Miracle
We called her “Miracle”...because she was!
On February 18, 2022, Jeanne received a call from friend, Dawn. She has just rescued an injured kitten on M-52 near Chelsea. A second kitten was not so lucky; killed by a car. Dawn took the kitten to two Chelsea Vets, asking for help for the kitten, but was turned away.
Not knowing what to do, Dawn called Jeanne. Jeanne told her to bring the kitten to Happy Hearts immediately. Upon arrival, Jeanne took the adorable little 3 month old, long haired orange kitten to the Ann Arbor Animal Emergency Clinic, on Liberty St. (Which sadly, has recently closed).
Upon arrival, the kitten was immediately triaged by a medical team. Stabilization was the first priority. It was noted that Kitten had nerve damage to her front right limb. She of course, was malnourished, had fleas and conjunctivitis.
The Vet on duty felt she had a good chance of survival and was put on oxygen, given fluids, pain medication and antibiotics. Miracle survived and after two days in the ER, she was released to the Happy Hearts.
At that point one of the ER’s LVTs, Amelia, expressed interest in adopting Miracle. Although extremely heartfelt, Happy Hearts wanted to make sure she made a full recovery before considering adoption. Of particular concern was the left front leg. Jeanne took the LVT’s contact information and promised she would keep her posted on Miracle’s progress.
Some thought time would tell if she would regain use of her leg. Laser therapy was also pursued, but in the end, it was determined that amputation would be the best alternative for Miracle’s future. On March 31, blood work was again done and showed she had recovered from her trauma and was able to undergo anesthesia and her leg was amputated and she was spayed.
Once recovered, Jeanne contacted Amelia and let her know Miracle was now available for adoption, if she was still interested. A resounding “YES” was given and on April 22, Miracle went to her forever-loving home!
Today, Miracle, now named Chi Chi, is enjoying a safe and loving home. Chi Chi (named for a theme with brothers, Churro and Pico), lounges with her brothers.
We are so thankful for so many things:
- Dawn, who took the time to rescue this poor soul
- that she was brought to Happy Hearts to get the medical care needed to bring her back to health,
- and for Amelia, who felt a heart-tug to give this little girl and loving home after such a rough start
-and for Purina, who participates in the National Rescue Bank, providing food to shelters, like us! Your donation of food, frees up funds, so that we can help kitties like Miracle.
Not knowing what to do, Dawn called Jeanne. Jeanne told her to bring the kitten to Happy Hearts immediately. Upon arrival, Jeanne took the adorable little 3 month old, long haired orange kitten to the Ann Arbor Animal Emergency Clinic, on Liberty St. (Which sadly, has recently closed).
Upon arrival, the kitten was immediately triaged by a medical team. Stabilization was the first priority. It was noted that Kitten had nerve damage to her front right limb. She of course, was malnourished, had fleas and conjunctivitis.
The Vet on duty felt she had a good chance of survival and was put on oxygen, given fluids, pain medication and antibiotics. Miracle survived and after two days in the ER, she was released to the Happy Hearts.
At that point one of the ER’s LVTs, Amelia, expressed interest in adopting Miracle. Although extremely heartfelt, Happy Hearts wanted to make sure she made a full recovery before considering adoption. Of particular concern was the left front leg. Jeanne took the LVT’s contact information and promised she would keep her posted on Miracle’s progress.
Some thought time would tell if she would regain use of her leg. Laser therapy was also pursued, but in the end, it was determined that amputation would be the best alternative for Miracle’s future. On March 31, blood work was again done and showed she had recovered from her trauma and was able to undergo anesthesia and her leg was amputated and she was spayed.
Once recovered, Jeanne contacted Amelia and let her know Miracle was now available for adoption, if she was still interested. A resounding “YES” was given and on April 22, Miracle went to her forever-loving home!
Today, Miracle, now named Chi Chi, is enjoying a safe and loving home. Chi Chi (named for a theme with brothers, Churro and Pico), lounges with her brothers.
We are so thankful for so many things:
- Dawn, who took the time to rescue this poor soul
- that she was brought to Happy Hearts to get the medical care needed to bring her back to health,
- and for Amelia, who felt a heart-tug to give this little girl and loving home after such a rough start
-and for Purina, who participates in the National Rescue Bank, providing food to shelters, like us! Your donation of food, frees up funds, so that we can help kitties like Miracle.