Storm Is Looking For A Home
Thursday, February 28, 2019
THE GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY HELPS STORM SEE, NOW HE IS UP FOR ADOPTION AT CCHS.
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (March 20, 2019) Early in 2019 the community fell in love with a 1 year old cat named Storm. Storm was brought to the Chautauqua County Humane Society with his eyes severely damaged. Through the generosity of the community, as well as Animal Eye Care of Western New York, Storm was able to have surgery that not only saved his eyes, but restored some of his sight. CCHS Community Relations Director Brian Papalia said “It really shows the compassion the people of Chautauqua County have for animals. When Storm required surgery to save his sight, community members donated over $2,400 to cover the entire cost of the procedure.”
Now Storm is ready to go home. The Chautauqua County Humane Society is accepting adoption applications for Storm. Foster Mom LouAnn Bucior says, “He is such a loving cat, who loves attention. He likes to play, and gets along with other cats.” Interested adopters can find adoptions applications online at SPCAPETS.COM, or can stop into the CCHS Adoption Center at 2825 Strunk Road in Jamestown.
Click here for online adoption application.
If you would like to help the animals at the Chautauqua County Humane Society, you can contribute to the Pennies 4 Paws campaign going on now through April 30th. More at SPCAPETS.Com, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
###
Storm Update 2/7/19:
Thanks to everyone who has donated to help cover the cost of Storm's eye surgery, and medicine needed for after the surgery. Storm is healing well so far, but will need a little more time for the graft to fully grow into the corneal tissue on his eye. Storm will be going for a return visit on Monday, February 11th.
Storm Update 1/28/19:
Storm's eye surgery at Animal Eye Care of Western New York went very well this past Thursday, January 17th. He will be able to keep his eye, and have some limited vision. Storm does have eye drops to help his eye heal properly. Foster Mom Louann Bucior (pictured with Storm above) said "You would never know Storm had the surgery. We arrived at home on Thursday, and he was very playful. Just his usual love able self."
Storm will be going back to Animal Eye Care of Western New York on Monday, January 28th for a follow up appointment. The doctors will check to make sure the healing process is going well.
A special thank you to everyone who donated to Storm's surgery. It is only through the generosity and support of the community that we are able to give so many animals a second chance at life.
Original Story posted 1/14/19
Sometimes we take things for granted. How often do you use your eyes? Could you imagine life without them? This is the story of a one year old cat who became known as Storm. He was given that name because his situation was pretty stormy when he came to the Chautauqua County Humane Society. (CCHS)
Storm was brought to CCHS in October of 2018 in a condition that gave the entire medical department pause. Storm had been taken in as a stray, by a well intentioned person. He had an eye infection. The person that took Storm in tried treat the infection. A neighbor who became aware of the situation suggested that Storm be brought to CCHS for help, because it looked like the infection was getting worse.
Once at CCHS Dr. Mark McConnon DVM went right to work, performing a corneal flap on Storm’s left eye, and a third eyelid flap on the right eye. This was done so Storm’s eyes would have a chance to beat the infection and heal. Soon the eye ointment and treatments were starting to work. CCHS Veterinary Technician Molly Loomis said, “Eyes are made of layers, and Storm’s had been worn away to the last layer. If his eye had been worn down anymore they could have lost pressure and collapsed.”
Early this month Storm’s left eye was showing signs that it was not healing properly, so he was taken to Animal Eye Care of Western New York. It was looking like Storm would lose the eye, but the doctors at Animal Eye Care recommended a Conjunctival Pedicle Eye Graft. This procedure, which will happen on Thursday, January 17th, will help the eye maintain pressure. This will allow Storm to keep both of his eyes.
The procedure to save Storm’s sight does come with a cost. The charge for the procedure is over twenty three hundred dollars. However, Animal Eye Care of Western New York is generously absorbing more than half of the expense. That still leaves the cost to CCHS to save Storm’s eye at over eleven hundred dollars.
Foster Mom LouAnn Bucior says, “He is such a loving cat, who loves attention. He likes to play, and gets along with other cats.”
If you would like to make a gift to Storm’s surgery, please visit spcapets.com and donate under the “Giving Tab”. Your donations are giving Storm the gift of sight, and the ability to truly see his forever family on the day he goes home with them.