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Fran & Ollie Need Your Help

Ollie was born without most of his upper eyelids. This is a serious condition known as "eyelid agenesis". Because of this defect, Ollie can’t close his eyes completely, which makes him very susceptible to exposure keratoconjunctivitis. Because he doesn't have an eyelid margin, the hairs of the skin are in direct contact with his corneas (secondary trichiasis) causing constant irritation. and can lead to corneal scarring, corneal ulcers and eventually blindness. We're trying to control the irritation with a special ointment and keep his corneas lubricated with artificial tears, but because of the severity of the defect, this will only help temporarily. Fortunately, the defects can be corrected with surgery. But because Ollie is missing more than 2/3 of both eyelids, we were told that he'll probably need more than one surgery.

Ollie's precious little sister Fran was born with extra, very coarse, eyelashes growing from a structure in the eyelid (tarsal glands) which are not supposed to produce hairs. This is a congenital defect known as distichiasis. These "extra" eyelashes cause irritation keratitis and corneal ulcers where they rub on the surface of the eye. Corneal ulcers are extremely painful and can erode clear through the cornea and cause the eye to rupture. We're applying a topical ointment in her eyes to give her some relief from the constant ittitation and to protect her eyes from the hairs. But as with Ollie, this will only help for a short time.

Hopefully, these temporary treatments will give us enough time to raise the money for the surgeries that these two precious little sweethearts need to end their suffering

Because of the huge number of kittens we've rescued this kitten season, and the increasing number of "foreclosure pets", "economic surrenders", abandoned and homeless animals we rescued, our emergency and medical budgets are exhausted and our credit is over extended. We desperately need your help to save these sweet little kittens' eyesight. Any donation, no matter how small will help save sweet little Fran and Ollie's sight. We can't allow these precious little creature to lose their eyesight in the dawn of life when together we can save them. .

On behalf of sweet little Fran and Ollie, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

"A kitten in the animal kingdom
    is like a rosebud in a garden"
                                   --unknown

You may also send a donation by check or money to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(Please be sure to note "Fran & Ollie's Fund on your check or money order)

100% of your donation will go directly towards Fran & Ollie's care.

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