Cat recovering after eyes, face sealed shut with glue

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A cat is recovering after being found with its eyes sealed shut Thursday.

Columbia’s Veterinary Emergency Trauma and Specialty Center in South Carolina has been nursing the cat back to health.

The facility received her with a glue-like substance on her face and body.

“She couldn’t look out of [her eyes] at all, her nose had [a substance] in both nostrils, at least partially [obstructing] her breathing, and she had [part] of her mouth closed essentially with glue all the way covering the top of her head, ears, and portions of her neck,” Dr. Wynter Gantt said.

Gantt and the team of nurses started by removing the substance stuck to the cat, while giving her plenty of food, water and rest.

They said they believe the feline is one to three years old and is expected to survive.

“She definitely can see out of her left eye. She’s eating on her own now which is great, [and] she’s showing signs of making a recovery,” Gantt said. “I think the issues for her long-term are going to be what types of skin damage she has and does she need surgery, and then from there, what her eyes, mouth and mucus membranes are going to do because sometimes those are things that can affect them long-term if they get scars there.”

It’s unclear exactly what happened to the cat. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating to determine if what happened was intentional or an accident.

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