20 April 2008
It has been 3 months since his rescue ans we are happy to share that Valentine is recovering well from his operation and is doing well at his foster home. We would like to thank the following people for their generous care, support & donations to Valentine:
Mr Sathi
Cheryl Eng
Lyann Yap
Ng Mui Ho
Yau Shook Leng
Estelle Tai
Delphine Goh
Nicole Chai
Miffy Maoz & Family
Ong Yin Yin
Ong Chye Wah
Angela Tan
Dr Grace Heng @ The Joyous Vet
And all the people which we might have missed out.
Thank you!
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Valiant Valentine
14 January 2008
HRSS received an email from a concerned member of the
public on 7 January 2008, requesting for our help.
An extract from his email read as follows;
"I am a resident living in MacPherson Estate, On
4th Jan 2008, I found 2 abandoned rabbits inside the
lift. I decided to take them home and the pair is a
black white and a brown. Apparently the brown rabbit
had been either abused or been attacked by the black
rabbit. Its back is severely wounded and the skin is
exposed. Only recently i witnessed the black rabbit
attacking the brown and it has caused bad bleeding.
Can you PLEASE advice me whom i can turn for help?"
We gave him a call to learn more about the situation
and arranged for one of our volunteers to pay him a
visit soon after.
On 9th January, the rabbit, whom we named Valentine
in hope that he will find a home where he will receive
all the love he deserves, was picked up from the rescuer
and sent to The Joyous Vet for immediate consultation.
The injury Valentine sustained was much worse than our
initial fears.
Valentine suffered from multiple abscesses and sores
on his both feet. He also had an infected scrotum which
needed to be removed urgently. The vet prepared us mentally
that amputation might be necessary for the infected
right foot pending a second consultation arranged for
that same Saturday. We pray hard that he would get better
for the next few days and an amputation will not be
needed.
12 January> Valentine’s second
visit to the vet didn’t bring us any good news.
The infection on his right foot was so bad that he runs
the risks of the infection spreading to other parts
of his body. Faced with a dilemma, we opted for amputation
in hopes that it will stop the infection from spreading.
We are also optimistic that Valentine, judging to be
a young rabbit, will be able to recover well from the
surgery. Surgery is scheduled to take place on 16 January
2008.
Valentine, despite suffering from such a serious condition,
was calm and sweet all the time when we picked him up
and during his visit at the vet. Perhaps he knew that
we were there to make him all better which is why he
cooperated and appreciated having this second chance.
We hope he will make a speedy recovery and he’ll
definitely be receiving much love and TLC in his new
found home.
We sincerely thank the rescuer, without whom Valentine
would probably have met an early demise, for taking
the effort and initiative to contact us immediately.
If you would like to contribute towards Valentine’s
medical/care costs, please write a crossed cheque payable
to House Rabbit Society (Singapore) and mail it to HRSS,
Toa Payoh Central Post Office, PO Box 108, Singapore
913104.
Please also indicate at the back of the cheque “Valentine”.
P.S : Valentine, together with another rabbit, was found on 4th Jan around 1920hrs at Blk 37 Circuit Road where they were cruelly abandoned in a carton box and left inside the lift. Judging from the severe condition Valentine was in, we knew that he had suffered from abuse and neglect for a substantial period of time before he was abandoned. If you have any information relating to this abuse and abandonment case, please contact us so that we may investigate the matter and take the necessary actions against the culprit/s.
We sincerely thank Valentine’s rescuer for taking the effort and initiative to contact us immediately, without which, Valentine would have most definitely suffered a slow and painful death.
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