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My name is Maria, and I am the Library Director of a small-town
library in Illinois.
This morning I heard a kitten crying as I opened the library...
I thought I was going crazy but I followed it to a car. Deep beneath
the car, barely visible, there was a little white and orange kitten!
She was crying her heart out.
Over the course of an hour, with the help of several librarians, neighbors, and the village hall, we tried to get her out. We took turns crawling beneath the car. Two of us librarians were in dresses... what a great day to wear a dress. :-)
With the help of a library's neighbor, we chased her to the wheel well and I finally finagled her out. My hands and arms were filthy, the kitten was filthy, but she was out of there!
Although her paw was hurt, she was a very active kitten, climbing around and just being sassy. We spoke to the car owner and determined there was no way to find the mom.
So now what? The first thing we needed to do was get her to the vet,
where they treated her foot. It is not a serious wound but needed
treatment and will need a couple appointments of follow-up care with
new bandage wrappings.
The vet asked if any of us would be willing to foster her. I
volunteered, and another librarian footed her vet bill although we all
plan to chip in.
I hadn't planned on taking care of a kitten, much less finding one at
the library, but I'm so glad I heard her cries and that we were able
to help her.
We are asking for donations for her vet care. Any excess funds
will be donated to our local humane society.
We are also looking for someone who would be willing to permanently adopt little Dewey!
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