Informant : I saw a cat with this big plastic bottle on its neck
I think the cat had it since young,
He got severely hurt and is bony
The bottle seems to close up the cat's neck tightly
There's something stuck on the cat's neck
It's been two years since the cat has been roaming in such condition
Informant : I don't know what it is exactly, whether it's a plastic bottle or a tape wrapped around its neck
First off, visit the place where the cat often shows up
Informant : It's an empty house here. It was abandoned before
I think the cat usually sticks around here
The cat would go back and forth
The cat usually stays around that space in which people made for the cat out of pity
Informant : The wound is deep that it looks painful
Where has the cat gone?
Informant : The cat can't go further out from here since he's sick
He must be here for sure
The urgent need seems essential for the cat, but he doesn't show up at all
On top of the cat's extreme wariness, the overgrown grass disturbs the man finding the cat
Informant : It's indistinguishable if he sits here because of his fur color
It's not him, but he would look like this in the grass
There he is!
The cat with a vigilant look on his face sits in his spot where the informant points at
and there was something on his neck!
Approaches closer to check his condition,
yet the cat runs away farther from the crew
Despite the crew keeping quite a long distance with the cat
The cat still runs away from them
The cat, feeling extremely anxious, quickly runs away to underneath the roof at last
PD : The cat was on this roof, right AD : Yeah..
This is why people couldn't be able to help the cat for the past 2 years
Informant : The cat would get vigilant when people approach within 5 meters around him
Thought the cat went to his hideout, but found someone else instead?
PD : Ma'am, hello Old lady : Hello
PD : Are you feeding the cat here? Old lady: Yeah
Perhaps she knows about the cat since she's been feeding him for 6 years now?
Old lady : It's been 4-5 years now. Now that he's grown a lot
He was a little kitten then
The thing around his neck was tight even then
Yet as he grew, as well as his neck, it must be more tightening
It was 2 years, but 5 years that the cat has been in such condition
Since she couldn't catch him in her hands, all she can do is put water and food at his house
PD : Cats won't come to eat when you're around? Old lady : Yes, so I leave to make a space for them, because they might hate me being around..
So I just place food and leave
Install a camera nearby as they wouldn't eat when people are around,
and decide to wait until the cat turns up
Soon after
Drawn by the smell of food, cats gather around the meal bowl, one by one
PD : The cat's here
The cat showed up..!
With a little bit of tension hanging on his face, the cat slowly comes down
The thing around his neck confirmed to be a plumbing pipe
As the cats give him a glare with wariness upon his appearance
The cat can't go closer yet hesitates..
He'd just walk on eggshells when he must be starving
Due to his unwell condition, the cat couldn't get along with other cats and fall behind the competition
All he could is wait for other cats to finish eating
Informant : He can't eat with them Old lady : If they leave, he'd go and eat
PD : Poor kitty though Informant : He knows that he is weak compared to them
Only a few has left after the cats are done eating
Today, again
The cat couldn't eat
and satisfies her hunger with water
As the old lady, who couldn't just sit back and watch, approaches to feed her more..!
The cat hurriedly moves away
Yet the cat wouldn't run far away, maybe because he recognizes the lady?
Grandma : Nabi, come eat this, awww Nabi~ Come here~
He hasn't eaten properly. That's why his condition is getting worse
How frustrating it is that he wouldn't let her come near when she wants to rescue him from despair..
The cat barely lives through, day by day..
But even such thing seems daunting, perhaps due to the scar on his neck..
At that moment, the other stray cats show up again
It's such a pity that the cat can't eat at ease and has to live amongst pains and anxieties..
Old lady : I want to take the cat to the doctor and remove the thing on his neck so that he can be free
That's all I wish for. What can I do with it
As how long the cat would endure in such condition remains uncertain,
Decide to rescue him as soon as possible
Finally, the cat shows up
Rescue team : The cat's coming, the cat's coming down
Then the cat stops on his way?
Rescue team : The cat stopped because he saw something new which makes him feel strange...
Yet the cat approaches the capture cage fortunately *grins*
Rescue team : Come, quick...
The cat carefully goes into the capture cage where the food is in it
Rescue success!
Rescue team : Hurry, go! Go and push it down!
The rescue team tries to soothe the cat who's worked up
The cat is petrified by an unexpected situation
We could finally find out what's on his neck upon a closer look
Rescue team : We received the report about a cat who got this crooked one stuck on its neck
Cats' head, which is usually pointy, went into a plumbing pipe hole
but got stuck on its chin
I've seen a lot of cases like him
Rescue team : As you can see, these are separable.
The cat put his head into it and the thing came out with his head when he tried to pull his head out
The conclusion is that the pipe got stuck in his neck when he put his head into it
PD : Then it wasn't done by a human, but he did it on himself?
Rescue team : Yeah, it must have been an accident caused by surrounding risks
One mistake has put him in agony for 5 years
Old lady : Nabi, come back after you put that away and get treated
Rush to the hospital first
Upon arrival, the cat's moved to a surgery room to get rid of the thing around his neck
After surgery, the pipe that has put him in pain for the past 5 years
is finally removed
Found cat's neck revealed after the removal in a devastating condition..
The sterilization and first aid are done to prevent further inflammation
He should be hospitalized for further checkups..
Vet : Skin disease and muscle damage are his neck, fortunately didn't spread near his heart
also, he's lucky that they didn't harm the airway or other major organs
The cat won't have any critical health issues as his organs are not damaged
Vet : Outdoor cats should be nimble and respond fast
But the cat must have been fallen behind as he couldn't move freely as his unwell neck
I can say that it's miracle that he survived until now, carrying such unfavorable conditions
The cat could survive over the five years despite the severe scar on his neck
because of people who strived to save such a poor critter
Forget bout painful past days
and we truly wish you to stay healthy and happy for the rest of your life <3