Cat found frozen to driveway going home
CBC News
Posted: Mar 2, 2012 5:25 PM AT
Last Updated: Mar 2, 2012 7:01 PM AT
Trooper, the cat found frozen to a driveway, and his caretaker Gwen Samms are returning home to Newfoundland. (CBC)A cat brought to P.E.I. for surgery after being found frozen to a driveway in Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland, is heading home Sunday.
When Trooper was discovered two weeks ago, rescuers had to use warm water to free him after he had been stuck to the driveway for 24 hours.
He was flown to the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown for surgery to repair a broken pelvis.
One leg also had to be amputated due to severe frostbite and he underwent surgery on Wednesday to remove his tail. It was also damaged by the cold.
His caretaker Gwen Samms of the SPCA in Stephenville said Trooper came through all the surgeries well.
He's getting around on three legs. And he has mostly recovered control of his bladder, which had suffered nerve damage.
"A three-legged animal can have a great quality of life," said Samms.
"Once he gets used to three legs there'll be no slowing him down, he'll be just fine."
Trooper will live in a foster home until his recovery is complete.
Trooper has become a minor celebrity. A Facebook page has raised $9,000 for Trooper's care. The goal is $15,000.
Share Tools
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- New program aims at animal welfare education
- A new program is being developed on P.E.I. to inform people about their rights and responsibilities when it comes to animal welfare. more »
- Halifax forensic lab closure concerns P.E.I. police
- Some municipal police forces on P.E.I. are concerned about the impact of the recent RCMP decision to close its forensic crime lab in Halifax. more »
- Ottawa won't appeal veterans' court victory on pensions
- The federal government will not appeal a Federal Court of Canada ruling that rejected clawbacks from the pensions of disabled veterans. more »
- $4M VLT upgrade not up to taxpayers
- Almost $4 million will be spent over the next two years to replace most of P.E.I.'s video lottery terminals, but taxpayers won't be paying for the upgrades, says the province's finance minister. more »
Top News Headlines
- Air Canada jet with falling debris had previous mishaps
- The airplane that had its engine shut down and was forced into an emergency landing Monday in Toronto has had two previous documented cases of mechanical damage since it started flying five years ago, according to Transport Canada. more »
- Canada has higher proportion of seniors than ever before
- New census data shows Canada now has a higher proportion of seniors than ever before -- a development that has crept up on society with far-reaching implications for health, finance, policy and everyday family relationships. more »
- B.C. shipwreck survivor recalls 10 days lost at sea
- A Haida fisherman, one of three stranded on a B.C. island for 10 days in May, is now talking about the shipwreck and how he and his friends survived in a driftwood shelter eating little more than seaweed and sea urchins. more »
- Alberta couple, child found dead in Saskatchewan ditch
- A married couple and a two-year-old boy from Airdrie, Alta., have been found dead in a ditch near St. Walburg, Sask. more »
- $4M VLT upgrade not up to taxpayers
- Georgian businessman invests $8M in GMO salmon firm
- Province appointing English school board trustees
- Dry weather threatens some P.E.I. crops
- New food guidelines for early child care centres
- NDP votes against electing leader at convention
- P.E.I. players on cup-winning junior hockey team
- Frosty forecast worries P.E.I. strawberry farmers
- Acadian Lines geared up as customers return in droves
