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Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Sat Dec 5, 2015, 04:00 AM Dec 2015

Florida Rescue Cat Makes Amazingly Fluffy Recovery

Source: ABC News, Dec 3 2015

The amazing recovery of a Florida cat who was found covered in ants and severely malnourished has turned the cat into an Instagram star.

The cat, named Silas, was found two years ago by the oldest daughter of South Florida resident Marci Pence. Pence’s daughter, Chelsea, now 26, was walking her black Labrador when the dog kept pulling her over to a grassy area, Pence said.

“They found Silas in a pile of ants,” Pence told ABC News.

The family took Silas to an emergency veterinarian clinic where he was diagnosed with a lung and eye infections and deemed near-death with severe dehydration and malnourishment, Pence said.

Pence took the cat in and nursed him back to health, turning him into a healthy, 15-pound literal ball of fur.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/florida-rescue-cat-makes-amazingly-fluffy-recovery/story?id=35563991

Link to Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/sir_silas_kitty/

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Florida Rescue Cat Makes Amazingly Fluffy Recovery (Original Post) Little Tich Dec 2015 OP

I had a rescue cat or two in my life Kalidurga Dec 2015 #1

That is one beutiful cat Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #2

Beautiful! My 18 lb formerly scrawny street cat rescue approves. n/t femmedem Dec 2015 #3

Kalidurga

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1. I had a rescue cat or two in my life

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Sat Dec 5, 2015, 04:38 AM

Dec 2015

I had a black cat that showed up on my doorstep a lot. His fur was matted and he had an injury above his left eye that was very infected. I put triple antibiotics on it and fed him a can of tuna and named him Midnight. My room mate wouldn't let me keep him in the house, I got a bag of cat food anyway in case he came back and he did. Nearly everyday, I am sure he got food other places. Anyway, after he put on a few pounds he was strutting around like he thought he was hot stuff. It was so nice to see him develop into a confident cat that didn't get beat up all the time from a cat that was scrawny and scared of his own shadow.

Jack Rabbit

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2. That is one beutiful cat

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Sat Dec 5, 2015, 05:41 AM

Dec 2015

femmedem

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3. Beautiful! My 18 lb formerly scrawny street cat rescue approves. n/t

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Sat Dec 5, 2015, 08:30 AM

Dec 2015

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