Mr. Peabody & Sherman

We Found A Home Together! 
Written By A Student Volunteer Stefanie Frank

Mr. Peabody recently had his right eye removed due to an eyelid eversion (from the verb "evert", is the process of turning inside-out.) which exposed the mucous membrane and his eye was surgically removed.

Mr. Peabody the purr machine, black and white Tuxedo, had his right eye removed due to a severe eye infection upon rescue. Despite the cloudy look of his left eye, he can see just fine. He runs around, jumps, and climbs up high places just like any other cat. Mr. Peabody is very friendly and comes right up to everyone. He loves to sit on your lap, be pet, held, and cuddled. Take him home and he will be your best friend following you everywhere around the house. He loves attention! If you let him lay on your back he will give you little back massages.

Sherman, white with black cow spots on his head, back, and tail, is very playful. He loves to climb high places. Like his brother, he also loves to be pet and held. Sherman and Mr. Peabody are brothers and best friends. When they’re not playing together, they’re holding each other, sleeping together.

Both cats get along with dogs. They are currently being fostered with two big dogs (80lbs+) and they gently play with each other. Both kitties love having their chests and bellies rubbed! They like giving and getting kisses too.

Vet Medical:

Mr. Peabody and his brother Sherman were found abandoned in a local alleyway in Orange County. Because of neglect both kittens had severe eye infections. Sherman recovered immediately after being cleaned up and taking antibiotics, however Mr. Peabody's right eye had already ruptured and his left was severely scarred. The veterinarians were doubtful he would ever have vision.

Mr. Peabody upon rescue. 7-9-12

Mr. Peabody cleaned up on his way to the vet.
Right eye had already ruptured and was protruding from socket.
7-10-12

In attempts to save his eyes, the doctors sutured both of his eyes shut and he was put on antibiotics and eye drops. Over time his caregivers noticed that he was getting around fine and was chasing shadows. Within a few weeks his left eye was doing much better, but another problem occurred for both eyes. His eyelids started curling inwards and his eyelashes were constantly scratching and irritating his eyes.

To fix this the doctors then performed an eyelid eversion on both eyes, but the sutures kept coming undone. He had to go back in every week to have his eyelids sown back to keep them from irritating his eye. The staff at the Cat Care Clinic knew Mr. Peabody very well by this time and fell in love with him. The vet techs would hold and carry him around the office.

Day before the eye was removed 9-27-12

But eventually one day the sutures came undone and his eyelashes rubbed a hole in his eye. His eye worsened very quickly and we could tell he was in pain. After seeing the specialist at the Eye Care for Animals in Tustin, decisions were made to remove the eye. A few days after he was taken to the Cat Care Clinic and Dr. Wexler-Mitchell removed his right eye. His recovery was nearly immediate. As soon as Mr. Peabody got home from the hospital after having his eye removed, he was running around, jumping, and playing.

Mr. Peabody relaxing shortly after eye removal surgery. 9-30-12

Two weeks after having the eye removed, Mr. Peabody's caregivers noticed swelling where his eye used to be and took him to the Cat Care Clinic right away. He had developed a seroma. He then had another surgery to remove it and a drain was placed. He just had the drain removed today, and he is doing much better! However, we still are in need of donations to pay off his medical bills. We have spent over one thousand dollars in attempts to save his eyes.

The drain in Mr. Peabody's right eye before it was removed. 10-15-12

Mr. Peabody's left eye is cloudy, but healing. He can still see out of it. 10-15-12

We thank all of the donors for helping out with Mr. Peabody's surgery costs. We know none of this would be possible without your help. Thank you!

Mr. Peabody & Sherman Found A Home Together!

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