Weekly “Arguments and Facts” No. 31. Without flag or anthem, but with medals and Tchaikovsky 04/08/2021
The operation cost the businessman Maxim Zinov 225 thousand rubles. 500 thousand additional rubles. he spent for his recovery in the hospital. Although he denies the rumors that the car should have been sold to save the animal. And he adds: When it came to the life of the whole family's favorite, the amount didn't matter.
The cat Pestrusha lives and lives today with his owner in Kineshma, in the Ivanovo region. And also Maxim took him his donor – Petersburg stray cat, Peach, and with that, too, everything is in order. But a year ago it wasn't like that at all & hellip;
Frankenstein veterinarian
In the summer of 2020, Pestrusha's kidney failed. There was a risk that it would happen again from the second. Vets predicted that the animal would die within a few days. Maxim abandoned his business and took Kineshma's cat to St. Petersburg. They came to the conclusion that without a donor kidney, Pestrusha had no chance of surviving. The situation was made worse by the blood group & ndash; AB, which occurs in only 1% of cats. By serendipity, the floppy-eared cat Peach, abandoned by the owners, wandered into the hospital. It was he who approached Pestrusha as a donor. & Nbsp;
As soon as we knew the cost of the operation, Maxim and the clinic that saved the cat's life staged a real persecution on social media. Even politicians joined her. “I think it's illegal. There is an ungodly attitude towards animals. These are veterinary Frankensteins & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov was indignant. Israeli social activist Rimma Ratkina accused the medical center of experimenting on our little brothers and appointed attending physician Pestrushi Mephistopheles and Dr Mengele in veterinary medicine. Animal rights activists suspected Pestrushi's owner of 'black volunteering' : according to them, he collected donations for animals via the Internet for personal use. Maxim remembers: threats were made against him, and once an unknown girl called and warned him: bad guys want to kill Peach and cause a scandal.
Maxim did not respond to the bullying. Under an agreement with the clinic, he took red-haired Peach to his home in Kineshma and promised to take care of him for life.
One year later
Time shows who in these online battles really liked the plight of the four paws, and who wiped their fingers on the keyboard for the sake of & shy; hype.
Peach settled into a new family and Pestrusha returned to a busy life. The only thing that has changed is & ndash; the cat now needs expensive maintenance medication. During the year Maxim had to pass exams and procedures several times. On one of the trips he nearly died in a car accident & ndash; his car crashed into a KamAZ. The cat walked away with a little fright. And recently, she had a full examination by a reputable veterinarian. No pathology was found & ndash; Peach's kidney in Pestrusha's body is functioning regularly. According to doctors' predictions, the 11-year-old cat still has years of happy life ahead of him.
A red donor goes without drugs. The once-useless cat appeals to new Kineshma owners with a healthy appetite. Lack of kidney & ndash; no problem, vets say: proper care will ensure & shy; the longevity of Peach.
Maxim thanks on every occasion the founder of the St. Petersburg clinic Alexander Alipov and the head of the intensive care unit Evgenia Novosyolova for the fact that its Pest & shy; Rusha is alive and will live.