Stevie the Wonder Kitty

Stevie, a tiny 8oz kitten was found on the side of Highway 33…she was alive but needed immediate help. The Vet gave her an antibiotic, confirmed that she was blind, and said that she would eventually need surgery…but she was way too small to survive it now. Could she gain weight? She would need to be 2 pounds for surgery.
 
Stevie went home with me to our Paws and Love Sanctuary where she was feed formula with a syringe and wet food from her bowl and even a bit of dry food. In spite of her wounds and infected eyes, Stevie was playful and curious…she could track voices and she played with the toys she was given!!

Her eyes, however continued to worsen…we got her back to the vets but they felt she was still too small for surgery so back to the Sanctuary she went – but not for long. Her eyes would not heal. Stevie was now 1-pound 8ozs, she had gained a pound in a week – but was still shy of the 2 pounds we hoped for - the vet decided that if Stevie was going to make it at all surgery was a must. While surgery was in progress we held our breath knowing that it was risky.
 
Stevie’s surgery was a success!!! We had made it out of surgery!! Now we will have to take it slowly and one day at a time.

Stevie had other plans... she came back and was famished! She drank her formula for a full minute and a half. This was a particularly good sign. Then she went to take a well needed nap... and so did I!! I got up, prepared more formula for Stevie and had some snuggle time. She had her dry food in the cage from the days before and I put in some fresh canned food. When I was sitting in the room with her, I hear drinking... what? Has she found her formula all by herself? Yes, she did…then I get a closer look and see she is eating her wet food!! HUH?? She has refused it for 3 days. THEN she found her dry food and began crunching on that! This was amazing! Stevie had not only just had surgery, but she was back to her normal diet!
 
That night she was running all around as if nothing happened. From that point forward Stevie was her own advocate – exploring her environment, playing with her foster Dad Bryan, “looking” out the windows – and fearlessly climbing the mountain of pillows on the bed so she could slide back down!!

We are so very happy to share the great news that Stevie our little blind kitty has officially been adopted. After she recovered from surgery here at the rescue she was put into foster care with a lovely couple. With all of the updates and pictures, we knew this was a match made in heaven!! Even before the adoption, Stevie had her very own Christmas stocking!!
 
We are so very happy to share the great news that Stevie our little blind kitty has officially been adopted!!!!!
 
Stevie has other fur siblings (dogs and cats) and is doing great with them. Her mama says she is a climber. She climbs her legs and gets onto her shoulder. She says she is a very brave kitten!!
 
Yay Stevie!! You did it girl!!
Thank you to all of our awesome friends and supporters who made donations for her surgeries and medical expenses.
 
Special thanks to Petco whose lifesaving grant helped to make sure that Stevie survived!!!