Waifs, Strays & Rehoming

CVS supports the local RSPCA centre both with domestic and wild animals. You will find below details of some of the recent wildlife cases we have helped with. We also help rehome cats and dogs that the RSPCA have rescued and who after their treatment with us need caring new homes. If you would like to offer one of our waifs and strays a new home then please contact the surgery to discuss the options.

Rehoming

Two of our recent rehoming success stories Poppy and Valie

Poppy. She was brought to us by the RSPCA after being found by a passer by with a bloody face and shattered jaw. She had either been hit by a car or kicked. Poppy's jaw was pinned and wired back together, minus a few teeth. She looked strange with the short piece of temporary wire poking out from her mouth, but even this did not stop Poppy's character from shining through and we realised she was a special cat. Even the wire and crooked smile didn't put off her new owner the first time he saw her not long after her operation. After 2 or 3 months Poppy was ready to go to her new home and join 4 other very spoilt moggies. She has settled in very well, and despite her small size there are times when you would think she is the boss. Well that's a tortoiseshell temperament for you!	Valie. She came to the surgery as an RTA. She was emaciated with a broken pelvis and severe multiple fractures to her hind leg which could only be amputated. She was cared for by Leanne and is now one of her much loved animals. When she was initially admitted she was thought to be young but her subsequent problems indicate she is actually older. Since that time we have had to perform several major operations on her for a pyometra (infection of the womb) and mammary tumours. These latter problems would have been largely avoided if the previous owners had had her spayed as a youngster. She now has early heart failure, which all sounds gloomy but she is full of life and many people never even notice she is short of a leg. For those of you wondering Valie is a Saluki.
Don't forget to contact the Surgery if you think you can offer a cat or dog a good home

Some of our other waifs and strays.

Chuckles
Chuckles the ferret came in as a stray found in one of our clients gardens, very friendly and since no one came forward she has been rehomed to a ferret fancier.

Nasha
The latest new resident at CVS is Nasha. She is an 18 year old black headed cacique. She was the very much loved pet of one of our clients who rescued many similar birds. Unfortunately she has recently become somewhat unpleasant to her aviary mates and had to be found alternative accommodation with interesting surroundings but no other birds to attack. We all felt that the waiting room might qualify, so we have a reciprocal arrangement, clients find her interesting and so far they amuse her.

Thomas Allen
Not long after Harriot flew off (see below) a new arrival landed and has stayed with us very much making the garden his own.

Sparrowhawk
The sparrowhawk was brought in after flying into a window, he had a broken wing which we strapped up. Broken legs in these types of bird can sometimes be repaired sufficiently well that the bird can be released into the wild. However injuries to the wing never return to full functionality and although the bird is able to fly its acrobatic speed doesn't recover enough for it to be able to hunt successfully so this was rehabbed to an RSPCA centre which deals with wildlife.

Swan
The swan was brought in be the RSPCA having got entangled in fishing line and with multiple hooks embedded in it including a nasty pike hook through its nostril which must have been painful. We cut off the line which left her with a very swollen foot and consequently she was quite lame, and extracted the hook. She was given antibiotics and monitored in the garden. After 4 days it was apparent that she was fully recovered but enjoying the local facilities and food hand outs to ever leave so we contacted the RSPCA who relocated her back to the Medway.

Harriot
This little duckling came to us at a very young age and after much care and attention over the next 5 or 6 months Harriot grew into a fine adolescent duck and choose to fly away from us before we could arrange for the RSPCA to find her a new home. Harriot and Pertwee became close friends!