Happy Friday fellow cat lovers. I have some very exciting and uplifting news on Stella - an abused elderly kitty that had been confined to a bathroom for 10 years and had severe matting and mobility issues. Here is the original post for anyone who wants to reference it: https://galavant-travels.slack.com/archives/D04V6C86R6J/p1773438280222839 So for those of you new to the story - u/gaiaonlinee posted 2 days ago about a cat that she had rescued from a friend of a friend. U/gaiaonlinee was at a loss of what to do because the cat was in horrible condition. Her previous owner had confined her to a single bathroom for 10 years, declawed her so she couldn’t use a litter box without pain and the humidity of the bathroom led to her to be covered in thick, painful mats. When OP got her, they could tell she was in a ton of pain but the mats were so bad she had to be sedated by a vet to remove them. OP and her mom wanted to get this done but just didn’t have the funds so they were considering trying to cut out the mats themselves but were worried about the complications and potential injuries from that. Thankfully we were able to pull the money together to get Stella treated by the vet and her appointment was today. There was some risk with the procedure - because of how thin she (4.5 pounds) the vet warned us that she may pass from the sedation. But we kept our hopes high because we knew she was a fighter! Her appointment was this morning and she did incredibly well, they shaved 90% of her body and were able to remove all the mats without cutting her skin. She’s now back home with OP, hungry as ever, purring a ton and recuperating. Thank you to OP and her mom for giving this little lady a second chance at life and showing this kitty that humans can indeed be caring and loving stewards of their animal companions. 💛💛💛 Reddit is a powerful community and can connect people to do good. Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes for sweet little Stella!   submitted by   /u/alex_travels   to   r/cats [link]   [comments]