AND CROSS-POST, BECAUSE WE CANNOT!

Every share helps us reach someone who might be able to donate, foster, adopt, or lend a hand.

We're a small, volunteer-run rescue doing our best to save the kitties who might otherwise be overlooked. Your support makes all the difference.

So, what do you say? Help us pay some medical bills, save some kitties, and maybe score yourself a bag of Halloween candy in the process! 🍬🐈‍⬛

HELP US HELP KITTIES! ❤️

Thank you for supporting Fitchburg Friends of Felines and our sick, overlooked, medically complex, and perfectly imperfect kitties. 🖤🐾

10/24/2026

Pepper: The Return! 🐾

To the ER.

It sounded like a great movie title, didn't it? 🎬

PLEASE SHARE, as we cannot!

Yes, we just talked about Pepper a couple weeks ago.

Pepper is the young, all-black male with a urinary blockage who was surrendered by repeat offenders who keep getting cats and can't afford care, so they surrender them when they are sick.

It is sad, and they actually did not think that they could save him when he was in the ER in the beginning of October.

But the amazing team at Veterinary Emergency Group in Shrewsbury, MA, fixed him right up, and after a few days of hospital monitoring and a catheter, he went from that hospital to another.

Love Is Life, Dr. Paul, Andy, and the diligent team there gave him his PU surgery to hopefully stop any future blockages in his urinary tract and fixed him up on October 4th.

We were looking forward to a 3-week follow-up, but it didn't happen.

Last night, late at night, we were back at the ER at VEG for help. 😿

Again, the A-team found that he was not blocked, and it was probably a UTI. But because he had nothing in his bladder, we could not get a sample to verify. They sent us home with pain meds and instructions to get a urine sample.

Unfortunately for Pepper, seven trips into the litter box, with just a drop each time, created enough urine for us to extract and bring back down to VEG Shrewsbury for analysis.

We are hoping this is just a UTI and antibiotics will fix him.

Right now, he is suffering.

He is still currently in a cage because we don't have a space for him. There are no available qualified fosters who can take him in.

His foster mom relocates a kitty in a room to bring Pepper in, allowing him to stretch his legs and play in a room and not a cage every day.

But then he goes back in the cage.

We would love for him to have a home to play in. We feel it would be less stressful on him, which has been known to help with urinary issues in cats.

We feel the cage may be doing more harm, and we want him to escape the confines of his jail cell. 🥺

Earlier this week, we put out a request and got nothing.

We are again begging for a foster with a room, or maybe even a home, to let him run free and be a young kitty like he deserves to be.

We need people who believe in a veterinarian because we have medical kitties who need that care.

We don't just give away cats to anyone who wants one. They need to be good cat parents!

Are you a good cat parent?

Can you help a sweet cuddle bug who happens to be a black cat with urinary challenges? 🖤

He is on special food, which we will provide.

He is currently on pain meds, which we will also provide.

We need someone to provide love and attention to Pepper.

🚨 PLEASE FREE PEPPER! 🚨

His profile:
https://www.petfinder.com/cat/pepper-special-needs-urinary-care-diet-ca54029b-8f36-42df-a3b4-1074fc0ecda5/ma/fitchburg/fitchburg-friends-of-felines-inc-ma574/details/

FFF covers veterinary care, medications, prescriptions, and prescription food. You provide a safe space, patience, and love.

🐾 Foster application: https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

Can't foster? Please SHARE and CROSS-POST, because we cannot always share posts ourselves!

We have other kitties who need homes, too! 🖤
https://www.petfinder.com/search/cats-for-adoption/us/ma/fitchburg/?shelterRescue=384a7c34-b630-431a-a31c-4d6cee47bf3e&distance=25

💵 Can't foster but can spare $5? 100% of donations go toward medical care and prescriptions, and donations are tax-deductible.

Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

Please help us get Pepper out of kitty jail! Every share could be the one that frees Pepper! 🐾❤️

Thank you for supporting Fitchburg Friends of Felines and the sick, overlooked, medically complex, and perfectly imperfect kitties! 🖤

10/23/2026

🐾 Update on Ringo, our car-wreck kitty with one eye, head injuries, a fractured sacrum, an upper respiratory infection, a questionable other eye, a broken tooth, and, oh, cryptorchidism.

Yeah, not kidding. 😳

PLEASE SHARE, as we cannot!

Can we mention that he is the sweetest little boy and is finally coming out of his shell? ❤️

We received him from one of our emergency hospitals, for which we are thankful they entrusted us with his continued care. When he arrived, he had already had one eye enucleated, and we were told the other probably had to come out as well. He was surrendered by someone who had witnessed him get struck by a car. He was in shock when received, and after a few days of recovery, he was still quiet, timid, and on pain meds for his injuries.

His injuries were pretty severe. They believed him to have head trauma, and on the side where he apparently landed after being struck by the car, he had road rash, a broken tooth, and an eye that was too far gone to save.

He had back injuries, specifically to his sacrum, which is where the vertebrae end and the tail begins. It was fractured. He was having problems lifting his tail, had limited movement, and walking was painful for him because of his hind legs.

His other eye was sunken in. They believed he had limited sight, if any at all, and it might also need to come out.

On the same side where his head landed on the pavement, he also had a broken tooth that would need to be removed because it could be painful.

On top of his trauma from the car accident, he was suffering from other issues.

