She Had Done Her Best To Keep Up With Mom, But With Her Legs Splayed Out, It Was Next To Impossible!

Probably abandoned because she could not keep up, a stray kitten was doing her best to walk. But with her legs splayed out, it was almost impossible!

Seeing the struggle she was going through, a Good Samaritan picked her up and took her to get the help she so desperately needed.

The tiny feline was diagnosed with a rare condition called swimmers syndrome, a developmental abnormality. Because she was so young and pliable, her future outlook was good, but only if she had immediate therapy.

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An all-volunteer rescue organization called Love Your Feral Felines based in North San Deigo County, California, was contacted about the unsteady walker.

–She saw it sitting in her driveway, panting in the summer sun. As soon as it saw her it tried to walk toward her.

As she couldn’t use her front legs at all, treatment needed to begin right away. The group’s director took her to see a vet for a much-needed assessment.

Photo Courtesy of Heather Thomas

She was given the name Melody in homage to the daughter of Ariel from The Little Mermaid II. “It’s a nod to swimmer syndrome without being all about it.”