OMAHA, Nebraska - Veterinarians at the Nebraska Humane Society are using new techniques on a cat that was severely burned in a house fire on December 21st.
"King" was burned on about 50 percent of his body.
Recently, veterinarians at UC Davis in California have had luck using fish skins to form an "organic bandage' on animals burned in the California wildfires. The fish skin helps provide protection, pain relief and other collagen protein that promotes healing.
NHS Spokesperson Pam Wiese tells NewsRadio 1110 KFAB, "The fish skin is sutured right to the animal's skin and it provides protection. It also provides pain relief because the bandages don't have to be changed daily. They stay for 10 days and during that time the collagen and the proteins in the skin actually promote healing of the animal's burned skin."
On Sunday, veterinarians sutured disinfected Tilapia skin onto King's back, tail stump and legs. While King is still not out of the woods, veterinarians are hoping that this will make him feel better and promote healing and recovery.