Charleston, South Carolina (WCSC/Gray News) – Officials at a South Carolina animal shelter say a cat brought in for life-saving surgery has died.
Officials at the Charleston Animal Society said an abandoned cat named Juliet was brought to the shelter along with two others after the animal’s family moved out of state.
The family reportedly left the cat outside and unattended.
After staying there for several weeks, Juliet stopped eating and became lethargic, according to the shelter. At that time, her X-ray showed an unusual obstruction in the cat’s stomach.
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“I had never seen anything like it,” said Dr. Lee Jamison, associate director of veterinary care at the Charleston Animal Society.
Jamison’s team said they quickly found “a seemingly endless bundle of threads” in the cat’s stomach. They turned out to be 38 strands of hair that were preventing Juliet from eating or processing food.
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A team of veterinarians said they had surgically removed the hair tie from the cat’s stomach. rice field.
Jamison said Juliet’s condition was good after surgery, but the animal died as of Friday.
Jamison’s team also hopes that Juliet’s story will serve as a lesson for cat owners.
“Cats love to play with elastic strings such as hair ties and rubber bands, but they should not play unsupervised as swallowing them may require medical attention,” the veterinary team shared. did.
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