Stella the cat was dying when her unknown owner abandoned her at Sherbrooke Heights Animal Hospital in Peterborough. But the veterinary clinic saved her and she now gets a lot of love from staff, clients, and visitors — including from a young girl who visits her every day.
When a man walked into the vet clinic with a cat in a box many months ago, he left the box on the counter and just walked out without saying a word. While it was obvious to the clinic’s vet and staff that Stella was in extreme distress, they had no idea why.
After taking an x-ray, they discovered Stella was pregnant — but her kittens had died in her womb and she was suffering from a life-threatening infection as a result. With Stella literally dying in front of them, they rushed her into surgery and saved her life.
Although with much treatment Stella eventually recovered, she was left with neurological damage that affects her balance. She also has a rare genetic abnormality where she was born with an extra pair of small ear flaps behind her normal ears.
But that only makes her even more special to the clinic’s staff, clients, and visitors, because Stella is also a very affectionate cat who constantly approaches them looking for belly rubs and head scratches.
That includs a young girl who, before the pandemic, would drop in to the clinic every day to pet Stella. Although COVID-19 restrictions mean she can no longer enter the clinic to see Stella, she still stops by every day to give Stella some virtual love through the glass of the door or window.
Stella’s story is documented in a video posted on Rumble.
