Vet in Woodlands Risks Contracting COVID-19 As She Operates on Cat That Lives in a COVID-19-Positive Household

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Shawn Ambrose
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Even if you’re not exhibiting any severe symptoms, coming down with COVID-19 can be a pain in the butt.

For one, you can’t leave your house nor have any visitors, meaning you won’t be able to interact with your friends and family for some time.

Most importantly, you won’t be able to see your prata or ice kachang being made before you stuff your face with it.

But there’s another problem that no one is talking about, perhaps because few have experienced it so far: what happens if you’re sick with COVID-19 at home and your pet falls ill as well?

Well, fortunately for a pet owner here, one caring vet was determined to treat her ailing feline even though it came with a risk of getting infected with the coronavirus.

Vet in Woodlands Risks Contracting COVID-19 As She Operates on Cat That Lives in a COVID-19-Positive Household

Last month, Lew Siew Yian, a member of the Facebook group Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats received a call from a troubled resident named Aisha.

Aisha told Lee that her cat was very ill and needed to be taken to the vet. Aisha and her family would normally do that themselves, but her whole family was down with COVID-19 and were recovering at home.

As part of the home recovery arrangement, they had to stay at home for at least 10 days until they tested negative.

The poor cat, Winnie, appeared to be suffering from something which caused her great discomfort. She also hadn’t eaten anything for two days.

“Desperate and knowing that this was critical, I called Woodgrove Vet which is the nearest to Aisha,” Lee said.

Lee spoke to Dr Enoka, a senior veterinarian at the clinic about the matter. Dr Enoka asked to see Winnie in a virtual consultation so she could assess the cat.

“Initially, the plan was for medications to be dispatched to Aisha’s house. Then suddenly Dr Enoka said: ‘Can you please find someone to send Winnie to my clinic? This could be an emergency,'” Lee wrote.

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Lee reminded Dr Enoka that Aisha and her whole family have been infected with COVID-19, and that there’s a possibility that Winnie could be carrying the virus too.

But Dr Enoka insisted on seeing the cat, saying that she and her staff will be wearing protective clothing.

Required Operation & Antibiotics

It turned out that Winnie was suffering from pyometra, an infection caused by hormonal changes in the female’s reproductive tract.

As a result, Winnie had an infected uterus filled with pus which had to be surgically removed. She was also given antibiotics.

Fortunately, Winnie recovered in just two days, thanks to the bravery of Dr Enoka and her staff. Lee confirmed that no one at the clinic has contracted COVID-19 from the feline.

Lee said this was not her first positive experience with Dr Enoka, who she says treats rescue cats with love and charges reasonable rates.

“Thank you Dr. Enoka and the team at Woodgrove Veterinary for their love, professionalism, and for saving the life of a very endearing cat,” she said.

According to the clinic’s website, Dr Enoka has over 15 years of experience in clinical and research veterinary medicine, and “prioritizes animal health and wellbeing above all.”

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Shawn Ambrose
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