Sad ending for Hex, the six-legged kitty.

Back in April, I posted a clip from a Channel 10 story about Hex, a six-week-old kitten that had been born with the bottom half of his unformed twin extending from his abdomen. Hex's Cooper City family was soliciting donations for an operation to remove the extra pair of legs, a procedure expected to cost around $3,000.

Sadly, it appears Hex never made it.

Several blogs, including Neatorama and Animal(lover)dose, have reported the little guy died on May 1. It's assumed Hex never made it through surgery, but no one seems to know for certain.

I did call Veterinary Specialists of South Florida last month -- the veterinary practice that originally was to do the operation. A woman who answered the phone there told me Hex's family decided to take him elsewhere.

There have been some lively online discussions about how feasible it is to spend thousands trying to save a deformed animal when so many healthy dogs and cats need our help. And I see the argument from both sides. But I am very mournful when I think of little Hex, who looked so lively and cute in the television footage as he played with the family's dog, gone before he had much chance to live.

Rest in peace, little one.

Click here to read the original SSS! post on Hex.

(Photo from Veterinary Specialists of South Florida and CBS-TV)

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