These kittens were born recently
Informer: I searched for where the cries came from
and found out the kittens were born here
After taking a closer look...
The kittens bodies are stuck together
They try to move...
But they look intertwined
Informer: The back legs are intertwined and stuck together
Just like twisted bread sticks
The kittens are struggling
to separate themselves
What happened?
Vet: Their skin or part of their body could pressured together
or deformed like Siamese twins
A possibility that they were
born as deformed Siamese twins
Vet: Even if they are imperfectly separated
it's impossible for five kitten to be born at the same time
In addition, it would've been difficult for the mother
A low possibility for them to be Siamese twins
But how did this happen?
A late night, hard to take action
We decided to wait for the next day
Next morning
Hoping they are doing fine
But one kitten looks strange...
(Last night's situation)
One kitten is struggling
No more movement
The mother is grooming the cold kitten
The other kittens are also in danger!
It's an urgent situation
Vet: It's okay, let me see the kittens
Stay still
Emergency check up on the spot
The mother is feeling uneasy
Because of a stranger's touch
The treatment begins
Cries of pain
The mother takes the baby
Stray cats aren't used to kindness
We hope they understand us
Treatment continues
Vet: It's going to be difficult to treat one of the kittens
One of them has a leg that is dead
The other two kittens
are infected by a virus in the umbilical cord
so it's not good
They need surgery
The mother will move with the kittens
Because they feed from the mother
Vet: Take the kittens with care
The vet's movement become faster
Surgery starts right away
We hope they can stay strong
Vet: It ended up as a necrosis due to the lack of blood flow
The umbilical cord was not cleaned up properly
So a virus spread through the umbilical cord
A serious situation
We can't give up!
They are trying their best
to make the kitten survive
The surgery for the ripped stomach has ended
But the kitten isn't breathing
Vet: The heart can't overcome it
It's sad
The kitten dies
Before it even opened its eyes
How are the other kittens doing?
Vet: If we let the necrosis develop
not only are there issues with the cut parts
but problems gradually rise to the upper part
I think we have to cut
the lower femur on the thigh
An unavoidable surgery to let the kitten live
The kitten suffers pain as soon as it's born
The kitten are withholding well
Vet: They need treatment for blood poisoning the next 3-5 days
The surgery ends...
And the kitten are taken back to the mother
Vet: Mother, don't be surprised
Your baby is here
From six kitten last night
to the remaining three
The kitten were wrapped by the placenta
What was the problem?
Vet: When they were born
the kittens were born with the placenta around them
and the mother wasn't able to remove it properly
The placenta hardens over time
but like a thread of nylon,
it led them to be intertwined
The mother couldn't take care of them
It wasn't even her first time giving birth
Informer: She gave birth to one kitten the first time I saw her give birth
And the two kitten on the side was the second time I saw her give birth
The third time giving birth
Vet: When you become a stray cat,
the process of mating happen recklessly between different individuals
The mother is exhausted
from giving birth continuously
She wasn't able to take up basic roles
The exhausting life on the roads
and the tragedy that happened from there
A hospital visit a while later
Vet: Guys~
Someone's here for a visit
The cat family looks healthy
Their eyes are now wide open
And even have names
Mischievous Taeyang
Sassy Dal
Despite the big scar she has,
Byul is brave
Vet: Luckily, they are all healthy and able to see
They are active and can digests well
In a good mood, huh
The mother looks more comfortable
The cat family is living a new life
thanks to the people's interest and efforts
We hope this happiness lasts forever♥