We will never forget the first moment we saw Cara. It was a cold, windy afternoon when our rescue team received a call about a stray kitten left to fend for herself near an abandoned construction site.
We will never forget the first moment we saw Cara. It was a cold, windy afternoon when our rescue team received a call about a stray kitten left to fend for herself near an abandoned construction site.
When we arrived, Cara was nothing more than a fragile silhouette, so thin and frail that it was hard to believe she had once been a healthy, playful kitten. She was curled up against a pile of broken bricks, her tiny body shivering uncontrollably. Her fur was matted, tangled with dirt and dust, and her once-bright eyes were now dull and lifeless.
But in that moment, as we carefully approached, she lifted her weary eyes toward us, her ears twitching ever so slightly, as if whispering:
"Please… don’t leave me here. I’ve been fighting for too long."
When we gently picked her up, her little body felt weightless. Every bone could be felt beneath her thin skin. She was too weak to meow, only able to take shallow, shaky breaths. We knew immediately that if we had arrived even one day later, Cara might not have survived.
At the clinic, Cara was hooked up to fluids and wrapped with a small red bandage. The vets explained that she had been starving and dehydrated for a long time, her body severely malnourished. Seeing her lying there, trembling but still trying to keep her eyes open to watch us… it broke our hearts. Despite everything she had been through, Cara hadn’t given up.
The first few days were agonizing. She needed around-the-clock care, every feeding done drop by drop through a tiny syringe. There were nights when she writhed in pain, her breath so faint we feared we’d lose her. But every morning, she’d lift her little head again, her eyes just a bit brighter – like a tiny warrior silently fighting for the chance to live.
💔 Cara needs us now more than ever.
Her road to recovery is long and expensive, but we believe that with love and support from compassionate hearts like yours, Cara can heal. She can run, play, and finally find the safe, loving home she’s been dreaming of.
🐱 Will you help us give Cara her miracle ending?
👉 Click here to donate and help save Cara
Every single donation is a breath of hope, another day of life, another step closer to happiness for Cara. Please, open your heart – for Cara, and for all the forgotten little souls who deserve a second chance. ❤️
The Pawheaven Foundation Emergency Medical Grant program assists Pawheaven members in caring for ONE PET in need of emergency medical care to become adoptable. Eligible expenses may include but are not limited to emergency care for accidents resulting in broken bones, poisoning, car accident, laceration, foreign object ingestion, surgeries for hip and elbow dysplasia, cherry eye, extensive dental surgery, tumor, cancer, mass removal, cleft lip/palate, glaucoma, and epilepsy.