06/12/2026
💔 COCO AND MICHAEL DESERVED BETTER 💔
Today, two more kittens came through our doors.
Both are only about 10 weeks old.
Both are spending the night at the veterinary hospital.
Both are facing surgery tomorrow.
And both are suffering from conditions that likely could have been prevented or treated much earlier if someone had been able to intervene.
Meet CoCo.
CoCo has an eye injury that became so severely infected that tomorrow her eye will need to be removed.
Somewhere along the way, this tiny kitten got hurt.
And because she was living outdoors without anyone monitoring her health, that injury continued to worsen until saving the eye was no longer possible.
Then there is Michael.
Michael arrived with a severely pr*****ed re**um caused by an overwhelming parasite burden.
At just 10 weeks old, his little body has already endured more pain than most animals should experience in a lifetime.
Tomorrow, he will undergo surgery in hopes of correcting the damage.
If the surgery is unsuccessful, euthanasia may be the only humane option left.
Ten weeks old.
A baby.
And already fighting for his life.
This is the reality we see when cats continue to reproduce unchecked.
We know most people who feed outdoor cats do so because they care.
We know their hearts are in the right place.
But food alone is not enough.
A bowl of food cannot prevent infection.
A bowl of food cannot treat parasites.
A bowl of food cannot spay a mother cat before she has another litter.
A bowl of food cannot stop suffering.
Real compassion means taking the next step.
It means spaying and neutering.
It means vaccinations.
It means monitoring for illness and injury.
It means asking for help before a colony grows beyond what one person can manage.
At Bayou Animal Services, we want to help.
We want fewer kittens born outdoors.
We want fewer emergency surgeries.
We want fewer animals suffering in silence.
Most of all, we want more happy endings.
If you are feeding community cats, please reach out to us. Our Community Cat Program exists to help citizens become part of the solution.
Learn more and sign up for assistance here:
https://www.bayouanimalservices.org/communitcatprogram
Tonight, CoCo and Michael are warm, safe, and receiving the medical care they desperately need.
Tomorrow, they will face surgeries that no kitten should ever have to endure.
If you would like to help them and future animals like them, please consider donating to our STAR (Special Treatment and Recovery) Fund. https://square.link/u/hEf28lXk
Your donations allow us to say "yes" when an animal has nowhere else to turn.
Please keep CoCo and Michael in your thoughts tomorrow.
They deserve the chance to know a life that doesn't hurt.
❤️🐾
