Kani is a 3-year-old female that was one of a litter of three, brought to my doorstep a few weeks after they were born by their mother. Care-free childhood, till she was spayed. Never having had her own kids, her protect/fight instinct wasn't developed, and she began to be bullied by the other cats, to the point where she'd be around just sometimes. About half a year ago she stopped coming altogether, and i happened to see her being fed by a couple in the neighbourhood. I was happy she had a second "home". The only thing was that the couple already kept a cat, and so couldn't take her in. She slept outside, next to a factory. Three weeks ago the husband called me over, i went, and apparently Kani had tried to find a warm place to sleep, under a forklift, had crawled into the engine, and the operator had started it up, not knowing she was in there. Last thing he saw was her yelping, and running away with a trail of blood. She was gone for 10 days, and suddenly another call from the husband she'd returned!! I went over and when i saw her i almost got sick to my stomach, half her face was hanging on the side, the moving parts of the engine had caught her in the face. She was skinny, tired, and crying in pain. It looked like her right eye was also gone. I managed to get close enough to grab her, the husband got a cage and we took her to a nearby vet. He performed an operation, scraping out the infected parts, and sewing her back up as best as could be done. He worked through the night, he said.
The following pics are before and after the operation. Her right eye was intact, and she may be all right there!
