south carolina rescue - september - 2023

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE
 








LITTLE T”
On July 29th, one of our local young men was killed tragically in a motorcycle accident.  Twenty-eight years old, father of 2.  In the midst of the shock, the grief and the circumstances surrounding such a profound event in the lives of family and friends.
 
When the young man’s work truck was hooked up to a tow truck to be moved to another location, two tiny, eyes just opened, emaciated, dehydrated, 10-day-old kitten was found beneath the truck, mired in the mud.  The kitten’s temperature was low, and he weak.  No mom-cat, no siblings.  A friend of the family, who is connected to a well-known and respected dog rescue that we have partnered with on occasion, called and begged for help.
 
The finder was able to clean the baby up, and give it heat to bring the low body temperature back into normal range.  The baby was fussy, unwilling to take a bottle and formula.  Fortunately, our experienced bottle mom was able to make space and accept
this little boy into her care.  She named him “Little T,” not knowing that the young man who was killed was named Trey.
 
It was found that the little one was infected with maggots, and had to be treated immediately to kill them, and allow what damages the fly larvae had done to heal.  It took about 6 days for his system to begin to digest food correctly, and to heal.
“Little T” has just passed the 3-week point, is sampling some soft kitten food, taking his bottle like a boss and living his best life so far.
 
“Little T” will be fully vetted, and campaigned for adoption into an indoor forever home.  We, here at Save Our Strays, are very glad that we were in a position to step in to help him, and set him up for success.  One can’t save the world, but it means the world for those we can save.

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