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“Kangaroo” Kitten Born Without Elbow Joints Was The Smallest And Weakest Of The Litter, Look At Her Now
Meet Little Roo Russ – the cat that’s more like a kangaroo.
When the kitten and her two siblings came into the shelter in late April 2016, right away they noticed something wasn’t right. “She was considerably smaller than her siblings and the staff at the shelter noticed she was walking weird,” Marnie Russ told Love Meow. After x-raying Roo, they noticed she was born without elbow joints. Marnie, who specializes in caring for special needs, took the kitten home to take care of and soon fell deeply in love with her!
Now, eight months later, Little Roo is happy and fluffy as ever, not letting anyone stop her! “She has learned to use her front legs like a normal kitty would, so if you didn’t know her story you wouldn’t think anything was wrong with her, except when she walks she is shorter in the front,” Marnie said. The best part? “She has been successful in helping raise thousands of dollars for the organization that helped save her, the National Kitten Coalition,” Marnie said. “She is so great at giving back and she doesn’t even know it!”
More info: Facebook (h/t: lovemeow)
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When Little Roo Russ came into the shelter, right away they noticed something wasn’t right
“She was considerably smaller than her siblings and the staff at the shelter noticed she was walking weird,” Marnie Russ said
After x-raying Roo, they noticed she was born without elbow joints
Marnie decided to take care of the kitten at home and soon fell deeply in love with her
Now, 8 months later, Little Roo is happy and fluffy as ever, not letting anyone stop her
The best part? “She has been successful in helping raise thousands of dollars for the organization that helped save her, the National Kitten Coalition”
“She is so great at giving back and she doesn’t even know it!”
Check out the video to see fluffy Little Roo now
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Shari H 8 years ago
Is it just me, or are grown cats a lot cuter than they were as kittens? I mean kittens are cute, but grown cats are just beautiful.
reclameshit2015 2016 8 years ago
Nah, its because Boredpanda only posts the good looking grown cats. And they are photographed 10000 times in different poses with different lightning and composition and the photographer selects the best one. Cherry picking and good photography can make anything look incredibly good or bad. Depends on your objective with the photo. There is beauty and ugliness to be found in every subject in the world.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
What an adorable little bedraggled kitten who has grown up to be such a beautiful cat. May she have many, many happy years. Thanks for all the rescue work that people do. I adopted a rescue dog who had a bad start in life which left him very nervous and an older blind, deaf dog. The disabilities don't matter - they can still be loved and give love back.
Mandy Harker 8 years ago
I love the two feet sticking in the air at the start of the video. Animals seem to like sleeping in positions that don't look comfortable.
Tracy Coulter 8 years ago
Is it just me or does anyone else see elbows in most of the pics? Beautiful girl either way he a big TY to the rescue group/Shelter for helping her husband her litter mates
Shari H 8 years ago
Is it just me, or are grown cats a lot cuter than they were as kittens? I mean kittens are cute, but grown cats are just beautiful.
reclameshit2015 2016 8 years ago
Nah, its because Boredpanda only posts the good looking grown cats. And they are photographed 10000 times in different poses with different lightning and composition and the photographer selects the best one. Cherry picking and good photography can make anything look incredibly good or bad. Depends on your objective with the photo. There is beauty and ugliness to be found in every subject in the world.
Load More Replies... The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
What an adorable little bedraggled kitten who has grown up to be such a beautiful cat. May she have many, many happy years. Thanks for all the rescue work that people do. I adopted a rescue dog who had a bad start in life which left him very nervous and an older blind, deaf dog. The disabilities don't matter - they can still be loved and give love back.
Mandy Harker 8 years ago
I love the two feet sticking in the air at the start of the video. Animals seem to like sleeping in positions that don't look comfortable.
Tracy Coulter 8 years ago
Is it just me or does anyone else see elbows in most of the pics? Beautiful girl either way he a big TY to the rescue group/Shelter for helping her husband her litter mates
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