10/07/2026
🖤 UPDATE ON SPOOK - SHE NEEDS US AGAIN 🖤
If you’ve been following Spook’s story, you know this little girl has already been through more than any kitten should.
Spook is an approximately 6 month old female from Berkeley Springs who came to our attention with a re**al prolapse - where the re**al tissue protrudes through the a**s, usually because of significant straining. In Spook’s case, the underlying problem was found to be severe diarrhea.
She had the re**al prolapse surgery on 9/24 at Augusta Animal Hospital, where she was also spayed, vaccinated, treated for parasites, microchipped, and ear tipped. She was prescribed Albon for coccidia, which is a very common parasite that causes diarrhea.
She was in medical foster with a CTNR volunteer for 5 days when the prolapse reoccured.
She was rushed back to AAH on 9/30 where she had a second corrective surgery. AAH graciously agreed to hospitalize her for monitoring, but her prolapse returned for a third time. Dr. Shaffer’s recommendation at this point was referral to a specialist or euthanasia.
We reached out to our TNR veterinarian, Dr. K, to ask if there was anything else that could be tried. And there was! Dr. K said she could attempt a different surgical approach - going through the abdomen and attaching the colon to the abdominal wall to help keep everything in place. But without the diarrhea addressed, any surgery would be moot - the prolapse is secondary to the diarrhea. Thankfully, AAH staff ran a f***l during her second surgery and found she was indeed battling coccidia. So the Albon was the appropriate medication and had finally started working. Lainie, who had been caring for Spook for a week, reported that her stools were formed but soft.
Yesterday morning CTNR volunteers dropped everything to pick up Spook from Augusta Animal Hospital and transport her to Mt Airy, MD.
Upon initial exam, Dr. K found she was full of healthy, formed stool! THAT was the best news, and confirmed Spook had a fighting chance. ❤️
Dr. K performed the coloplexy with no complications. Her poor little a**s was inflamed with the beginnings of an infection, so a topical atibiotic with a steroid was applied to help provide relief and promote healing. Spook looked bright and alert when we picked her up, and we have high hopes her worst days are behind her.
We were told this is a last-ditch effort. If the surgery doesn’t hold, euthanasia may be the only humane option left.
But we are not there yet.
So far, this is what we've spent for Spook:
9/24: $502
9/30: $289
10/6: $195
Total: $986
Raised so far: $684
What we still need to raise: $302
So many of you already stepped up for Spook, and we cannot thank you enough. Now we’re asking our supporters, friends and the people who believe in what we do to step up one more time.
ANY amount helps.
And if you can’t donate, PLEASE SHARE. A share can put Spook's plight in front of someone who can help. 🙏 ♥️
