Mr. Orange A Severely Injured Community Cat

A very sweet woman from the Ukrainian Village community reached out to me to ask for help for Trap-Neuter-Return for some cats that were coming around. She told me that one of the cats in the group that she adored and named Orange, had something wrong with him and she wanted to know what to do. She also wanted to see if there was a way she could bring Orange inside and make him a part of her family. We were finishing up another project and I told her that I would help her after the holiday. 

I wanted to assess Orange to see if he should be brought to the spay & neuter clinic or straight to one of our regular vets for treatment dependent upon his wounds. When I saw him, I definitely believed he should go straight to the regular vet for treatment to which he will get all of his necessary vetting done and additional services. I also believe that Orange is just shy and not feral. He didn't cower in the back of the trap and he let me give him chin rubs. These are all good signs so we will be bringing him inside after vetting to help socialize this big lug.

It loos like he has a severe ear mite infection like Simba had and we will do everything to get this guy back to 100%. The woman and her family are so happy and devoted to making this work out for Orange and so are we. Orange is currently at Animal Care Center of Chicago this morning for a full examination and to get treated. If anyone would like to donate towards the cost of Orange's vetting, we would really appreciate it. We will post an update on his prognosis after he is seen today. Thanks!

Mr. Orange had severe wounds all over his body especially on the right side of his face