A little black kitten was found unable to walk. A kind woman brought him into the Tenth Life, a rescue group for strays in the St. Louis area. They discovered that the little kitty was completely immobile, but against all odds, the volunteers never gave up on him. Then one day, something amazing happened….
Lincoln the rescue kitty and his story by Tenth Life (facebook page):
Last weekend, we received a deeply concerning call: a woman in north St. Louis found a four-week-old kitten in the middle of the sidewalk, completely immobile. She brought him inside to
help him and scan for injuries, but couldn’t find anything immediately visible. She fed and observed the kitten, who just laid on his side, unable to stand or move his legs. She assumed he had broken his legs and/or paws.
When we picked Lincoln up from the woman’s home, our hearts sank, seeing that this poor kitten was essentially quadriplegic. Never ones to give up hope, we had the tiny, motionless kitten examined, fearing the worst. Our vets felt his was a spinal or neurological injury, and they were unsure what impact, if any, physical therapy would have for his condition.
Amazing foster parents, Bobbi & John, took this news as a challenge, and they are performing physical therapy with little Lincoln 6 times a day, pumping his little legs, stretching them out, and supporting him as he learns to walk again.
2 days ago, he could only lie limply, raising his head occasionally. Tonight, the tenacious kitten is curling his paws around a human finger, standing with support, and picking up his paws to take steps. He even sat on his hind legs and batted at a toy!!! Bobbi says that this little bit of exertion utterly exhausted him and he is now napping soundly, but we are incredibly encouraged by his progress in such a short period, and we’re confident that Lincoln will walk again.
Lincoln’s First Steps:
For more updates on Lincoln’s progress, follow Tenth Life’s facebook page or visit them at their website. Vote for Tenth Life to support their work.
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Tears in my eyes…
Bless Bobbie & John & Tenth life for not giving up. Here’s to hoping for a fully recovered kitty with a great chance at life!
so sweet hope the baby gets better soon
poor little sweetheart! lucky too, to have such great devoted foster parents to give him a chance at life again.
God Bless you Bobbi and John for taking on this little kitty and his Challenge. And Bless Tenth life for rescuing this little baby and God bless the woman that found this little baby and gave him a second chance at life. I have tears in my eyes right now because it’s so sad. But, I know I will have tears of happiness soon because he’ll be able to walk again and play like a normal little kitten someday. Bless you all!
love
Proof that every little life is precious to God. Bless all of those who were and are involved in seeing this little guy get his mobility back.
There are such kind people still in this world,God bless those volunteers who are taking care of this poor baby. Good luck to all of them!!
Makes you cry, what wonderful people
THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN HELPING THAT POOR SOUL.PRAYING FOR YOU ALL
Please continue the great work helping this little kitty. May he walk again!!!
God bless this little baby and all the people helping him!
wishing him well soon please give him a kiss from me
Gloss bles his Humans parents
and i will pray evrynigth for his recovery
Kiss and Hughs for tis little one!!!
Go Lincoln go!
My prayers are with the little guy!
Sweet little baby! God bless his wonderful foster parents. I hope he continues his progress! GO LINCOLN!
It just shows never give up, what a sweet story and Lincoln will be a beauty.
what a sweet baby…….. I am so happy he is with You and John, Bobbi ….. how anyone could hurt such a beautiful baby kitten. Inconceivable how anyone could be so cruel.
What a beautiful little baby. What a beautiful story <3
wow
Thank you so much to the foster family! You are wonderful people!! I love you! I hope for a full recovery for little Lincoln ♥♥♥
This story is so sweet! I’m very confident that Lincoln will walk proud on his own very soon.
Tears. How incredibly inspiring.
he is so adorable. Physical therapy does wonders. If he has some feeling to his limbs, tickling or massaging can make those nerves/muscles work.
I am simply impressed, so many just give up hope, I congratulate you guys for never giving up on the poor little fella, my heart goes out to you! What a cute kitten he is!
The kitty isnt quadraplegic… its got cerebellar hypoplasia. so it just ends up being all wobboly
Are you a vet Kymmi?
What a brave kitty.
People should all have that much courage.
Thanks for not giving up, everyone!
Kymmi, are you a vet? If so & yr right, that’s great news for the kitten.
Why didn’t the kittens vet pick up on that??
Aw, what a sweet little guy.
Rock on little guy!
Angel…gets better soon…<3
I love this story. It warms my heart!
Dear caregivers,
Bless you, bless you, bless you and Little Lincoln!
THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN HELPING THAT BRAVE LITTLE BABY!.PRAYING FOR YOU ALL WHEN I HEARD THE JOY IN THIS WOMANS VOICE, IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES!!
Watching the videos brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for taking care of him. God bless.
Oh he is so adorable. It’s sad that he was found the way he was but thank God he was found. You are amazing for taking care of this little sweetheart. God Bless you!! =)
this is such a great story! i loved the third video of Lincoln dashing across the kitchen floor GO SPEED RACER GO!!
So heartwarming to hear there are kind loving people to help this little guy on his way to a good life!
I hope Kymmi is right. I saw an recent/Christmas picture of him on Facebook, and he looked wonderful – but there was no update on his condition. He is beyond adorable.
Here’s a link to Lincoln’s facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/LincolnTheFormerlyQuadriplegicMiracleKitty