猫和萌娃视频大：眼睛修复后的猫咪俩欢乐多多

Cat Born Without Eyelids Is So Happy Someone Saved Her Sight

出生时没有眼睑的猫咪俩眼睛修复后欢乐多多

You might not think to see them today, but things weren't always so good for Dora and her brother Felix.

看着现在的多拉和她的兄弟菲利克斯，你可能不会想到他们的生活并非一直舒适惬意。

At just 5 weeks old, the unique-looking kitten siblings were found wandering the streets of Australia, struggling to survive as each other's only companion.

仅仅五周大时，外形独特的猫咪姐弟俩被发现在澳大利亚的街头流浪，彼此作伴为了生存而挣扎。

They were lucky to be saved by a pair of Good Samaritans, but it later became clear that they were in need of more help than that.

幸运的是，他们得到了两位好心人的救助，然而，之后发现他们需要更多的援助。

Dora and Felix were placed under the care of the RSPCA's Blue Mountains shelter, where caretakers soon discovered the cause of their unusual appearance — they had both been born without eyelids.

在皇家防止虐待动物协会（RSPCA）蓝山避难所，多拉和菲利克斯得到了保护，那里的看护者不久发现了他们外形独特的原因—猫咪姐弟俩在出生时就没有眼皮。

The rare condition, if left untreated, meant that the two kittens would likely go blind within a year. Thankfully, rescuers weren't about to give up on them so easily.

这一罕见的疾病如果不加以治疗，意味着猫咪俩将很可能一年之内失明。谢天谢地，救援人员没打算那么轻易地放弃他们。

When Dora and Felix were 6 months old, the RSPCA arranged for them to visit the Eye Clinic for Animals, where veterinarians have developed a surgery technique to correct just their problem.

多拉和菲利克斯半岁时，皇家防止虐待动物协会安排他们前往动物眼科诊所进行治疗，那儿的兽医们开创了一项修复他们眼睛的外科技术。

During the hours-long operation, tissue was taken from the corners of the kittens' mouths and used to create new eyelids with which they could finally blink.

手术长达数个小时，期间从他们嘴角提取的组织被用来重建新的眼睑，这使得猫咪俩最终得以眨眼。

The procedures were a success.

手术很成功。

It's been a few months since the surgery, and Dora and Felix have fully recovered.

手术数月之后，多拉和菲利克斯完全康复。

Now the happy cats are hoping the next phase of their lives can begin — as cherished pets in a home of their own.

现在，快乐的猫咪俩正希冀着能够开启他们生活的下一个阶段—在一个属于他们的家里作为宠物而被珍爱。

Dora and Felix are both available for adoption via the RSPCA Blue Mountain branch, in New South Wales.

人们可以通过新南威尔士州的皇家防止虐待动物协会蓝山分支机构，对多拉和菲利克斯进行领养。

Given that the two have gone through so much together, those who've helped them so much along the way say they would prefer to have them be adopted together.

考虑到猫咪俩在一起历经艰辛，一路对他们援助颇多的人们说希望猫咪俩一起被领养。

"If your home is in need of a lovable and charismatic feline (or two!), and you have time and love to share, come and meet Dora and Felix!"

“如果你的家里需要一只（或两只）可爱而有魅力的猫咪，并且你愿与之分享爱与时光，那么请来迎接多拉和菲利克斯吧！”

注解：

eyelid: n.眼睑，眼皮

sibling: n.兄弟姐妹

wander: v.流浪

Good Samaritan: 心地慈善的人；乐善好施的人

rare condition: 罕见疾病

go blind: 失明；瞎眼

give up on: 放弃；对……表示绝望

veterinarian: n.兽医

tissue: n. 组织（生物学）

blink: v.眨眼

procedure: n.步骤；手续；治疗；手术

cherish: v.珍爱；珍视

available: adj. 可获得的；可找到的；有空的

adopt: v. 收养；采取

in need of: 需要

charismatic: adj.有魅力的

feline: n.猫科动物

meet: v.见面；结识；迎接