A tiny kitten's attempt to walk with a wheelchair for the first time after a suspected horrific accident quickly melted hearts on social media. Kasara Morgan first noticed the kitten running down the sidewalk using all four legs on August 9. The next day, Morgan's dogs pulled her to a bush outside her Georgia home, where the same kitten was hiding.
Morgan told that she brought the dogs back inside and quickly returned to get the tiny baby before he ran away. However, she quickly realized he wouldn't get away as he did the day before. "When I found him, he was scooting away from me," she said.
"His back legs were paralyzed." Morgan immediately brought him inside for the weekend, caring for him until the vet's office opened on Monday because every other office within a 50-mile radius was closed. The suspected the kitten was paralyzed as a result of someone stomping on him.
There were no signs of a dog biting the kitten or broken bones that would reveal he had been hit by a car. Morgan's heart broke after learning such a terrible incident could happen in one day, since she had seen him freely roaming about less than 24 hours before. She knew it was the same kitten because of his white fur, Morgan said.
On a few occasions, she had spotted a mama cat and her kittens using her home's crawl spaces, and in that bunch there was only one white kitten. TikTok viewers quickly became invested in the kitten's story. He is now named, appropriately, Scoot.
Strangers wanted to help Morgan because it is her first time caring for a . One kind person, who quickly became Morgan's friend, bought and donated every item on Scoot's wish list, which included a wheelchair. In Morgan's TikTok video, posted Sunday to her account, @kasmorgan, Scoot is testing his new wheelchair for the first time.
The text on the clip reads: "You got this little dude!" And while he's still relatively small and confused, hope fills his big eyes. In the video, Morgan assists Scoot, trying to show him what the wheelchair will do for him. However, he doesn't quite understand, and he's a bit small, at the moment, for the wheelchair.
The vet recommended using a wheelchair later when he gets bigger, but the gift came sooner than expected. Morgan said that right now all she is trying to do is get him used to being in the wheelchair. They've been working on it for about three days.
He spends about 10 minutes in the wheelchair to get acquainted. "He had a hard time at first, navigating and moving around," Morgan said. "He's made so much progress since day one.
" The two of them are still learning and navigating this unusual situation together. Morgan said she lets him figure things out on his own to promote his independence, but she's there to lend him support every step of the way. His next vet appointment is Wednesday, and she'll be inquiring about more physical therapy options, acupuncture and, as a last resort, surgery.
Although the suspected reason for Scoot's paralysis doesn't sit well with Morgan, the kindness of strangers and the support she's received have helped restore her faith in people. Scoot's story quickly struck a chord with viewers, bringing in over 1.1 million views and 138,400 likes on .
"Omg I'm gonna cry you are such a beautiful person to save this baby," commented one viewer. Another added: "Omg I'm bawling..
. way to go Scoots." A third said: "I truly believe in destiny.
This little one was chosen for you." Another TikToker wrote: "I'll give it a few days ..
. Scoot will be whipping around like crazy." In response, Morgan joked that she'll have to rename him when that happens.
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