... And the Eleventh Save of Christmas is Snuggle.

When Jennessa first heard the awful sound coming from her dryer she expected a huge repair bill, not the tiny critically injured kitten she found lodged in the dryer vent. Horrified at her discovery, she brought the kitten to the SPCA for help.

Snuggle was just a pound when she arrived at the SPCA with open wounds on her head and ears, and a severely injured leg. No one was sure if she would live. SPCA Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Beichel immediately sedated the kitten, closed her open wounds and started her on pain medication and antibiotics. Over the course of the next two weeks, clinic staff monitored the kitten’s condition, encouraged her to eat and waited to see if her leg could be saved. Soon Snuggle was putting on weight and the wounds onher head and ears had begun to heal, but despite these improvements her leg proved too badly damaged to be saved. Dr. Beichel amputated Snuggle’s leg and she went to recover with Pete Crawford, a long-time SPCA foster. Pete reported that it didn’t take Snuggle any time at all for her to learn to get around onher remaining legs, “she loved running head first into my older cats, and she was faster than them, too!"

Shortly after Snuggle returned to the SPCA, the Robinson Family adopted her and another kitten named Elena (who is blind in one eye). The Robinsons report that “Elena and Snuggle are the perfect playmates. Snuggle is doing great--she climbs up legs and can jump onto your shoulder. They are both very playful and love to snuggle…we love them both very much...we couldn’t be happier.”