The inbox at Lollypop Farm has been overflowing lately with emails about a kitten that was found by mechanics at Smitty’s Transmissions in Henrietta after a family said they heard it meowing all the way from Connecticut. Representatives from Lollypop Farm said the kitten is lucky to be alive.
Connecticut, a 1 1/2-pound, 6-week-old homeless kitten hitched a ride to Rochester on top of the gas tank of a car bound for Rochester Institute of Technology from Connecticut.
“We've had pets come in from Niagara Falls, Pennsylvania, New York City,” said Karin Forte, foster Ccre rescue coordinator, but none have ever come in with a story like Connecticut. “You don’t hear those stories very often. It makes her pretty special I think.”
Forte has been treating and feeding Connecticut.
“She didn't have any burns or scorching or anything of heat exhaustion of any kind, and it was warm that day,” she said. “So she's pretty lucky.”
But, she added, “she was pretty scared. She was flea-infested. She had conjunctivitis pretty bad in one eye.”
Since Connecticut’s story has gotten out, Forte said, the calls won’t stop coming in. Connecticut needs to gain some more weight and be spayed before she can be adopted. Dozens of people have called, but there is no list.
The inbox at Lollypop Farm has been overflowing lately with emails about a kitten that was found by mechanics at Smitty’s Transmissions in Henrietta after a family said they heard it meowing all the way from Connecticut. Representatives from Lollypop Farm said the kitten is lucky to be alive.
Connecticut, a 1 1/2-pound, 6-week-old homeless kitten hitched a ride to Rochester on top of the gas tank of a car bound for Rochester Institute of Technology from Connecticut.
“We've had pets come in from Niagara Falls, Pennsylvania, New York City,” said Karin Forte, foster Ccre rescue coordinator, but none have ever come in with a story like Connecticut. “You don’t hear those stories very often. It makes her pretty special I think.”
Forte has been treating and feeding Connecticut.
“She didn't have any burns or scorching or anything of heat exhaustion of any kind, and it was warm that day,” she said. “So she's pretty lucky.”
But, she added, “she was pretty scared. She was flea-infested. She had conjunctivitis pretty bad in one eye.”
Since Connecticut’s story has gotten out, Forte said, the calls won’t stop coming in. Connecticut needs to gain some more weight and be spayed before she can be adopted. Dozens of people have called, but there is no list.
