'The vets worked miracles' - grateful owner speaks out after Coventry kitten Nala's horrific impaling - The Coventry Observer

'The vets worked miracles' - grateful owner speaks out after Coventry kitten Nala's horrific impaling

Coventry Editorial 17th Nov, 2020 Updated: 17th Nov, 2020   0

A KITTEN injured in a freak accident which left her impaled has been saved by emergency vets and their ‘never give up’ attitude.

Owner Samantha Baldry feared for Nala’s life after the horrific injury which happened in her Coventry garden on Saturday night while the family was working in the house.

After finding her pet with a ripped abdomen, Samantha rushed her to Vets Now Coventry and it was thanks to the vets and nurses there that Nala is alive to tell the tale.

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She said: “We have absolutely no idea how it happened or what she impaled herself on.




“But when she came in the next morning, her insides were hanging out of her abdomen.

“We were terrified as it was the most horrific and distressing sight.


“Weirdly there was no bleeding, but we knew there was no time to waste, so we just called Vets Now and jumped straight in the car.

“She was flaking out on the way and I was pushing her chest, just trying to keep her alive.

“They said they wanted to do whatever they could and just give her a chance.

“They are absolute miracle workers and will never know what they’ve done in saving our kitten.”

Covid restrictions meant that Samantha was unable to go into the clinic with Nala.

And a tense few minutes passed before the vet called after her initial diagnosis to say she was keen to operate as she wanted to give Nala a fighting chance of living.

Samantha added: “I think a lot of vets would have said just to put her to sleep considering the damage to her and the size of the operation.

“But right from the start the team at Vets Now wanted to try.”

Sam Lilley, a registered vet nurse at Vets Now Coventry, was on duty the night Nala was brought in and is over the moon to hear she is on the road to recovery.

She said: “Nala was in a critical condition when she was rushed in but she was clearly fighting hard to stay alive and we wanted to do everything we possibly could to help her.

“It was touch and go at times but the surgery was a success and, after one-to-one monitoring from our team overnight, she was much brighter the following morning.”

As soon as the marathon three-hour procedure was over, our vet, Jenny Hope, called to give Samantha the news she’d been longing to hear.

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Samantha said: “Jenny told us Nala was still coming round after the surgery as she didn’t want us waiting any longer than necessary.

“She said that Nala wasn’t out of the woods yet as she still had a long recovery ahead, but that the procedure had gone well and it was up to her now.”

Nala was handed back over to Samantha’s daytime vets the next morning and she was able to collect her later that day.

“Seeing her was the biggest relief ever,” said Samantha.

After a few worrying ups and downs, Nala regained her strength and is now back to her old self.

Samantha said: “It was all very emotional – we’re just grateful Vets Now were there and we owe it all to Jenny and her team.

“She’s a remarkable vet and we were so lucky it’s her hands our kitten fell into.”

The Vets Now clinic in Coventry is one of a nationwide chain of more than 60 hospitals and clinics open seven days a week for out-of-hours pet emergencies.

Vets Now has also recently launched an online video consultation service to make professional veterinary advice more easily available.

While the service is not suitable for life-threatening emergencies like Nala’s, their experienced vets are available to discuss any worries or concerns pet owners might have.

If a pet needs to be treated at Vets Now, pet owners are refunded the online consultation fee.

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