Source: Griffibo1 Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons September 27, 2012 by Kathryn Bowers
A Philadelphia veterinarian is helping save the eyes and lives of kittens by partnering with human health care providers from the Labor and Delivery department at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
As reported by Ronnie Polaneczky in the Philadelphia Daily News, Dr. Rachael Kreisler, who teaches at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, sees many kittens at shelters whose eyes have become infected by viruses. The infections can cause irreparable harm to the cats’ eyes, including clouding and rupture. Sometimes the damage is so severe the whole eye needs to be removed. These eye injuries make the kittens much less likely to be adopted.
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A Philadelphia veterinarian is helping save the eyes and lives of kittens by partnering with human health care providers from the Labor and Delivery department at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
As reported by Ronnie Polaneczky in the Philadelphia Daily News, Dr. Rachael Kreisler, who teaches at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, sees many kittens at shelters whose eyes have become infected by viruses. The infections can cause irreparable harm to the cats’ eyes, including clouding and rupture. Sometimes the damage is so severe the whole eye needs to be removed. These eye injuries make the kittens much less likely to be adopted.
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