<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11478109/ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/lucky-the-cat-loses-a-leg-but-her-little-family-is-now-safe-humane" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> "We cannot say for certain what might have caused her injury or how long she had been suffering for. But we are very happy that she and her little family are safe." Welcome to Caturday</span></a><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Courtesy of the Ottawa Citizen (Ottawan, Canada) at)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/lucky-the-cat-loses-a-leg-but-her-little-family-is-now-safe-humane-society?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/lucky-the-cat-loses-a-leg-but-her-little-family-is-now-safe-humane-society?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a><br><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="article-title" id="articleTitle" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: 2rem; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25); line-height: 1.125; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Lucky the cat loses a leg but 'her little family is now safe': Humane Society</h1></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Lucky may have lost a leg but she’s indeed fortunate after landing at the Ottawa Humane Society with her kittens now dubbed Star, Charm and Shamrock.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The mother cat, still nursing her kittens, was found last month with a broken leg, the bone piercing the skin, the humane society said in an appeal for donations Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">An X-ray showed that her leg was beyond repair so it was amputated the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“We cannot say for certain what might have caused her injury or how long she had been suffering for,” society’s chief veterinarian Dr. Shelley Hutchings said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“But we are very happy that she and her little family are safe.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">They’re in the care of a volunteer foster family where Lucky will recover from surgery and raise her kittens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Animal lovers can make a donation towards her care <a href="https://ottawahumane.akaraisin.com/ui/lucky?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-06-03-pressrelease"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">online</span></a> or text a four-leaf clover emoji to 45678 to donate $5.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div>—————————-</div><div><br></div><div>Photo . . .</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">A cat named Lucky, that was caring for three kittens, recovers after a seriously broken leg had to be amputated. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_060521.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_060521.jpg</a></p></div><div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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