The kitten was found in Mebane last Wednesday by an ambulance worker from Burlington, North Carolina, working with the police. A palm-sized cub wept in desperation for its mother, who was nowhere to be seen.
The kitten was just about to crawl onto the busy traffic when it was discovered on the road near the construction site.
The ambulance officer lost no time in bringing the starving infant to the Sparkle Cat Rescue organization’s offices, where his wife volunteers. Animal rights advocates were perfectly capable of helping 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 always been our favorite name since he resembles a teddy bear, and by adding Grylls as a “last name,” we can tie all of these survival tales together with the one of a kitten that was abandoned by the side of the road and managed to survive despite everything.
To keep the kitten’s body temperature at the appropriate level, an incubator was used. He showed a tremendous determination to survive after that, developing a heroic appetite and developing the habit of purring loudly after each meal.
At about ten days old, Bear had a pair of sparkling eyes, a powerful purr motor, and a strong voice in a small, frail body.
When Sarah appears with a bottle in her hands, Bear instantly understands everything and begins to announce her demands loudly and insistently, not particularly worrying about such trifles as three or four in the morning.
To keep baby Bear from being lonely, he was given a huggable soft toy that he does not leave 24/7, while the foster mother drops in on him every couple of hours.
Volunteers returned to the same site and combed the area looking for the kitten’s biological mother, his alleged brothers or sisters. “They didn’t find anything, so it’s possible they left him there,” Sarah says.
In just a few days, the kitten gained weight and increased in size, became healthy and pot-bellied, and you just want to kiss!
“Baby Bear is doing well. It was lucky that he was not found too late,” says Stephanie.
Thanks to the rescuers, the kitten will not have to live on the streets for a single day, his future is bright and happy.
