Blind Kitten Found Crying Alone in Cage Saved from Being Euthanized Just in Time

Meet our sponsored kitten of the month, Penny! Blind Kitten Found

Penny was saved at the last minute from being euthanized in a kill shelter.

Sarah Richardson, a critical care cat rescuer for , had visited the kill shelter hoping to pull 4 kittens that were scheduled to be euthanized that day.

They all had severe upper respiratory infections that left them suffering.

Sarah successfully pulled the 4 kittens she was there to rescue, but something else caught her eye…

Alone in a cage was a long-haired black kitten with both of its eyes crusted shut. Blind Kitten Found

Sarah called Stephanie, the founder of Community Cats, and said, “There’s a kitten here crying all by itself. Both of her eyes are closed and I can feel every bone in her body.”

Stephanie was a maximum capacity with several critical care kittens in her care, but as soon as she saw a picture of Penny, she knew she had to do something.

“I told Sarah to bring me that baby right away,” Stephanie recalled.

Poor Penny was dehydrated and starving.

She couldn’t see her food, much less smell it because of her infection.

All she could do was cry in confusion.

Even crying was painful for little Penny because of all the fluid in her lungs.

Though the rescuers initially set out to save 4 kittens, they ended up bringing home 9 kittens on that fateful day.

Penny was finally safe in good hands, but her journey was far from over.

Stephanie wasted no time getting to work.