Katte kan ikke bare klare sig selv
Mixed Breed · Male · Young · 3 years
I tell you this story because I often hear people say about cats: "He'll be fine, it's just a cat." But nature is harsh and the smallest weakness can become a huge problem even for the strongest. I don't know if my little friend was abandoned, got lost or something else. Since Male wasn't tagged, we know nothing about his past. But Male is a real proof of why cats cannot just "take care of themselves". I don't want to think about what Male must have gone through if I hadn't passed by. Denmark is just something quite special in summer. The rolling hills, green woods of sycamores and lakes that on a windless day reflect the sky and surrounding nature to perfection. That was exactly what I was thinking as I was going from one case to another, one day in mid-June 2023. The sun was shining from a cloudless sky - and rather mercilessly - as the temperature in the car showed that we were up to 27 degrees outside. I turn from the idyllic side road onto a main road. A long straight stretch. You can drive 80 here, but many speed up a bit because of the nice view. On both sides there is a bike path and a long distance between the houses. I notice that on the bike path on the opposite side, in the middle of the sun, lies a dead cat. It looks like it has been dead for a while because it appears sunken. I note where it is so I can pick it up later. Just as I pass it, I catch out of the corner of my eye that it lifts its head. I pull over to the side and turn around. I jump out and walk quietly forward. Trucks and cars whiz by and the sun beats down. Male is lying in the middle of the sun again, with his head down on the path. I begin to think I made a mistake. Male lifts his head again. Gets himself on his feet and runs a few meters and then falls down again. Now I get the picture. Male is missing fur over most of his body, Male is so thin that his spine and hips are clearly visible - and Male is moving around. Since I don't want to scare him onto the road immediately, I change tactics and set up a cat trap. I push it near him - and I hope his hunger will drive him there. Then followed 10 very long minutes. But finally, Male takes the chance and gets up and walks into the trap. I got him into the car and gave him some water. Male emptied the bowl. Male is tame and Male is really, really bad driving. Oh, how much Male needed help. Male had sores in many places and his breathing was so difficult that it was almost hard for me to breathe myself. When we were standing by the roadside, I didn't want to check for a chip, ear tag and all that, so I drove to the clinic in Ringsted. In addition to the obvious fact that Male was skeletal thin, all of his lymph nodes were the size of golf balls, his thyroid gland was so swollen that it closed his throat and made it almost impossible to breathe. His entire belly was full of lumps inside. Male got peace. And I have to admit that it hurt my heart because of all the suffering this sweet guy had to go through. So the statement that the cat will be fine is not part of our daily life. If you feel like it, you can help us with our work here.
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Jeg fortæller historien om ham fordi jeg ofte hører folk sige om katte: “Den skal nok klare sig, det er jo en kat.” Men naturen er barsk og den mindste svaghed kan blive et kæmpe problem for selv den stærkeste. Om min lille ven var sat af, blevet væk eller noget tredje, ved jeg ikke. Da han ikke var mærket, kender vi ikke noget til hans fortid. Men han er det virkelig stærke bevis på, hvorfor katte ikke bare “kan klare sig”. Jeg tør ikke tænke på, hvilke lidelser han skulle have været igennem, hvis ikke jeg var kommet forbi. Danmark er bare noget ganske særligt om sommeren. De hvælvende bakker, grønne svalende bøgeskove og søer, der på en vindstille dag spejler himlen og den omkringliggende natur til perfektion. Det var præcis det jeg sad og tænkte, da jeg var på vej fra én sag til en anden, en dag midt i juni 2023. Solen skinnede fra en skyfri himmel – og temmelig nådesløst – for termometeret i bilen viste, at vi var oppe og ramme de 27 grader udenfor. Jeg drejer fra den idylliske sidevej ud på en større landevej. Et langt, lige stykke. Man må køre 80 her, men mange forfalder til at træde lidt ekstra til på grund af et rimeligt udsyn. I begge sider er der cykelsti og meget langt mellem husene. Jeg registrerer, at der på cykelstien i modsatte side, midt i solen ligger en død kat. Den ser ud til at have været død et stykke tid for den ser indsunket ud. Jeg noterer hvor, så jeg kan hente den senere. Lige i det jeg passerer den, ser jeg ud af øjenkrogen, at den rejser hovedet. Ind til siden med bilen og rundt. Jeg hopper ud og går stille frem. Lastbiler og biler suser forbi og solen bager. Han ligger midt i solen, igen med hovedet nede på stien. Jeg begynder at tro, jeg tog fejl. Han rejser hovedet igen. Får stablet sig selv på benene og løber et par meter og falder sammen igen. Her får jeg syn for sagen. Han mangler pels på det meste af kroppen, han er så tynd, at rygsøjle og hofter tydeligt kan ses – og han sejler rundt. Da jeg jo ikke umiddelbart vil skræmme ham ud på vejen, skifter jeg taktik og klargør en kattefælde. Den får jeg skubbet hen i nærheden af ham – og så håber jeg, hans sult vil drive ham derhen. Herefter fulgte 10 meget lange minutter. Men endelig tog han chancen og kom på benene og gik i fælden. Jeg fik ham i bilen og fik givet ham noget vand. Han tømte skålen. Han er tam og han er virkelig, virkelig skidt kørende. Åh, hvor han dog trængte til hjælp. Han havde sår mange steder og hans vejrtrækning var så besværet, at man næsten selv fik svært ved at få vejret. Da vi stod der ved landevejen, ville jeg ikke til at tjekke efter chip, øremærke og alt det, så jeg kørte ind til klinikken i Ringsted. Udover det åbenlyse, at han var skelettynd, var samtlige af hans lymfer på størrelse med golfbolde, hans skjoldbruskkirtel var så hævet at den lukkede hans svælg og gjorde det næsten umuligt at trække vejret. Hele hans bug var, indeni, fuld af knuder. Han fik fred. Og jeg må indrømme at det nev i hjertet pga. alt den lidelse den søde fyr har måtte igennem. Så udsagnet om, at katten nok skal klare sig, er ikke en del af den hverdag, vi oplever. Hvis du har lyst, kan du hjælpe os med vores arbejde her.
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