{"id":11262,"date":"2021-05-19T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11262"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:36:29","slug":"meet-popeye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/19\/meet-popeye\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet POPEYE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This adorable little guy is one of Snowball&#8217;s kittens who caught an upper respiratory infection from his mom while nursing. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\">Unfortunately, the virus zeroed in on Popeye&#8217;s right eye causing a horrible infection and eventual rupture. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\">Popeye was rushed into surgery last Friday morning where Dr. Weedon and the surgical team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TLCPetSnip\/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXLhDhdAgNFRqeYNxOppnXfD9goI0rmPQlyMHOU3DLElXSKZIVsG3AfR9QjfaHS7z6tSL0KAlkKwBJ2FN86t1yba9UnejRWm-AgtA8fjTmVJZt_5Lkz123mmV1TQWHXn22o2yiJhWQ2T1JQrE_fnTNxRgv5HXPga5m4YVbnsx02EyB6AcWU1rpuFloegInBThM0SX6SH15ZTczbyppArDqe&amp;__tn__=kK-y-R\">TLC PetSnip, Inc.<\/a> performed an emergency enucleation to remove the ruptured eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-1.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11263\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?attachment_id=11263\" class=\"wp-image-11263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11264\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?attachment_id=11264\" class=\"wp-image-11264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1101&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?resize=1072%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/popeye-2.jpg?w=1429&amp;ssl=1 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\">Popeye now has the dubious distinction of being the smallest patient to be operated on at TLC PetSnip weighing in at a whopping 9.6 ounces at the time of surgery. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\">We are so grateful to have TLC PetSnip as one of our rescue partners. They did an awesome job and no doubt saved Popeye&#8217;s life by removing the infected eye so quickly. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We encourage our followers to donate to TLC PetSnip&#8217;s surgery renovation project in Popeye&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TLC is raising funds to expand their surgery facilities at their Lakeland clinic.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\"> The expansion will allow the team to perform more spay and neuter surgeries of cats and dogs which is a service sorely needed in Polk County. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"?\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savingpawsrescueoffloridainc\/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXLhDhdAgNFRqeYNxOppnXfD9goI0rmPQlyMHOU3DLElXSKZIVsG3AfR9QjfaHS7z6tSL0KAlkKwBJ2FN86t1yba9UnejRWm-AgtA8fjTmVJZt_5Lkz123mmV1TQWHXn22o2yiJhWQ2T1JQrE_fnTNxRgv5HXPga5m4YVbnsx02EyB6AcWU1rpuFloegInBThM0SX6SH15ZTczbyppArDqe&amp;__tn__=-UC%2CP-y-R\">Saving Paws Rescue of Florida, Inc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This adorable little guy is one of Snowball&#8217;s kittens who caught an upper respiratory infection from his mom while nursing. 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