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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHere's How Cats Born Without Eyelids Get A 2nd Chance At Sight
Last week, the internet fell in love with Felix and Dora an extraordinarily cute and utterly unique pair of rescue kitties from New South Wales, Australia. At just five weeks old, the tiny siblings were found wandering along the road by a cat-loving couple who scooped the furballs up and brought them in from the elements. The couple immediately noticed something unusual about their eyes, and a trip to the local RSPCA shelter confirmed that they were born without eyelids an uncommon condition called eyelid agenesis.
Patrick Jones of RSPCA New South Wales wrote on Instagram: "without corrective surgery, the kittens were likely to go blind within a year. Thanks to the amazing vets from the Eye Clinic for Animals, the surgery that Felix and Dora so desperately needed was made possible."
And how the surgeons did it is truly amazing. During a painstaking 8-hour procedure, tissue was taken from the cats' lips and transplanted onto their eyes to create fully-functioning eyelids. This explains why their lids are much lighter in color than they normally would be. The results are not only miraculous (their eyesight was saved!) but the the final look is truly adorable wouldn't you agree?
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Here's How Cats Born Without Eyelids Get A 2nd Chance At Sight (Original Post)
catbyte
Oct 2018
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magicarpet
(14,154 posts)1. When there is a need...
... aren't humans sometimes just wonderful !
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)3. Indeed..a rare disease in cats finds a cure
only someone who has the wherewithal to not only love cats, but to spend their valuable time researching such a rare disease.
God I have wasted my life...not that I think I could do anything so wonderful, but that I have barely contributed an iota to make life better for either human or the rest of the species.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)4. ugh same here!
Raven123
(4,844 posts)2. Truly inspiring. Thanks for sharing