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There was a little brown tiger kitty hanging around the house, so we started to feed him. We made sure he had food and water everyday.

CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / VVVITA

One day in January, the little one had shown up for his lunch and breakfast and was just fine. I went to give him supper on my way to work, and it was obvious that he had been hurt. I had chased a small red-tailed hawk from the yard twice that day and suspected the hawk tried to catch him. I was hoping the kitty would be okay, but as the week went on, he didn't seem to get any better. In fact, he was getting worse.

It soon became clear that I either got this little one medical help or I was going to watch him die. I called my vet for an appointment. The next problem was to catch him. He ended up coming to me and letting me pick him up without any problem. I took him to the vet.

He was running a fever and the wounds were infected. The vet wanted to keep him so they could take care of him. They called later saying he was going to be okay but would need lots of care. I went to visit him the next day since he was going to have to stay another day.

PHOTO: REBECCA FROM MIFFLINBURG, PA

I wanted to cry. I would never have thought the wounds were as serious as they were (the vets had shaved his back to treat the wounds). I told him I would do whatever he needed to help him. He would undergo laser treatments and would have to go make return trips to the vet. He also needed meds and wound treatment twice a day.

Now five weeks after his first appointment, he is pretty much healed. He has some scars from the hawk's claws and some hair may not grow back. He also has some PTSD from the event. He has made himself right at home and is now the 9th member of our cat family. We decided to name him "Lucky."

Story submitted by Rebecca from Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania.

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