Marcus copes with one eye

Alysha visited Marcus twice while he was at the Vet. She said she wanted to do more than just give her birthday "ang pow" to help with Marcus' Vet bills. She wanted to make an effort to visit him, play with him, ensure that he was well and so, Mommy had to take her to visit!

Alysha and Marcus meet for the first time.

Marcus somehow knew that Alysha had helped him. Soon as she opened his cage, he melted in her arms and became Baby Marcus. He is really sweet and docile, so it was no wonder that Alysha grew so attached to him.

Marcus treasuring his precious moments with Alysha

 

Before & After

Alysha had asked her Mommy if they could keep Marcus at the Vet for a while longer, so she could try to find him a home. She couldn't bear for him to go back to the factory. Mommy agreed, so 13 year old Alysha rallied all her friends together, put up posts on Facebook and asked her friends and classmates if anyone would adopt Marcus. Unfortunately, no one could. So with a heavy heart, she had to let him go.

We took Marcus back to the factory and when he arrived home, he stayed in the carrier for quite a while, not wanting to come out. He must have felt that the clinic was a much nicer place, with human love, lots of pats and regular meals. Sadly, he had to go back to reality.


Marcus enjoying his last decent meal before leaving

Whilst Marcus was eating in the clinic, Dr Ang commented that Marcus' favourite food was Science Diet and Lynda immediately bought a bag of Science Diet for Marcus, so that he could have it back at the factory.

 

Sweet Marcus playing in Dr Ang's consultation room before being discharged



Marcus feel more comfortable and happier now that his eye has been removed.

Marcus not wanting to go home

Marcus calculating to see if he had raised enough funds to pay his Vet bills

Marcus needn't worry about his bills, which amounted to $630/-. Alysha and Jacqui O had contributed $550/- in total, to his vet bills and Alysha's Mommy paid the difference of $80/- to board Marcus at the Vet for a few extra days while they tried their very best to find him a home. Sadly, no one could take him.

Marcus is back at his factory and as with all our rescue cases, our volunteers will go visit on a regular basis to check and ensure that the street dogs and cats we have helped are coping fine, that their wounds dont get infected again, and to provide them with food. That's our commitment to the street animals.

Marcus thanks everyone for showering him with love and concern; and he thanks Alysha's Mommy too, for contributing an extra $100/- so that he can have more Science Diet to share with his cat community in his factory.

Read Marcus' initial rescue.

Marcus' second update.

Little Marcus' Update

We visited Marcus and he has had his surgery; his eye has been removed and he has been sterilized. Dr Ang says that he is recovering well and the loss of his eye could possibly have been due to the severity of cat flu. We never knew cat flu could be this serious!

He is eating well, seems much happier and more comfortable. His wound looks a little red and weepy - but that's because they had just applied some ointment on his eye.

Marcus is a quiet boy and much friendlier than when he was first rescued. Perhaps he has grown accustomed to human contact and know that we mean no harm. He allows the Dr and nurses to carry him, clean his wound, etc with no fuss whatsoever.

A friend, Karen, visited Marcus and Venus at the Vet and she bought 60 calendars as well! If you haven't already got your copy, HURRY and GRAB one! With so many kind friends helping us, our calendars are selling like hotcakes! Proceeds from the calendar sales go entirely to providing medical aid for the street dogs and cats that we care so passionately about.

Marcus will be at the Vet for another 2 or 3 days before going home to his factory. We will wait till his wound is dry as we dont want to risk infection.

Thank you everyone for showing us you care for the animals as much as we do.

To read the first part of Marcus' story.

Do Cats Cry?

Remember this cat we were hoping to catch? We had intended to take it the the vet to have its eye attended to. We did manage to catch him and provide him with the medical aid needed. Read this heartwarming tale   . . . .

Marcus waiting to be helped

Zeus Communications is very proud of 13 year old Alysha Nair who will be donating her birthday "ang pow" to help our rescued animals. She feels that she is no longer a little kid who needs toys and gifts, which she says, she will eventually outgrow. Instead, Alysha feels that the money can be put to a better use - for the animals. When people ask her what she would like as a birthday present, she tells them not to buy her anything but to donate to animal societies. Alysha says, "I love animals, and all I ever really hope for more than any gift in the world is to be able to help animals in whatever way I can and know that my actions may have made better the life on an animal somewhere out there." For a young girl, Alysha has a very generous heart and should be a role model to other children out there.

Recently, a factory worker told us about the plight of a cat with one eye. It's a pity how some people care for the animals but perhaps due to the lack of knowledge or education, are unable to tell us clear details of the animals' injury. He said that the cat's eye had been bitten by a fly or mosquito and the eyeball had shrunk into the socket.



Dr Lesley Teo examining Marcus the cat, while Lynda holds him.

We caught the cat two days ago and sent him to the vet. Dr Lesley Teo checked his eye and said it is likely to be an old injury from some months ago as the wound had healed. Marcus is really sweet natured and his injury could have been caused by an accident, a fight. . . we would never know. An operation was scheduled to remove Marcus' eye. This would lessen chances of his eye being infected, as well as discomfort. However, upon further examination, Marcus was diagnosed with cat flu. He needs to be treated with medication for a few days before proceeding with the surgery. After removing the eye, we will then take Marcus back to his home in the factory. 

Sweet, baby-faced Marcus!

The check-up, medication and operation is estimated to cost $550. Alysha has generously offered $300 of her birthday "ang pow" to help Marcus with his vet bills. It may be a small amount for working class adults, but it's a big gesture and a big amount for a young lady to show how she much she cares for and loves animals. A small act of kindness will go a long way and we're extremely proud of Alysha. We're sure her parents are too!

Thank you Alysha!

Latest Update (5pm) - Jacqui O. read Alysha's story and has kindly offered to make up the difference for the remaining $250 in vet bills.

Thank you everyone for helping little Marcus. Stay tuned for his updates.

Article put together by young volunteer, Jo-Ann, 16 yrs old