Shelter Cat Missing Part Of His Nose Is So Grateful Someone Saved Him

The cat was a total mess. He was malnourished, his fur was tangled into dreadlocks, his ears were ripped apart, and half of his nose was gone.

Shar Khan, who is said to be 9 years old, was found as a stray in Southern California last week and sent to the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter. When the shelter workers saw him, they feared he had a fatal condition and quickly put him on the euthanasia list – that is, until they realized he had a microchip.

“Legally, they have to put them on a 10-day hold while they try to contact the owner or the name on the chip,” Toby Wisneski, founder and CEO of Leave No Paws Behind, a rescue organization for senior and ailing animals, told The Dodo. “Several days had gone, and no one had stepped forward.”

The shelter attempted to call numerous rescue organizations to see if they might assist the cat, but had not yet contacted Leave No Paws Behind. However, Wisneski discovered Shar Khan through a Facebook post.

“I discovered that someone had tagged me in a post,” Wisneski explained. “So I went to the post … I saw Shar Khan and thought to myself, ‘My goodness. Take a look at that unfortunate kitten.’ I requested my son to accompany me to Baldwin Park that day to examine him.”

Wisneski already knew she was going to save him, but Shar Khan’s bonding with Wisneski’s son and grandson, who had gone to the shelter to see the cat, cemented the deal.

“He simply went in to give the tiny head butt and brush on my grandson,” Wisneski explained. “It was almost as though he knew his rescuer had arrived and that everything was going to be well.”

Wisneski scooped up Shar Khan and took him to the vet as soon as his stray hold expired. Shar Khan was discovered to have early renal illness, a blood disorder, and a few other medical concerns. Then there was the matter of the cat’s nose.

“The doctor suggested there may have been a big infection that took over and ate away at his nose,” Wisneski explained. “He may have been abused, or he may have cancer.” But we won’t know for sure until we get him healthy and stable enough to undergo a nasal biopsy.”

But, according to Wisneski, all of these issues are fixable.

“He did have some medical concerns, but nothing serious enough to justify euthanasia,” Wisneski explained.

The most important thing, according to Wisneski, is that Shar Khan is not in any discomfort. He seemed to be overjoyed to be alive.

“He’s really happy, and he wants to live – he’s showed us that,” Wisneski added. “He’s the most adorable little kitten.”

“My favorite thing about him is the way he purrs, how he likes to be stroked, and how he’ll just come into you and start rubbing up against your face and hands,” she continued. “He simply takes your heart.” He’s repeating, ‘thank you, thank you, thank you,’ in his own tiny way, and he’s so thankful to be alive.”

Link to Paws Daily

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