Family Raising Funds For Injured Cat After San Antonio Animal Care Services Misidentified Feline

[TexasTowelie]

A family is trying to figure out how to pay for a surgery for their cat that will cost more than $3,000.

Danika and John Tolbert were devastated when their cat Cortez disappeared on May 6.

But their sadness soon turned to frustration and anger after they found Cortez's photo on San Antonio Animal Care Services' website, where the male cat was described as female, declawed and sans microchip.

Cortez is male, has his claws and has a registered microchip.

Six days later ACS correctly identified the pet. After much hassle, they reunited with Cortez, but the reunion wasn't as happy as it should have been.

"When I got home and got him out of his carrier I noticed that he was limping quite severely. I immediately became concerned and found a vet who could seem him that day," Danika Tolbert wrote. "The veterinary determined that Cortez would need an x-ray. Here is where the real nightmare began. Cortez's left pelvis and hip were shattered, and ligaments/tendons in his left back knee were all torn."

Read more: http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2015/05/18/family-raising-funds-for-injured-cat-after-sa-animal-care-services-misidentified-the-feline

[shenmue]

1. Oh noes!

Ceiling Cat protect him and his fambly.

[SheilaT]

2. Oh, dear. Medical care for our wonderful companion animals can be quite expensive,

as I well know myself.

I wish these people well.

[TDale313]

3. Poor thing, poor family.

Wth happened to him, and how did things get so bungled by Animal Care Services? I hope the owners are able to get some help and some answers.