Last Wednesday, the kitten was discovered in Mebane by an ambulance worker from Burlington, North Carolina, who was working with the police department. A palm-sized cub wailed out in desire for its mother, who was nowhere to be found.
The kitten was discovered on the side of the road near the construction site and was saved just as it was ready to crawl onto the busy highway.
The ambulance officer wasted no time in transporting the starving baby to the Sparkle Cat Rescue center, where his wife volunteers. Animal rights advocates were well-versed on how to assist the kitten.
Stephanie Grantham, co-founder of the rescue organization, immediately fed the crumbs through a syringe, warmed his body with a blanket and already arranged for an overexposure, where he would be provided with round-the-clock care.
Sarah Kelly, a foster care volunteer specializing in newborn kittens, offered her help. The baby was given the name Bear Grylls in honor of the famous traveler. “Like his namesake, this little man is strong at surviving,” says Sarah.
“Bear has been our favorite name since the beginning because he looks like a teddy bear, and the addition of Grylls’ last name allows us to connect all of these survival stories with the story of an abandoned kitten surviving on the side of the road no matter what.”
The kitten was placed in an incubator to maintain the desired body temperature. From that day on, he demonstrated a strong will to live – he acquired a heroic appetite and took the habit of purring loudly after each meal.
Bear had a set of bright eyes, a powerful purr motor, and a loud voice in a little, weak frame when he was just 10 days old.
When Sarah comes with a bottle in her hands, Bear immediately grasps the situation and begins announcing Sarah’s demands loudly and forcefully, unconcerned about such minor details as three or four a.m.
To prevent baby Bear from being lonely, he was given a cuddly soft toy that he does not abandon 24 hours a day, while his foster mother visits him every few hours.
Volunteers returned to the same location to search for the kitten’s biological mother, as well as his purported brothers and sisters. “They didn’t discover anything,” Sarah speculates, “so it’s conceivable they abandoned him there.”
The kitten gained weight and grew in size in just a few days, becoming healthy and pot-bellied, and you simply want to kiss it!
“Baby Bear is in good health. “It was fortunate that he was not discovered too late,” Stephanie explains.
The kitten will not have to live on the streets for a single day thanks to the rescuers; his future is bright and pleasant.
