Woman banned from owning animals after failing to treat injured kitten which had leg amputated
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman has been banned from owning animals after she failed to get her kitten treatment for a leg injury. Sophia Flynn only made matters worse for her pet after her attempts to treat Auburn led to its limb being amputated.
Auburn suffered a broken leg after being trapped under a pile of boxes and items in Flynn's flat. The cat was trapped for approximately 45 minutes to an hour before being bandaged by the owner.
Avoiding the proper process of treatment, the bandages acted as a tourniquet and cut off the blood supply, resulting in necrosis - which is the death of living tissue or cells in an organ due to injury, disease, or lack of blood supply. READ MORE: Obsessive stalker carried out 60-year campaign against married bus conductor he believed was legendary 1950s singer With the kitten’s leg suffering from the break, Flynn attempted to treat Auburn with an anti-inflammatory drug called Meloxicam, a medication that was prescribed to her other cat to help the ‘wobbly’ leg.
Flynn, 25, of Sherbourne Avenue, Chester, chose to avoid the help of the vets, as she told magistrates court that she couldn’t afford the operation, which has since been paid for by the RSPCA.
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