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Oct 25, 2023

Davey was the runt of his litter, and his front limbs weren

Both born with congenital deformities, Davey and Glenda only have four fully formed limbs between them. Davey was born with undeveloped front legs and Glenda with undeveloped back legs. And the coincidences just keep on coming. 

Both arrived at PAWS as tiny kittens, and within just two weeks of each other. Davey came from Chicago Animal Care and Control along with two healthy siblings. And Glenda was found as a stray by Yesenia Luna, our Senior Community Outreach Coordinator, along with six siblings. Both were underweight, but a few weeks in foster care changed all that. 

The kittens had surgical consultations at our state-of-the-art Medical Center, and it was determined the neither would benefit from any kind of operation