Smurf is an extraordinary kitten. He came to us after his mother died, when he was just 4 weeks old. He recently had surgery to correct his congenital condition, pectus excavatum - it's a congenital deformity where several ribs & the sternum grow abnormally causing a dent in his chest that was impairing his cardiac and respiratory function. To correct it the surgeon made a custom splint and sutured his sternum to it in order to pull it down into a normal position. The splint will stay on for about 6 weeks and we will be checking and making adjustments every 2 weeks.
Please considering helping by donating towards his vet bills.
Visit our website: www.animalnation.org and click donate to use PayPal. This condition and this surgery are both rare and as you can imagine, quite costly to fix. Smurf appreciates your help, love and prayers.
