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March 7, 2014Cat ‘paralysed’ after microchip is accidentally injected into its spine!
A pet cat was temporarily paralysed and left with eight stitches after a microchip was accidentally injected into its spine.
Sassie’s owner was ‘devastated’ to learn her cat had been injected the chip between the first and second vertebrae of her three-year-old cat’s neck. and had to be confined to a cage for six weeks, having had eight stitches along her back.
If the microchip had gone any deeper it would have perforated her spinal cord.
The chip was inserted by a non-vet worker at a free microchipping session run by the council and if it had gone any further up it would have hit her in the brain, and if it had gone any deeper it would have perforated her spinal cord.
Sassie was taken to a vet clinic where she had scans and surgery to remove the chip and the County Council agreed to pay for the cost of the surgery.
Sassie had eight stitches along her back
Although not permanently paralysed, Sassie may be permanently disabled.
Sassie just used to really enjoy being out – if you opened the door to call her she wouldn’t come and nine times out of 10 you’d have to tempt her in with a bit of ham.
‘Now she’ll never be able to go outside again because she’s too slow to get away from any predators.”
Immediately after the microchipping accident, she lost all movement but she is reportedly feeling better.
