To recap: (1) Brandy was found at a construction site, wandering listlessly and painstakingly with an area of raw flesh exposed on her back -- bigger than the size of a human palm.
When found, the hair on the wound had been removed and what that met our caregiver's eyes was a grotesque and heartwrenching sight, the result of hot liquid having scalded a stray cat's back. Had Brandy not been taken to the vet's and left another day at the site, her wound would have been aggravated by infection from the dust and dirt of street life.
Brandy was rescued and sent for immediate treatment that put her in drowsy mode for many long hours. She lived the subsequent months, battling with a weaker immune system, hairless spots and scabs that leaked pus frequently. Now under the care of a caregiver, she has put on some weight and can be found perched on the cabinet, looking out of the window at the afternoon. Mellow fellow.
(2) Jack was handed over to one caregiver in the area of Old Airport road with an eyeball dangling from his socket. When discovered, his wound had gotten so infected beyond any repair to help him regain his sight. His eyeball had to be amputated. Subsequently, he had to undergo a series of checkup to ensure the gradual but steady recovery of his injury.
Jack remains ever so playful and ironically, trustful of humans and lovingly craves for some human warmth and attention. In the face of full blindness in one eye.
If anything, we can only be thankful for the donations we had gathered from our kind supporters and be moved by the fortitude and the fighting spirit that stood the test of the drudgery of time and the intensity of pain that these animals have shown. If anything, these animals have only shown their resoluteness to grit their teeth and fight for their chance to survive an ordeal -- however unfair, however brutual -- inflicted on them.
If anything, these animals should never be led to suffer again, but to live their lives as respected beings in our existence.
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