Two dumped kittens whose ears had to be surgically removed to save their lives have been rehoused in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.
As reported by Star Weekly in March, the pair of white kittens, named Otto and Lucy, were among a litter of four dumped in the Brooklyn industrial precinct.
The kittens had been neglected and left in the sun, causing cellular damage to their ear cells, the precursor to skin cancer.
Western Suburbs Cat and Kitten Rescue (WSCKR), which rescued the kittens, said our story was shared widely on social media, resulting in numerous people coming forward to adopt.
WSCKR founder Nathan Miles said the kittens, aged between 12 and 16 weeks, had been found separate homes.
The organisation is trying to find a home for a nine-week-old male kitten with scarring on one eye that was part of a litter surrendered by its owner near Braybrook.
“Two of them had really bad eye infections,” Mr Miles said.
“One passed away even though it was being treated. The other one survived, but the eye, even though it’s healed, has scarring. The eye doesn’t look like a normal eye.”
He said finding animals with such conditions was “really, really common”.
For more information, call Nathan Miles on 0400 988 931.
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