He was congested and suffering from an upper respiratory infection.

And lastly, he was a cryptorchid, which means one or both testicles are undescended. In his case, when the emergency hospital removed his eye, they also thought they would do us a favor and neuter him. Unfortunately, one of his testicles was missing, and we would need exploratory surgery to find it, possibly up in his abdomen, where it starts before descending.

And that was the least of his worries.

Our first instruction was to concentrate on his back.

Strict cage rest for at least four weeks.

Pain meds to help with his back, eye, and tooth.

Antibiotics for a separate respiratory infection and any possible infection as a result of his eye removal.

Within a day of receiving him, we had concerns, and he was back at the emergency hospital because it was a weekend and our P*P had not had an opportunity to see him yet.

He was leaking from his eye, or lack thereof, we should say. The area where his eye had been removed had an opening, and it was leaking pus and blood.

We were given instructions on how to extract the pus from the area and were given more intense pain meds.

For weeks, he was kept in the cage except when his foster mom would take him out, hold him, and give him some attention. But he was not allowed to walk around, jump, or do anything a young kitty would like to do.

His foster mom was diligent about getting him the attention he needed and introducing him to her dog, whom he seemed to get along with.

For weeks, he sat in a cage healing. His pus-filled eye socket and upper respiratory infection got better, thanks to the diligence of his foster mom, who continued his care.

One week during his recovery required a handoff because his foster mom had to travel. He went to another family, who are two-time foster fails, with two cats and a dog, in a loving home where he could continue healing.

After a week of his vacation, he was returned to his original foster mom for continued care.

Six weeks after he was given to Fitchburg Friends of Felines, yesterday he went back to his P*P at Leominster Animal Hospital for a follow-up on his back!

Dr. Brianna Bodley-Gomes took the time to give him the thorough exam he needed. He again received radiographs, which showed his back is healed and healed well! 🎉

Dr. Bodley-Gomes sent the referral to our go-to hospital for his two surgeries needed in the front and back, so to speak: his cryptorchid issue that needs to be addressed and his broken tooth.

His eye is another issue in need of attention.

Directly from his P*P, he was then off to see Dr. Michelle Willis at VCA City Cats in Arlington. Dr. Willis is the go-to ophthalmologist for our cats in need of expert eye care. Her attention to detail, patience, thorough examinations during consultations, and time spent explaining complex eye issues to us in a way we can understand are so appreciated!

Boy, did Ringo need help!

It turns out that his eye enucleation was not successful, and the residual treatment we had to give him after he was received was the result of things missed during surgery. He needed another surgery that is basically a redo to remove what should have been removed originally and to seal the hole in his eye socket that was never fully sutured or may have reopened during healing.

And his other eye had problems as well.

His good eye was actually salvageable! It turns out this issue is a developmental defect, meaning it was literally lacking in development. His eye was smaller and not fully developed, which is why he can see, but not fully.

He is able to see shapes and bright colors, shadows, and light. According to Dr. Willis, being an indoor-only cat will give him the opportunity to get to know his surroundings better, and his limited sight will be plenty of sight for his new forever home... when we find it. ❤️

He also has six eyelashes growing out of his eye duct, which is not pleasant for him and needs attention. There is a procedure involving nitrogen that freezes the hair follicles so these hairs stop growing and bothering him.

And, as usual, Dr. Willis went above and beyond!

While she was doing her exam and taking blood in preparation, she thought she'd help us out and find his missing testicle, which was in the canal that goes from the abdomen to the sc***um, where it usually descends, but his did not.

She mentioned that this is usually also a result of underdevelopment, like his other eye. In fact, she is making a conjecture that the eye that was removed also had the same issue of underdevelopment.

Dr. Willis, the foster mom, and transport had a good laugh over how Dr. Willis tried really hard to find an eyeball but found another ball instead. 🤣🤣🤣

Dr. Willis has agreed to do both eye surgeries on the same day, next Friday! 🎉

He will not be suffering from his eye issues much longer.

We are waiting to hear about a date for his tooth removal and his cryptorchid resolution, but we are excited to know his eyes will be fixed next week!

🐾 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ASKS! 🐾

During Ringo's stay with us, he is showing us that he needs a partner in crime or two, a four-legged or even three-legged friend! He seems to like both dogs and cats. We are hoping his forever home will have at least one.

Would you be interested in a disabled kitty with many abilities who doesn't let his disability get the best of him? ❤️

If a new family member is not in the cards for you at this time, can you help support his surgeries financially with even a small donation? It will go a long way!

Or, if you could spare even $5 monthly, consider giving a recurring donation to help Ringo and all the other foster kitties we take in who are also in need of medical care.

100% of your donation goes to the medical needs of these cats. ❤️🐾

💗 DONATE HERE:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2A2BBB5QABL6

🏡 FOSTER APPLICATION:

https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

Can't foster but still want to help? Got some spare time?

Become a volunteer and join our mission!

💗 VOLUNTEER INQUIRY:

https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Please spread the word so we can find this gray tabby a home, and thank you for your continued support of our medical kitties. ❤️🐾

Address

Fitchburg, MA
01420

Telephone

+19782223170

Website

http://www.Fitchburgfriendsoffelines.org/, https://www.petfinder.com/search/cats-for-adoption/us/ma/fitchburg/?shelterRe

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