Three underweight kittens are on the mend at the BC SPCA after being found injured and abandoned in a dumpster on Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Downtown Eastside.

害羞草研究所淭hese three little kittens are small for their age and clearly had a traumatic start to life,害羞草研究所� Vancouver branch manager Jodi Dunlop said Friday.

害羞草研究所淭hey were left for dead in a box in a dumpster. We are so thankful to the Good Samaritan who found them and the couple who stopped to help get them to the shelter for care.害羞草研究所�

The three kittens were immediately brought to a veterinarian for treatment. One of the kittens had a broken pelvis and trauma to the face, which included bleeding in the eye and nostril and difficulty breathing. All three of the kittens were flea-infested and had internal parasites.

害羞草研究所淭hese kittens are so cute,害羞草研究所� says Dunlop. 害羞草研究所淒espite what they have been through, the current prognosis for all three of the kittens is good.害羞草研究所�

All of the kittens require a special feeding regimen because of their age and will be vaccinated, de-wormed and spayed or neutered. The kitten with the broken pelvis and trauma to the face will require an ongoing series of x-rays and pain control.

BC SPCA officials didn害羞草研究所檛 detail the total cost, but the animal-welfare agency operates on grants and donations.

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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