Meet Oreo, a Tiny Rescue Kitten Who's an Artistic Inspiration

[joeybee12]

Like many stray or abandoned kittens, Oreo had a rough start. Found with his sister in a backyard in Quebec, the three-week-old, black-and-white cat did not have a mother or a home. He was sick and frail when he came under the care of children’s illustrator Tina Modugno and her husband, Christian Bedard, in August 2013.

Modugno and Bedard already had three senior cats, so they planned to find a home for Oreo, whose stronger, healthier sister was adopted right away. But on the day he was supposed to meet his new family, plans changed. Bedard had checked on the kitten before he left for work, and Oreo appeared to be sleeping. But when Modugno checked again, she discovered a far more dire reality. Oreo was not breathing.



“After about half an hour of giving him mouth-to-nose, he coughed and he was okay,” Modugno says. “It consumed me. I can’t even explain the feeling. He made us both realize there are a lot of small things, and we don’t realize how precious they are. Even though he was just with us for a few days, it was unbelievable the amount of emotion and care and love we felt toward this little thing.”

True to her word, Modugno and her husband adopted Oreo. The vet revealed that he’d fallen ill due to a parasite, coccidia, which causes diarrhea and malnutrition. Oreo also could not tolerate kitten formula. To get the tiny cat the nutrition he needed, Modugno fed him the broth from homemade chicken soup.

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-kitten-rescue-adoption-oreo-cute-pictures-photos-artistic-inspiration

[lunatica]

1. Wonderful story

Thanks for posting it.

[joeybee12]

2. You're welcome...little Oreo is adorable...

[shenmue]

3. OMGosh squee! :)

What a neat bebeh and yay for the adopters!!

[840high]

4. Precious. Yhank you.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Thank you for sharing Oreo's story. I joined the FB page. Such a sweet happy ending.

[catbyte]

6. Awwwww, what a beautiful cat & an equally beautiful story.

Thanks for posting.