An elderly man living alone died suddenly at home. The Housing Department collected the house and found a cat that had been starving for more than 20 days.

2024-08-09 05:31:21

[Animal News]Many elderly people living alone have fur babies. Once their owners unfortunately pass away, the fur babies will be left alone or even unable to survive. An elderly man living alone in Tak Tin Estate, Lam Tin, died suddenly at home more than 20 days ago. However, neither the firefighters who broke in the door nor the Housing Department staff who locked the gate that day noticed that her mother-in-law had a cat. As a result, when the Housing Department took back the unit yesterday, A shivering cat was found under the bed frame, and the staff immediately contacted Mao Shou to come to the rescue. Mao Shou Kent said that it is estimated that the cat has been without food for 20 days. It is a miracle that the cat can survive. What is more serious is that the cat’s nervous system is suspected to be damaged. It cannot walk in a straight line and will roll over and fall to the ground after taking a few steps. It is currently under observation at the veterinary clinic. .

Kent said that he received a request for help yesterday, saying that a cat was found in a unit in Tak Tin Estate and needed rescue. The cause of the incident was that the mother-in-law who lived alone in the unit died suddenly earlier, and the body smelled bad. After neighbors called the police, the fire fighters broke into the house and removed the body, while Housing Department personnel locked the door of the unit. More than 20 days later, when Housing Department staff entered the unit yesterday to clean up furniture and debris, they suddenly found a cat huddled under the bed. They immediately contacted Mao Shou to come to the rescue.

He said that it was hard to imagine how the cats had been suffering from lack of water and food for more than 20 days. He saw a bowl of water in the kitchen with water floating on it, and a can of moldy wet food, but he suspected that the cats under the bed were not. I can’t walk to the kitchen to eat or drink because the cat can’t even walk in a straight line. “The cat seems to have neurological symptoms. It cannot walk in a straight line. It will spin in circles, roll over and fall to the ground and cannot stand up. I don’t know if it is because it ate insecticide-contaminated cat.”

The cat is a boy, estimated to be about 6 to 7 years old. He is currently hospitalized at the Mao Shou Veterinary Center. Fortunately, the blood test showed that the cat’s other conditions are normal, but it is still unknown whether the neurological symptoms will recover.

Kent also admitted that the cat was lucky to be rescued this time. If the Housing Department had taken back the unit later, the cat’s body might have been found. He also said that the cat may have been frightened and hid when the firefighters broke into the house, and the firefighters and Housing Department staff did not notice that the mother-in-law had a cat. “Elderly people can write a note and post it at home to let people know that they have a cat.” animals.”

He also pointed out that there are many cases of such caregivers suddenly passing away or being imprisoned. Mao Shou has taken in more than 25 animals in the past year, all of which were caused by elderly people living alone being hospitalized, suspects being detained or jailed, or elderly people living alone. Cases of corpse discovery, etc., “Human children have Po Leung Kuk, but animals do not. Hong Kong seems to lack a department to deal with similar situations. I hope that the soon-to-be-promulgated Animal Welfare Law can take corresponding measures in this regard to make up for this shortcoming.” .

An elderly man living alone died suddenly at home. The Housing Department collected the house and found a cat that had been starving for more than 20 days.

My mother-in-law, who lived alone, passed away, and the cat starved in the unit for 20 days. The Housing Department staff found out when they took over the unit.