Kitten with skinned lower jaw

Finally back online after a rather bad computer crash. Don't you just
love machines?

Last night at work we had a person drop off a stray kitten found on
the side of the road. He's about 12 weeks old and appears very
healthy and friendly at first glance. A closer look reveals that the
poor thing's lower face is actually skinned...the skin of his lower
jaw dangles down to his chest. His actual jaw appears fine expect
being, well, skinned. I've never seen anything like it and wanted to
see if anyone else had. I can't even imagine what would cause such a
thing. The wound is clearly old and doesn't appear to cause him
problems. In fact he eats just fine and have proven to be a big
screamer when he's not getting attention. Today the various vets will
be taking a look and voting if they think the damage can be fixed or
if the dangling skin can be snipped off and the jaw left as is.

We also have another kitten waiting for a home here. I'd take him in
a heartbeat if only I was allowed because he reminds me of my Nic so
much. So if anyone is looking for a 8-10 week old kitten friend in
South Jersey give me a contact. He's black and white and currently
suffering from a pretty bad URI that will hopefully clear up fine.

Sethran (and his family...who really could support another cat and
just don't want to...grrr)

"Sethran" wrote in message
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Finally back online after a rather bad computer crash. Don't you just
love machines?

Last night at work we had a person drop off a stray kitten found on
the side of the road. He's about 12 weeks old and appears very
healthy and friendly at first glance. A closer look reveals that the
poor thing's lower face is actually skinned...the skin of his lower
jaw dangles down to his chest. His actual jaw appears fine expect
being, well, skinned. I've never seen anything like it and wanted to
see if anyone else had. I can't even imagine what would cause such a
thing. The wound is clearly old and doesn't appear to cause him
problems.

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Sounds like the kind of wound that can result from an animal being thrown
from a moving car. (My apologies to my fellow animal lovers here. Humans
can be astonishingly and thoughtlessly cruel to animals. I once lived near
where unwanted cats and dogs were dumped along the road, and saw some
heart-breaking scenes.) The kitty sounds like a real survivor that deserves
a great home and lot of TLC! Best wishes!

"Sethran" wrote in message
om...
Finally back online after a rather bad computer crash. Don't you just
love machines?

Last night at work we had a person drop off a stray kitten found on
the side of the road. He's about 12 weeks old and appears very
healthy and friendly at first glance. A closer look reveals that the
poor thing's lower face is actually skinned...the skin of his lower
jaw dangles down to his chest. His actual jaw appears fine expect
being, well, skinned. I've never seen anything like it and wanted to
see if anyone else had. I can't even imagine what would cause such a
thing. The wound is clearly old and doesn't appear to cause him
problems.

snip

Sounds like the kind of wound that can result from an animal being thrown
from a moving car. (My apologies to my fellow animal lovers here. Humans
can be astonishingly and thoughtlessly cruel to animals. I once lived near
where unwanted cats and dogs were dumped along the road, and saw some
heart-breaking scenes.) The kitty sounds like a real survivor that deserves
a great home and lot of TLC! Best wishes!

Sethran-glad to see you back. Poor kitty! Don't you wish they could talk,
sometimes? Glad you've got him now. Please update us on the little beggar.

Sherry

Sethran-glad to see you back. Poor kitty! Don't you wish they could talk,
sometimes? Glad you've got him now. Please update us on the little beggar.

Sherry

(Sethran) wrote in message . com...
Finally back online after a rather bad computer crash. Don't you just
love machines?

Last night at work we had a person drop off a stray kitten found on
the side of the road. He's about 12 weeks old and appears very
healthy and friendly at first glance. A closer look reveals that the
poor thing's lower face is actually skinned...the skin of his lower
jaw dangles down to his chest. His actual jaw appears fine expect
being, well, skinned. I've never seen anything like it and wanted to
see if anyone else had. I can't even imagine what would cause such a
thing. The wound is clearly old and doesn't appear to cause him
problems. In fact he eats just fine and have proven to be a big
screamer when he's not getting attention. Today the various vets will
be taking a look and voting if they think the damage can be fixed or
if the dangling skin can be snipped off and the jaw left as is.

It's called a degloving injury and it is usually caused by being
thrown from a car or from having a collar get caught on something, and
pulling away. often they repair the injury by pulling as much skin as
they can to the area and sweing a button on the chin.

That's is what happened to my sister's kitten Squirt - I will post her
story if I can find it on Flippy's page...

Ah, here it is...

http://www.flippyscatpage.com/squirt.html

Squirt is doing fine, and gets along beautifully on three legs.

-L.

(Sethran) wrote in message . com...
Finally back online after a rather bad computer crash. Don't you just
love machines?

Last night at work we had a person drop off a stray kitten found on
the side of the road. He's about 12 weeks old and appears very
healthy and friendly at first glance. A closer look reveals that the
poor thing's lower face is actually skinned...the skin of his lower
jaw dangles down to his chest. His actual jaw appears fine expect
being, well, skinned. I've never seen anything like it and wanted to
see if anyone else had. I can't even imagine what would cause such a
thing. The wound is clearly old and doesn't appear to cause him
problems. In fact he eats just fine and have proven to be a big
screamer when he's not getting attention. Today the various vets will
be taking a look and voting if they think the damage can be fixed or
if the dangling skin can be snipped off and the jaw left as is.

It's called a degloving injury and it is usually caused by being
thrown from a car or from having a collar get caught on something, and
pulling away. often they repair the injury by pulling as much skin as
they can to the area and sweing a button on the chin.

That's is what happened to my sister's kitten Squirt - I will post her
story if I can find it on Flippy's page...

Ah, here it is...

http://www.flippyscatpage.com/squirt.html

Squirt is doing fine, and gets along beautifully on three legs.

-L.

Sethran (and his family...who really could support another cat and
just don't want to...grrr)

Hi, Seth. Long time no see. I'm sorry about the little guy and hope he'll be
okay. You need to be more convincing about getting another kitty! My 18 yr.
old, Cory, died in March and we are getting a new guy tomorrow who resembles
him, also b/w.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

Sethran (and his family...who really could support another cat and
just don't want to...grrr)

Hi, Seth. Long time no see. I'm sorry about the little guy and hope he'll be
okay. You need to be more convincing about getting another kitty! My 18 yr.
old, Cory, died in March and we are getting a new guy tomorrow who resembles
him, also b/w.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

(-L. wrote in message . com...
It's called a degloving injury and it is usually caused by being
thrown from a car or from having a collar get caught on something, and
pulling away. often they repair the injury by pulling as much skin as
they can to the area and sweing a button on the chin.

I've seen degloving wounds before. We very commonly see them to the
tail after someone slammed a tail in a door. I'd just never seen one
to the face before and it seemed like such an odd injury. Like I
couldn't imagine how the kitten had gotten into a situation to do
that. I sure hope he wasn't thrown from a car...but I wouldn't be too
shocked if it were the case either.

That's is what happened to my sister's kitten Squirt - I will post her
story if I can find it on Flippy's page...

Thanks for posting the link! I'm glad to hear that Squirt did
well...and happy she found such a loving home!


Sethran (who once saw a full body degloving injury of a cat caught in
a fanbelt...and will never be able to forget it)