These cold winter months can be
brutal for many homeless animals, especially cats and kittens who often try to
find warmth underneath parked vehicles. This may have very well been the case
for Merry, a young kitten who arrived at the Bideawee animal shelter in
Manhattan with multiple wounds and a seriously infected open fracture on her
left front leg. If that isn’t bad enough, the Bideawee staff also found some
gravel deeply embedded up to her armpit, leading them to believe that she may
have been hit and them dragged underneath a car. Poor Merry had to be rushed
into emergency surgery to amputate her leg, and will more than likely require
additional surgery to heal wounds on her left hind leg.
As the holiday season
is all about giving to others and helping those in need, the staff at Bideawee
will be truly grateful for donations this year to meet the expenses of caring
for Merry, in addition to caring for the many cats and dogs who have nowhere to
come home to yet. If you can find it in your heart to do so, please consider
supporting the shelter to keep animals happy, safe, and warm this season. Bideawee, 410 East 38th St., (212)
532-6395. The shelter is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
Wednesdays and Thursdays from Noon until 7 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
