After undergoing months of treatment at MSPCA, 6-month-old munchkin kitten named Dollie will soon be ready for a new home.The MSPCA said the kitten has recovered after arriving at the agency with an illness late last year. “When Dollie came to us, her ears were sloughing, and they actually did fall off,” said Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell director of adoption centers and programs. “Parts of her skin were necrotic – the skin was dying. It impacted her extremities, including her tail, legs, and most of her ear tissue. We had never seen anything like it.”Although Dollie has recovered, it remains unclear what triggered her condition, known as ischemic dermatopathy. “We did have to amputate her tail and one leg, but we expect she’ll live a long, happy life, something that would not have been possible without extensive teamwork between the hospitals and the clinic,” said Dr. Meagan Painter, a dermatology specialist at MSPCA-Angell West in Waltham.The kitten also had ringworm, and the treatment from that turned the kitten’s coat yellow.Interested adopters may submit an inquiry at mspca.org/dollie.Video below: Mass. kitten recovering after rescue
After undergoing months of treatment at MSPCA, 6-month-old munchkin kitten named Dollie will soon be ready for a new home.
The MSPCA said the kitten has recovered after arriving at the agency with an illness late last year.
“When Dollie came to us, her ears were sloughing, and they actually did fall off,” said Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell director of adoption centers and programs. “Parts of her skin were necrotic – the skin was dying. It impacted her extremities, including her tail, legs, and most of her ear tissue. We had never seen anything like it.”
Although Dollie has recovered, it remains unclear what triggered her condition, known as ischemic dermatopathy.
“We did have to amputate her tail and one leg, but we expect she’ll live a long, happy life, something that would not have been possible without extensive teamwork between the hospitals and the clinic,” said Dr. Meagan Painter, a dermatology specialist at MSPCA-Angell West in Waltham.
The kitten also had ringworm, and the treatment from that turned the kitten’s coat yellow.
Interested adopters may submit an inquiry at mspca.org/dollie.
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Video below: Mass. kitten recovering after rescue
