TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A kitten named Zomboy is getting a second chance at life after veterinarians refused to give up on him.<\/p>\n
The eight-week-old kitten arrived at the Leon County Humane Society in critical condition and barely breathing, according to the executive director of the Leon County Humane Society Lisa Glunt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did not anticipate him making it,\u201d said Glunt. \u201cHe was pale, he was in his final breaths.\u201d <\/p>\n
Glunt rushed Zomboy to Paws and Claws Veterinary Hospital, where veterinarians immediately began treatment.<\/p>\n
Sara Hearn, an associate veterinarian, said she initially could not find a heartbeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t hear a heartbeat, and so we were about to pronounce him dead, and all of a sudden he took one agonal breath,\u201d Hearn said.<\/p>\n
After hours of treatment, including blood transfusions, incubation and IV fluids, Zomboy\u2019s heartbeat returned. \u201cAll of a sudden this faint little heartbeat came back,\u201d Hearn said.<\/p>\n
Hearn said Zomboy showed no signs of the permanent brain damage veterinarians initially feared.<\/p>\n
Now healthy and happy, Zomboy has a new home with Paws and Claws staff member Sean McCaskey.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a sweet, cuddly little fluffball,\u201d McCaskey said.<\/p>\n
Glunt called Zomboy\u2019s survival a reminder of why the humane society never gives up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ones that we never forget are the ones that we got to too late and we couldn\u2019t save, so to be able to see him like this today- he\u2019s a miracle kitten,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
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