Cat Discovered With Fractured jaw Finds his Happily Ever After Home
A young cat, who was discovered with a fractured jaw, has now found the purrfect new home.
The ginger feline was first discovered by a member of the public near Wembley Park in North West London in February this year. The two-year-old, named Simba, looked like he had been involved in a road traffic accident, he had terrible facial injuries and his left eye was filled with blood. The member of the public immediately brought Simba into animal welfare charity, Mayhew. To see the full extent of his injuries please click here.
Mayhew’s Deputy Head of Animal Welfare, Community, AJ Ford, said: “When Simba first arrived, he was in a bad state, so we quickly made sure our experienced Vet team were on hand to check him over.
“One of the first things we do when an animal is brought into us is check for a microchip so we can contact the owner as quickly as possible.
“We soon discovered that Simba was microchipped and after contacting his owner, we found out that Simba had been missing for nearly two months. When we explained the state of his injuries, the owner, who didn’t have any pet insurance, was unable to afford the vet bills and decided to make the hard decision of signing Simba over to us, so he could receive the best treatment possible.
“Mayhew recommends that all owners invest in pet insurance in case any serious emergencies occur, as this can help pay for vet fees.”
Mayhew’s Vet, Dr Emma Robinson, said: “Simba came in with appalling facial injuries; his face was swollen and grazed and his left eye was filled with blood. We believe he had been involved in a road traffic accident. After being given immediate pain relief and supportive treatment, we found that he had fractured his jaw in two places and the nerves to the eye had been damaged.
“We wired his jaw and fitted a feeding tube, but luckily he felt so much better once his jaw was wired he decided to eat by himself, so he did not need his feeding tube left in. At first we were worried Simba would have to lose his eye, but he has improved so much that removal is not needed.
“Although Simba has some residual damage to his nose that means he can sometimes breathe quite noisily, his jaw is now completely healed. He is super smoochy and loves to cuddle into you.”
As soon as Mayhew’s Vet team were satisfied Simba was in good health and had fully recovered from his injuries, he was put up for adoption and soon found a new forever home.
Mayhew’s Animal Welfare Officers and Vet team respond to hundreds of abandoned, neglected and abused animals every year and provide ongoing support to carers and pet owners in vulnerable situations. Find out more about Mayhew’s work by visiting www.themayhew.org and please consider a donation so they can continue their vital work helping more animals like Simba.
I feared for his eye – good they could save that as well!
Yes this little fella was extremely lucky in an unlucky situation.
Lovely to hear he is well and has a home.
🙂 yes the charity does a lot for our poor animal friends.
Simba is gorgeous! Very sad that his original owners had to sign him over ? I imagine the veterinary costs ran extremely high for such injuries though, and without insurance many people don’t budget for such bills.
Thank goodness he is recovered, and happily re-homed now. ?
This is why all of ours are insured. ?
Ours too. It’s one of the
many considerations we think about deciding whether or not to get a new fur-mily member.
happy to read that Simba is okay.
Thank you 🙂
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Glad Simba got the help he needed, he was lucky a Good Samaritan found him.
Indeed. This city would be a dire place without the many charities doing so much for our furry friends.
So cute ??
Thank you 🙂
Simba’s adorable. So glad that he was helped and has a loving home.
Simba is a wonderful cat who has undergone a most fortunate providence. Mayhew is such a blessing!
Indeed 🙂 not sure what we would do without them!
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So glad this beautiful little boy got the loving care he needed.
Indeed! All thanks to a wonderful organisation. 🙂
So horrific his injuries so happy Simba had the care he needed. Enjoy your forever home you so much deserve too.x
<3 thank you. And yes poor little fella was lucky that Mayhew was there to help him.
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