Cat Rescue Community Comes Together To Save Life Of Severely Injured Feline Found Trapped In Cave

Although community cats living in the suburban wilds of Hawaii may enjoy frequent sunshine and the ability to roam freely, sometimes, they live complicated lives and get themselves into situations where they need help. Given that many were abandoned before, cats may not initially trust a helping human hand. While cats may have animosity towards their former pet parents, plenty of committed rescue volunteers will do anything to show cats they are loved.

Posted by Alex Lemieux

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In late September, a young male cat had injuries severe enough that he hid from help. In a cave along the Maui shoreline, the cat was seemingly ready to wait for his demise.

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Luckily, he was spotted as high tide was coming in.

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A colony caretaker reached out to the dedicated cat rescue community on the island. After a team effort to rescue the cat, he was flown to Oahu for emergency surgery.

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Rescue Kitties of Hawaii (RKH) stepped in to manage the care of the young cat, now named Ocean. They had to act quickly. Ocean had three major fractures on the lower portion of his body, all causing severe pain. RKH only had days the raise $3,000 for the surgeries and post-surgical follow-ups. If they didn't, he would have to be euthanized.

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After multiple calls for emergency fundraising, Ocean was set to receive his life-saving pelvis and leg surgeries just days later at Aloha Affordable Veterinary Services. Fortunately, Ocean's surgery went well, and he went home to a foster family to recover.

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Ocean did come down with a very high fever a few days after surgery, and fluid began to his surgical sites. His foster family rushed him to the emergency veterinarian, where he remained in critical care. Veterinarians worked tirelessly to ensure Ocean wasn't going septic from his post-op complications.

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RKH was worried they wouldn't be able to cover Ocean's emergency stay such a short time after expensive surgeries, but their devoted network rose to the challenge again to fundraise nearly $2,000 to help pay for his hospitalization for at least a week.

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RKH explained that they would open their fundraisers back up if veterinarians determine Ocean will need his leg amputated or other issues arise.

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