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Escaping the Cage: Help Heal Rescued Mum May and Her Babies

Abandoned in a dark carrier, terrified mum May injured herself frantically trying to escape and save her babies. Now, her sickest kitten is fighting for life at the vet. Please donate now to fund urgent, life-saving care for this family!

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💔 CRITICAL UPDATE: NEW TARGET £1,000 💔

Thank you so much to everyone who has stepped up for May’s family. Your kindness has raised an incredible £750 so far. ❤️

We have some heart-warming news: fragile little Susie is finally out of the emergency clinic and back with us! Seeing how much they needed each other, we reunited mother and baby. May instantly took Susie back into her arms as if she had never been away, grooming and comforting her after everything they've endured. ❤️

However, Susie's battle is far from over. She remains terribly poorly and needs continuous, intensive veterinary care alongside her dedicated mum and sister Nora. As our team works around the clock with the vets to give Susie every chance of survival, the medical bills continue to mount.

To ensure we can cover their ongoing treatment without compromise, we have increased our target to £1,000. 🐾

Original Story:

Imagine being trapped in a dark, cramped carrier, watching your helpless newborn babies shiver beside you as you’re abandoned by the side of the road in Penwood, left to face the unknown alone.

This was the living nightmare for poor May and her two tiny kittens.

Terrified and frantic, May threw herself against the walls of her plastic carrier in a desperate bid to save her babies. She clawed and rubbed her face against the hard grate so violently that her nose was left raw, bleeding, and horribly injured. Her desperate cries for help went unanswered in the quiet, until a miracle brought them to safety.

Now, May and her kitten Nora are in our care at NAWT Berkshire, receiving urgent love and treatment. But the nightmare isn't over. May’s second baby is fighting for its life in critical condition at the vet, requiring intensive, round-the-clock medical intervention just to survive.

This little family has endured unimaginable terror, and their fight for survival is happening right now.

We urgently need your help to cover their escalating veterinary and critical care bills. Without medical intervention, this brave mother and her sick kitten cannot recover.

Time is running out to turn their horror story into one of hope:

May risked everything to protect her babies in the dark. Please don't let her fight alone now. Donate immediately to give May, Nora, and her critically ill baby the fighting chance they desperately deserve.

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