He was a bit sleepy when this photo was taken. He can actually open his eyes well now and though there is still a bit of swelling, he is looking much better. “
Photos via Animal Emergency Hospital and Urgent Care at Facebook
A young cat on the mend is doing well and looking great as he completes his recovery from burn injuries.
Thousands of animal lovers have followed Russell on his healing journey after he was severely burned in a fire at his family’s home earlier this year.
Russell, the burn survivor kitty recuperating at Animal Emergency Hospital and Urgent Care in Raleigh, North Carolina, has made steady progress over several months, and is getting ever closer to being fully healed.
Russell’s fur has grown in, his burns have healed and he has had procedures on the skin around both eyes, with the result that he looks ever better and nearly back to normal.
Russell is quite at home at the clinic, but is expected to eventually rejoin his family when he is fully healed.
Here are some recent photos from the past few weeks, showing Russell at the clinic.
We’ve done several updates to Russell’s story as he progresses on his healing journey. You can find the links below.
You can see more, and follow future updates, at Animal Emergency Hospital and Urgent Care’s Facebook page.
See also (listed in order from the earliest post):
Russell: Cat Burned in House Fire Gets Help
Russell Burned Kitty Improves
Russell the Burn Survivor’s Wonderful Update
Russell Burn Survivor Plays!
Russell Burn Survivor Reaches Another Healing Milestone
Russell Burned Kitty Update: Better and Better
Get well soon sweetie. We love you so much!!!!
The people at the clinic are wonderful. Thanks for taking care of Russell, when I saw the headline I thought someone did it to him. Thankk god it was a fire. There are WAY to many animal abusers who get off scott free.