At a local Texas Target store, a young kitten was found limping around the parking lot. A woman discovered the desperate babe and knew it needed help. She had no way of knowing her shopping trip would lead to her helping a lucky kitten find it’s forever home! Even more so, that the small kitten would be such a beneficial addition to it’s new human.
In August of 2019, while out shopping, a woman noticed that the lone kitten had a severe leg injury. She immediately picked her up and raced her to the Flower Mound Animal Adoption Shelter.
When the shelter realized the kitten was in dire need of surgery, they acted quickly. Their best choice was to take her to Main Street Veterinary Hospital in Lewisville.
Dr. Geneva Kernaghan looked at the leg and instantly knew it needed to be amputated. Gangrene had already set into the limb which left them with no time to wait.
This Kitten Was About to Get Even More Lucky!
Dr. Susan Brashear, a general practitioner at Main Street Veterinary Hospital, had been out of town that day. But when she came in the next day to check on the animals in the hospital’s ICU, she immediately fell in love with this precious little 3-legged girl.
Eden, Dr. Brashear’s 9-year-old daughter, had been begging her parents for a kitten for quite some time. Female orange tabbies looked to be the sweetest in her experience as a veterinarian.
However, because only approximately 20% of orange tabbies are female, she knew this kitten and her daughter were in for a treat!
The day following her amputation, the kitty was returned to the shelter. Dr. Brashear returned home that night and explored adopting the kitty with her husband. They decided to give their kid her very own kitty as a surprise!
Eden is About to Meet One Lucky Kitten.
The next day, Brashear picked Eden up from school. Brashear told her that they needed to pick up supplies at the pet store to donate to the shelter. Her mother had already completed the adoption papers earlier in the day, and Eden was about to meet and hold “her” kitten for the first time.
“She just lost her mind,” said Brashear. “She was so excited to have a special kitten.”
Eden said that cats have been her favorite animal nearly since preschool. She named her kitten Minerva McGonagall after a professor who turns into a cat in the Harry Potter series.
Minerva had difficulties getting around for the first few weeks in her new home.
“She had to relearn how to walk with three legs,” said Brashear. “Eden spent a lot of time working with her, helping her getting around things and holding her up to eat.”
Minerva is Thriving Now and Both Girls Couldn’t be Happier!
She is able to climb a ladder and even runs up and down the stairs.
“You’d never guess she’s missing a leg,” Brashear added. “Like a rabbit, she jumps around.”
Two fortunate young ladies with a promising future ahead of them
Minerva is fortunate to have such a kind young lady by her side. Eden, who suffers from ADHD and anxiety, is fortunate to have Minerva as a friend.
“This kitty has given her such an emotional lift,” Brashear said, adding that Minerva aids Eden’s concentration.
This is not the families first time rescuing a kitten in need.
They are also lucky parents to a 16-pound Maine Coon, named Callaway. A man was working one day at the gulf course, when he saw a hawk circling over the back nine. Curious, he went to investigate.
When he got there, he witnessed the hawk swoop down and pick something up off the green and start to fly away.
“He yelled, and the hawk dropped it,” explained Brashear. “He ran over and saw it was a 3-day-old kitten that had somehow wandered onto the golf course.”
The man took the little kitten to Main Street Veterinary Hospital, where he remained until he was five weeks old. Dr. Susan Brashear chose to take him home with her at that point. Callaway has lived with the family for nearly ten years and is smitten with his new feline sibling!
