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Bristol cat found covered in concrete has been shaved but is doing well
A GINGER tom-cat has undergone a full body shave after he was found covered in concrete from nose to tail in what is believed to be a malicious attack.
The two-year-old moggie, nicknamed Grant, was shorn by vets after it became impossible to wash the building material from his matted fur.
Concrete powder – which is toxic for cats – had even found its way in to Grant's eyes making, them irritable and difficult to open.
Thankfully the little cat is making a good recovery , but vets are concerned that he may have been targeted by cruel persons playing a sick joke.
在英國,有一位39歲的女士Faye Richards,她是兩個孩子的媽媽。有一天,她打開自己家的門,驚奇發現了一隻從頭到尾巴全部沾滿水泥的貓咪,正在蜷縮在門前的台階上。這只黃色的貓咪身上的水泥已經開始凝固,他已經睜不開眼了。

1、流浪的貓咪渾身沾滿水泥。
Faye說:“背上的水泥已經變硬了,但是貓咪肚子上的水泥還是濕的。”
Grant was found huddled on the doorstep of Faye Richards' house in Withywood on Thursday.
The mum-of-two said: "At first I thought it was a screwed up ball of brown parcel tape that had been blown onto my front step.
"It was only when I got closer I realised it was a cat.
"It had started to go rock hard on his back, but his belly was still soaking wet and he could barely open his eyes."
Faye rushed him to 'The Vet' surgery in Hengrove, where she takes her three cats.

2、身上的水泥已經凝固。
“貓咪的全是佈滿水泥,他的眼睛已經睜不開了,這隻貓咪就像是一個固體石像一樣,不能移動。他不停地哭叫和顫抖。”
Recognising the serious nature of his condition, vet Adam Sheridan immediately started work to remove the drying clumps.
He said: "Most of his top coat was covered in concrete and it was matting together. We attempted to groom as much out of the fur as we could, but we had to take the decision to shave him.
"We didn't want to bathe him as baths can be very stressful for cats, and we didn't want to move the concrete on to his skin or close to his mouth because of the minerals within it.
"Our biggest fears are if he has ingested or inhaled any of the concrete. He has gone to the toilet, but we can't tell if any of the powder has got in to his lungs yet. It is a case of waiting to see any signs."

3、這只可憐的貓咪還好遇到了Faye Richards。
“很多貓咪都不會讓你主動靠近,這隻貓咪可能是在尋求我的幫助,我很容易地將他抱起來。”Faye帶著這隻貓咪從當地的動物救助站來到一家動物醫院實習基地,在那裡,將貓咪渾身的貓剃光了。
Faye是一位醫院的前台接待,她養了3隻貓咪,她說:“附近沒有水泥場所,有很大的可能是人為的,也可能是貓咪自己掉進了水泥裡。我之前在家的附近沒有見過這隻貓咪。”
The 25-year-old vet is hopeful that the tom-cat will make a full recovery, and he even took Grant home to nurse him over the weekend.
"He is an adorable cat," Adam said.
"He was very subdued and quiet when he first came in – almost certainly due to the trauma. But he has made big improvements over the past couple of days.
"He is very friendly and charming, and has mostly been catching up on his sleep over the weekend.
"We have got most of the concrete off, but there are still little clumps which we can't get to yet."

4、將貓咪送去附近的醫院。
貓咪身上沒有芯片,也未曾做過絕育手術,他是一隻流浪貓咪。Faye說:“人們大部分情況會認為有人故意用水泥對待這隻貓咪,目前,我只希望這隻貓咪盡快好起來。”
Sadly, Adam believes Grant may have been targeted for the concrete-dunking.
He said: "Myself and the other vets are suspicious as to the cause of it.
"Grant did not have any concrete on his paws and the pattern of the concrete on his fur looks like it was poured over him as is has moved from the top to the bottom of his body.
"Cats are not normally attracted to wet concrete, because of the soft feel of it they find it quite unsettling."
So far several people have come forward to claim Grant, but the surgery want to make sure he is returned to the right home.
"He is the sob-story cat and we have had a lot of people say either he is theirs or that they want to adopt him," Adam said.
"We are just in the process of figuring out who he belongs to and whether it is safe for him to go back.
"We will definitely make sure he goes back to a good home."

5、只能將貓咪黏在一起的毛剃掉。
這隻貓咪現在留在醫院裡,接受照顧。醫院的Emily Slater說:“我們不得不將這隻貓咪的毛剃光,頭上的毛也給剃了。貓咪的眼睛有些發紅,我們也比較擔心一些水泥進入眼中和食道中。給他剃完毛後,這隻貓咪解放了,看起來,可以自己行動了。”
(source: bristolpost.co.uk and 寵物天空)
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