Challenges? Yes, we knew we'd face them during our first year at the Sanctuary.
What we didn't expect was to meet a kitten with an amazing will to live and ability to fight back when all odds were against him.
This is TJ's story. Please join us as it unfolds over the next few months. It starts sad, but turns happy thanks to people like you!
TJ's story begins before he even had a name. It was a dark night when two construction workers driving home from work spotted a small, still form beside the road. Something told them to stop. They scooped up a severely injured kitten and rushed him to the nearest emergency veterinarian hospital. The clinic stabilized him only to discover his jaw was broken in several places and he would not survive without emergency surgery. No one knows for sure, but they guess he was hit by a car. With no funding available to help this kitten; he was minutes away from being euthanized. As luck would have it, one of the people involved had recently heard of Our Companions, and we were made aware of the dire situation. Arrangements were made to immediately give the kitten the life-saving surgery he needed to ease his suffering and start him on the road to recovery. After several days at the hospital, TJ was ready for discharge.
TJ is now at the Rescue Cottage! He is a beautiful tuxedo kitten, about 8 months old. He has his jaw wired together and is in for a long recovery. He is resting comfortably in a specially outfitted bunkbed that will keep him safe and give him the space to rest and heal. Pain medication and soft foods are in his immediate future and well as loads of TLC from staff and volunteers. We'll be updating TJ's road to recovery on a regular basis. Check back soon for progress reports and photos (coming soon!)
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