One strangely hot spring day in West Philadelphia a call went out to save Saturn a oneyearold orange and white cat seen lying in the sand. It was 90 degrees that April day and the scraggly cat was barely breathing. His face and body were crusty with advanced mange looking like he was a deaths door.
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It was a miserable sight one many people would look away from. At first glance most would never suspect the stunning transformation this cat would make in just two months. Every animal has a story but its up to us to rewrite their chapter and for Saturn we all made that happen The Black Thornberry Inc. shared.
When the call went out to help the ailing cat a frequent cat fosterers husband Matthew rushed to help. There he found the cat and got a video of the desperate cat and carried him to the vet for treatment. Then he brought Saturn home to recover with help from The Black Thornberry a pioneering blackowned Philly rescue.
All the Care He Probably Never Had
Pulled from the gutter Saturn was given all the love he probably never had said his foster mom. She cuddled him in a towel and didnt hold back from giving him love despite the mange.
Saturn swaddled in a towel after mange treatment
He Started Feeling So Much Better in Day
Two days later, Saturn was already feeling so much better with medicated baths. He rolled over to offer his belly, the first he’d moved much at all. At first, they thought he was a she, later learning Saturn is a boy.
“Today, Saturn flopped for me. Up until now, [he’s] been just loafing, stationary. I think it hurt for him to move. But, today, he was the liveliest we’ve seen him. This boy’s spirit moves me to tears,” M. Fair shared.
For National Cat Lady Day, she shared a picture with Saturn, getting so much love.
“It’s #nationalcatladyday and just holding this mange baby because that’s what we do
