Souvenir and his sibling Memento weighed less than a pound each when they were found as strays near railroad tracks in Swannanoa.

During their medical intake, our team quickly noticed something concerning. Memento had a wound on her shoulder and Souvenir’s jaw was visibly misaligned. His lower jaw was offset to the left side and he had a pronounced overbite.

With a patient so small it was difficult to even perform diagnostic imaging to determine the cause, but we eventually found it: an old, healed fracture at the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Somehow when this teeny tiny kitten was even teenier and tinier, his jaw was broken and healed in the wrong position.

Despite all odds, Souvenir’s little jaw still had a full range of motion. Our foster team found that he was actually eating with gusto now that he had consistent access to food. He was in good hands with one of our rockstar foster families who have overseen the care of dozens of other kittens.

After amazing foster care, and with a disclaimer from our medical team that dental work may be needed in the future, Souvenir was healthy and ready to be adopted! It didn’t take long for both Souvenir and Momento to find their forever homes. And now, they are both healed and thriving.

This kind of expert, compassionate care to every creature, even the very tiny and slightly broken, is only possible because of the support you provide.