A kind-hearted person brought Magnus, a young cat, to an emergency animal hospital after witnessing him being hit by a truck on West Keith Road in North Vancouver.
“The witness watched a truck speed down the road and saw Magnus get hit. She could hear him crying out in pain,” says Sarah Henderson, animal care manager BC SPCA West Vancouver. “The truck did not stop.”
Magnus was bleeding from multiple areas. The witness watched as he dragged himself under a car close to the spot where he had been hit. “She immediately went door to door asking if anyone in the neighbourhood recognized Magnus, which inspired neighbours to come out to try and catch him so he could get the help he needed.”
The witness didn’t think Magnus was going to make it. “Based on the amount of blood loss and his obviously broken leg, she was very concerned,” says Henderson. “Together with the neighbours, they managed to get Magnus out from under the car where he was hiding and the witness rushed him to an emergency veterinary hospital.”
The hospital reached out to the BC SPCA West Vancouver animal centre to see if they would be willing to take on the cost of his care. “The staff at the animal hospital informed us Magnus was in such rough shape, he would not have survived the night if the witness and her neighbours had not intervened,” says Henderson. “We did eventually locate his owner, but they decided to surrender Magnus to us.”
Magnus required substantial veterinary care. “The poor cat was in extreme pain, bradycardic (slow heartbeat), hypothermic and dehydrated with pulmonary contusions, and a severe right tibia fracture that required surgery,” says Henderson. “He was hospitalized overnight and given pain medication and fluids. He was placed with a BC SPCA foster and is now recovering from surgery.”
“This is a sweet cat who experienced a traumatic injury,” says Henderson. “His foster family reports he is a very friendly boy who was purring and ‘making biscuits’ even before his surgery. He takes his meds very well and he purrs every time they scratch his head.”
Magnus is expected to be available for adoption sometime in the next week.
