Frozen Kitten with an Unusual Face Takes Refuge at a Corner Shop and Pleads for Help

A scruffy little kitten with a rather unfortunate-looking face showed up outside the village grocery shop, as if shed wandered there on her own or someone had callously abandoned her. This tiny, bedraggled ball of fur scampered about, tucking her paws under herself and shivering from the cold and damp. Her pitiful mee-ow didnt stir the hearts of passers-by, though; her little face was covered in scabs, her eyes were half-shut, and the fur on her neck and ears was patchy and thin. No one knew quite how she ended up there, but the sight of her was just heartbreakingly sad.

The shop assistants took pity and let her into the warmth, even treated her with drops for fleas and mites, but it was hardly any help. Still, the kitten turned up every day right on schedule, coming to the shop and pleading to be picked up and cared for.

Winter was drawing in, and the little thing, already trembling when it was only just below freezing, wouldnt have survived a proper cold snap. One of the shopkeepers remembered that wed taken in a stray from the same shop in the summer, and got in touch with us again, hoping we could help.

When we arrived to collect the kitten, she twirled around our feet and the cat carrier, almost as if she understood: this was her last chance not to be left out on the streets. She stood up on her back legs, wrapping her tail around our hands, doing everything she could to win us over.

Just one look at her and it was clear from the photos the poor thing had mange. Fortunately, it wasnt too advanced and could be treated. A quick dose of spot-on Stronghold or Advocate soon put things right.

Once shed settled in somewhere warm and safe, the little kitten purred like a lawnmower and was endlessly affectionate. For the first couple of days, all she did was eat and sleep, one after the other.

We chose a name for her straightaway Spud. She really did look like a little potato: lumpy, awkward, but absurdly endearing. That didn’t last long, though. After two treatments of the spot-on, we could see a bright-eyed and rather pretty kitten staring back us.

Her fur hasnt quite grown back on her ears and paws, but its only a matter of time. Spuds already booked in for her spaying and is quickly turning into a healthy, well-groomed, and utterly charming little cat.