Shelter Kitten With Birth Defect Gets Life-Saving Surgery
Andrea Powell
Photo: Rescue is Life
Update: Myan is doing well and found a forever home. The rescue shared, "MYAN was operated on and made a full recovery. The attending vet nurse fell in love with MYAN and adopted her. She is now known as KAIDA and is loved to the moon and back.…yaaaay!! THANK YOU to all our supporters for your generous donations towards the vet bills for MYAN." Read her full story below.

Meet Myan.
This adorable kitten was born with funnel chest - an extremely rare and life-threatening condition - which means that she doesn't have enough room for her heart and lungs as she continues to grow.

Photo: Rescue is Life
She was surrendered along with her brother as strays to a local rescue in Cape Town, South Africa called Rescue is Life.
The eight-week-old kitten is already having some difficulty breathing and the only option is surgery. The life-saving surgery will enlarge her chest by sewing a small chest plate into her ribs and sternum to reshape the chest cavity and create more space.

Myan has her whole life ahead of her but needs your support to survive and thrive. Will you help her get the care she needs?
Greater Good Charities' Emergency Animal Medical fund was contacted by the rescue for help. The fund was created to give animals like Myan the second chance they deserve by funding emergency surgeries and ongoing care.

Help us raise $4,500 for Myan and pets like her. Your donation will help save her life. Give now!

Andrea Powell is an animal enthusiast who resides in West Michigan. When not writing, she is exploring the great outdoors with her dogs and horses.