She's not out of the woods yet, but thankfully an injured brown tabby kitten was saved from busy Highway 101 in San Rafael yesterday. She weighed just one pound.
Officer Andy O’Brien of the Marin Humane Society (MHS) responded to a call from a concerned motorist around one p.m. Monday. O'Brien found the kitten hobbling along the highway.
“I couldn’t believe what I saw,” says O’Brien. “There she was hobbling along near a storm drain grate, panting in the heat. I quickly scooped her up and drove to the nearby emergency veterinary hospital with my truck air conditioning on full blast. Once she was declared stable, I brought her back to the Marin Humane Society for a thorough evaluation.”
Andee, named after her rescuer, has gained .2lbs over the last 24 hours. Along with dehydration and some cuts and scrapes, she has sustained a fractured leg. For now, Andee is being monitored closely by MHS Veterinary Clinic staff.
“Andee has a long road of rehabilitation ahead, but we are optimistic that she will make a full recovery,” says Belinda Evans, MHS Director of Shelter Medicine.”
