UPDATE on Wojtek

[u/Kitten2772]

Hello reddit. It has been a long week, with a lot of ups and downs. But I'm glad to report Wojtek the cat, who was found badly injured trying to drink cigarette water and eat a cigarette butt is now doing MUCH better. To be honest I wasn't really sure he would make it. The emergency vet vist was awful. I really dont want to get into it because it was very upsetting. But long story short the vet we took him to is no friend of alley cats. His treatment was horrible. They immediately try to convince us to put him down. Stating the cost wouldn't be worth it. The vet was sure he was going to die in the next 72 hours so we should just put him down. But that didn't feel right. I could tell his fight was not over. So after some arguing we were able to leave with antibiotics, pain meds, and Wojtek. Well im here to say dear Animal Emergency Center - Rochester Wojtek is still alive. And to the doctor who was soo sure he would die in 72 hours, guess what 144 hours later he is still here. Not olny that, he is doing well and happy to be alive. And to the snarky vet tech who gave us nothing but attitude you should be ashamed of yourself. And should not be working with animals. I am so happy to report you were wrong. He is doing so well. He is using the littler box, drinking water and eating like crazy, and is longer producing flem/ puss. He still has swelling in his jowls and I suspect ear mites. So we will be going back to the vet for further treatment. But at least he is doing much better. Thank you to all those people who donated or attempted to donate. The emergency vet left me a nasty voice mail because too many people were calling. Unfortunately Wojtek was checked out by the time people called to donate. But I get a real good giggle over how upset the vet tech got. I'm sorry if I sound horrible. Veterinarian and Vet tech are generally regarded as heros in my book. It's just this place really was prejudice and he deserved better. But anyway, thank you everyone. Because of this sub I received a lot of emotional support, great advice, and was able to get Wojtek help. Reddit is really amazing. I can't thank this community enough. I will still be giving updates on Wojtek and his journey. Again thank you everyone ❤️

[u/incognlto4lyfe]

You’re an angel. Thank you for saving this baby. Surely if it wasn’t for you he may not have made it longer. But your love and care is what gave him the will to survive. The world needs more kind people like you. 🙏❤️❤️❤️