An orange tabby was found along with his sister in a homeowner’s garage. The finder waited for the cat mom, but she never returned to the kittens and was nowhere to be seen.
They reached out to Sarah Kelly, the founder of Murphy’s Law Animal Rescue (in North Carolina), hoping to get the kittens the help they needed. “The kittens seemed a bit premature, and the sister (Clove) was just half the size of her brother (Patrick). They had a huge uphill battle,” Sarah told Love Meow.
Sarah immediately started them on round-the-clock intensive care—kept them warm, hydrated, and helped them eat through tube-feeding.
Patrick the orange tabbyMurphy’s Law Animal Rescue
Despite their best efforts to save them both, Clove sadly lost her fight. Patrick forged on with all his might, got over the hump and started eating like a champ.
To make sure that Patrick didn’t feel alone, Sarah spent ample time with him and showered him with love. Over the next few days, Patrick opened his eyes and began waddling around his nest, trying to explore.
He was found in a homeowner’s garage with his sisterMurphy’s Law Animal Rescue
He was inquisitive and demanding of constant attention. Sarah began a search for another kitten his age, as having a feline buddy helps single kittens like Patrick with their development.
Around that time, Sarah was notified about a tiny kitten who had been abandoned and was in need of a great deal of TLC.
He bounced back on his paws and started to thriveMurphy’s Law Animal Rescue
“She was left outside of a local emergency vet in a paper bag. She was found dehydrated, hypothermic, and severely underweight for a 4-week-old, at only 245 grams,” Sarah shared with Love Meow.
The tortie, named Moxie, weighed less than Patrick despite being one week older. “She was simply fluff, skin and bones, and attitude.”
Moxie was found outside an emergency vet in a paper bagMurphy’s Law Animal Rescue
Moxie was brought into the rescue and spent the day warming up and re-regulating her temperature in an incubator. It breathed life back into that tiny body, and before they knew it, she was up on her feet, demanding room service at the top of her lungs.
