A diamond in the rough. You have likely heard that saying before and it popped into my head when I found out this story. Two good Samaritans found a kitten along the side of the road in Japan in May 2016. The tiny creature was soaking wet and filthy, so, they picked him up and took him home.
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Here you can see just how tiny the little guy was, he fit into the palm of someone’s hand!
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The veterinarian gave them some medication to treat his upper respiratory infection and slowly but surely, the kitten’s health improved.
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Here you see his eyes already look better!
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In just a few weeks, the kitten’s weight doubled!
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When he was rescued, he weighed only 200 grams, but when he was five months old, he tipped the scales at 8.8 pounds!
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