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Argyle, a three-year-old cat, recovered after his tail was caught in a bedroom door. An ASPCA community veterinary clinic treated the injury and later performed a partial tail amputation; a follow-up visit about a week later found that he was healing well.
Argyle, a three-year-old cat, recovered after his tail was caught in a bedroom door, according to an ASPCA report about his treatment at the ASPCA Community Veterinary Clinic in Queens. Veterinarians first treated and bandaged the injury, then removed its damaged tip in a partial amputation; a follow-up visit about a week later found that his tail was healing well.
Argyle’s owner, Saria A., said the accident happened one early morning in April as she was getting ready for work. She said Argyle slipped through the bedroom doorway as she closed the door. The hallway was dark, and she did not see him before his tail was caught.
Saria rushed Argyle to an emergency veterinary hospital but found that the cost of treatment was beyond what she could afford. She remembered the ASPCA Community Veterinary Clinic in the Bronx, which she had visited with a friend. Staff referred her to the organization’s Queens clinic, where, the ASPCA says, she could get an appointment immediately.
At the clinic, veterinarians examined and bandaged Argyle’s tail and sent him home with pain medication and antibiotics. When it became clear in the following days that the injury required surgery, Dr. Wesleigh Porter removed the damaged tip with guidance from Dr. Eloise Cucui. Saria said she waited at the clinic and took Argyle home later that day. The ASPCA reports that a follow-up appointment about a week after surgery found the tail healing well.
Affordable Care After an Emergency
The account highlights the practical difficulty of arranging urgent veterinary care when emergency treatment is unaffordable. Saria said she initially could not meet the cost at the emergency hospital, then found care through a community clinic after recalling her earlier contact with the ASPCA. In this case, the clinic provided an appointment, initial treatment, medication and surgery.
The report is also a reminder that a seemingly brief accident can require veterinary assessment and follow-up. Argyle’s injury led first to wound care and then to partial amputation days later. The ASPCA’s account describes one animal’s outcome; it does not provide information about clinic capacity, costs, or how often similar cases are treated.
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From Adoption to Follow-Up
Saria adopted Argyle from the ASPCA Adoption Center in Manhattan nearly two years before the accident, according to the organization. Argyle was three years old at the time described in the report. Saria said she had been looking for a companion and felt an immediate connection with him during the adoption process.
The ASPCA report follows the episode from the accident through the post-surgery checkup. It says the clinic initially bandaged the tail and sent Argyle home with medication, but the injury’s course over the following days led veterinarians to decide that the damaged tip needed to be removed. The article does not give the specific date of the accident or identify the year in which it occurred.
““His tail got slammed in the door.””
— Saria A., Argyle’s owner
Details the Report Leaves Open
The ASPCA account does not specify the year or exact date of the April accident, the cost of Argyle’s care, or whether the treatment was subsidized. It also does not describe the severity of the injury in clinical terms or provide further updates beyond the follow-up visit, when veterinarians said the tail was healing well. The report does not say whether Argyle needed additional appointments after that checkup.
Recovery After the Clinic Checkup
The latest update in the ASPCA report is that Argyle’s tail was healing well at a follow-up appointment about a week after surgery. The organization provides no further medical timeline or planned treatment details. Any additional care or later recovery milestones were not included in the account.
Key Questions
What happened to Argyle?
His tail was caught in a bedroom door as he slipped through the doorway while Saria was getting ready for work.
What treatment did Argyle receive?
Veterinarians examined and bandaged his tail, sent him home with pain medication and antibiotics, and later surgically removed the damaged tip.
Where was Argyle treated?
He received care at the ASPCA Community Veterinary Clinic by The Rachael Ray Foundation in Queens after staff referred Saria from the ASPCA’s Bronx clinic.
How was Argyle doing after surgery?
At a follow-up appointment about a week after surgery, veterinarians said his tail was healing well, according to the ASPCA report.
When did the accident happen?
The ASPCA says it occurred one early morning in April but does not specify the year or exact date.
Source: aspca.org
