A tiny kitten left unable to blink after being coated in a “fibreglass resin” has made an incredible recovery due to pioneering surgery. Tabby Rosa was just three months old when she was found covered in the “mud-like substance” that gave her chemical burns on her legs and head.
The team at Bradford Cat Watch Rescue, who took in the poorly kitty, feared she wouldn’t survive one day after they rushed her to a vet for emergency treatment. And even though she pulled through, she was left unable to close her eyes for “several weeks” due to the way the sticky product had stripped away her skin.
Thankfully, surgeons went on to perform a never-before-tried operation that allowed Rosa, now eight months old, to blink once again. And Katie Lloyd, a volunteer care coordinator at Bradford Cat Watch Rescue, said she hoped that Rosa would go on to live a “normal life” following her treatments.
