Katie Long noticed a person waving a hand in the middle of the road while traveling to Mountain View, Arkansas, for the weekend.
A little kitty was standing in the street, drenched and terrified.
Long told The Dodo, “I stood there in shock for a while, then we pulled her out of the road to try and figure out what to do.
As they continued to scour the small town, Long started to lose hope that the kitten’s mother was still around. The worried kitty, unable to be left alone, clung to Long in the meantime.
We looked everywhere, but we couldn’t find a mama, Long remarked. She would come back to me crying after I put her down, which caused me to cry.
Long walked up to a nearby basic store and inquired of those enjoying their lunch outdoors if they were aware of any lost cats. Sadly, they were clueless.
Long claimed, “Everyone stared at me like I was crazy.”
You can watch a video of Long describing her quest for the kitten’s family here:
Still without answers, Long came to terms with the fact that she would probably have to drop the kitten off at a local animal shelter. She was trying to find a shelter, when out of the corner of her eye, she saw a man walking to his mailbox. Somehow, she knew he had answers.
“We raced over and I ran out of the car with her in my arms,” Long said. “I asked him if he had any idea where her family was. And he said, ‘oh yeah I think Bill’s cat just had kittens!’”
Soon enough, the kitten was reunited with her family.
The mother of the kitten was overjoyed to have her youngster back at home.
When we arrived, Long noticed three cats in the front yard, one one that was eerily similar to her. Mama immediately began feeding and washing her when I set her down.
Long is so glad the kitten’s back where she belongs, and that she was able to play a part in helping an animal.
“I can’t believe we found her family!” Long said. “It’s crazy how quick you can feel attached to a helpless little baby like that!”
