Fairhaven Animal Control/Shelter announces 1 cat dead, 2 seriously injured after being hit by vehicle, left on the side of the road

A local animal shelter has shared some heartbreaking news.

The Fairhaven Animal Control and Shelter has announced that they have taken on 2 kittens and 1 young adult cat who were all hit by cars and sustained some serious injuries. The young adult cat did not survive the car hit unfortunately.

These kittens pictured are NOT available for adoption and will not be for a while as they have long roads to recovery.

Staffon- the black and white kitten is roughly 4 weeks old and was hit by a car left on the side of the road to fend for himself. It was called in by a resident who stopped and stayed with him on the side of the road until FACS were able to come get him and rush him to a local vet. Upon his exam it was noted his leg was broken and it was deemed an amputation was the only option to ensure he lived a happy and healthy life. New England animal hospital called around and secured an appt with MSPCA in the cape who was willing to perform this high-risk surgery. Due to the kitten’s size and age there was no guarantee he would survive this.

During his surgery it was noted he also had a serious hernia that needed repair adding onto the vet bill an extra $300.

He had the surgery and is now under the care of a staff member from New England animal hospital until he is fully recovered.

Haven- the gray tabby kitten roughly 6-8 weeks old was brought to the shelter by a resident who watched the kitten get hit by a car and again left on the side of the road. She was kind enough to stop and bring it to FACS for help.

He came during the weekend when vets were closed, and they had limited options available, but Capeway were able to administer pain medicine and an anti-inflammatory to give it it’s best chance of surviving the weekend. It survived the weekend but sustained head trauma and was showing signs of seizures and neurological issues.

Dr. Dagenais did a full work up on him and gave some medicine to treat these issues and he is now able to eat on his own which he wasn’t able to do for an entire week. He was being syringe fed by the assistant ACO around the clock.

Fairhaven Animal Control and Shelter issued a friendly reminder that while cats being outdoors is not illegal, they ask you to please spay and neuter your cats.

They are also looking for donations.

“Please consider donating to these kitten’s vet bills so we can continue doing what we do. Any amount truly helps, and we understand times are tough for everybody so if you are unable to donate, please just give this post a share instead! We accept donations in person at the shelter, or you can mail them to us at 200 Bridge Street, Fairhaven, MA, 02719.”