Picture this: you are just going about your day as usual. Everything is going great, but then suddenly, you see something on the road.
From a distance, it’s hard to figure out what it is. You can tell it’s some kind of an animal who is trying to cross the road.
The fluffy animal bolts through the road and jumps into the car tire. Because it’s scary, it’s the only place where it might feel safe, but there is a problem now. It’s stuck there.
That’s essentially what happened to this woman from Indiana who was coming home from work, and she witnessed everything unfold.
What Was It?
When Natalie Bartuszek examined the poor animal closely, she realized that it was, in fact, a kitten who desperately needed help.
She immediately stopped her car, grabbed a towel and went to search for the kitten. The woman saw him bolt to a parked car, but she didn’t exactly see where.
Bartuszek told The Dodo: “He was absolutely petrified. He kept running away from me. He started heading back towards the traffic, and I cut him off.”
After looking around for a bit, she realized that the kitten had actually jumped inside her car tire and was probably not coming out that easily.
She continues by saying: “He came out fighting. We placed him in a cat carrier. He was so stressed out. He was panting and just completely fluffed up.”
It was clear that the kitten was just really scared because he had likely never interacted with humans and all of this scared him.
Because she had cats of her own, she understood that the kitten just needed some time to relax and everything was going to be fine.
After examining him, Bartuszek realized that he was not injured; the only problem was his attitude. But even that will soon be fixed.
New Beginning For Indy
She contacted Whiskers of Winfield, which was a rescue based in Indiana, and they brought the small kitten to an adoption event in Indiana.
Megan Martin, social media manager of the organization said: “We had a couple people, like, trying to reach in at him right away. I’m like, ‘No, no, he’s brand new here.’ He was just so scared.”
The rescuers gave the kitten, now named Indy, a bath because he was just so filthy. He also received a flea treatment and he was now completely unrecognizable.
Martin helped Indy get used to her new life in the shelter, and the two of them became quick friends. Indy now realizes that not all humans are out to get him.
Shortly after, the kind rescuers were able to secure a loving foster family for Indy, and he is now thriving in a completely new environment. He goes on daily adventures and plays pretty much 24/7.
Considering he had likely never lived in a home, everything is new for him, but he has his amazing foster parents and cat siblings to show him the way.
Until he is adopted, he will get to enjoy his life with these amazing people and I am so happy everything turned out like this for him.