Lennie the Miracle Kitty

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Lennie the Miracle Kitty

Lennie is a kitty with numerous internal and external deformities. Lennie hopes to raise awareness about special needs kitties and the lives they touch.

There is no such thing as unadoptable! Lennie was born May 19, 2012 to mama Layla, a rescue from the Tipton County Animal Shelter in Tennessee. Layla gave birth to her babies as she was being transported to her new home at the House of Mews in Memphis, Tennessee. Lennie had two brothers and two sisters. At 10 days old, Lennie and his brother Louie developed a serious URI and came to live with fost

er mama Abby. Unfortunately, the URI became pneumonia and brother Louie did not survive, but Lennie was and is a fighter. Despite being given a 10% chance at survival, survive he did! As Lennie grew, we discovered that he was polydactyl with a total of 22 toes instead of the usual 18. At 5 weeks old, Lennie was again diagnosed with pneumonia and his foster mama was told that he would not survive, but once again Lennie beat the odds! When Lennie was about 3 months old, he was diagnosed with severe sternal excavatum. The rib cage deformity was so pronounced, the doctor was astounded that Lennie had lived as long as he had. Lennie's lungs, heart, liver, and stomach were all compromised. Again, we were told that Lennie would likely die before the age of 6 months. Lennie is now 11 months old and looking forward to many more years to come! With all of his issues, Lennie is every inch the kitten! He loves to run and play and aggravated the senior kitties living with his foster mom. While he must stop and rest frequently and struggles with constant nasal congestion due to deformed nasal passages, he knows no fear, no strangers, and no limitation! Lennie is truly a miracle!

06/06/2025

Friends, I mentioned to you that we had been having some hard times here in my last post. We had to say goodbye to my brother, Percy. Percy had been in kidney failure for over a year and Mama hoped he would be with us longer, but we lost him on May 21st. He was 20 years old. He came to Mama from the House of Mews like me! Percy was very calm, sweet, and gentle. He never fussed or caused any conflicts with anyone. Mama misses him a lot. She adopted him when he was 9 years old so they had 11 years together. She said there were people who looked over him because they thought he was too old to adopt. Well, they missed out on 11 years of wonderful. If you are looking to bring in a new family member, please do not forget the seniors like Percy. They have a lot of love and life still in them. We love you, Percy-man!

23/05/2025

Happy birthday to me! I turned 13 years old this week! Mama is sorry that she did not post on my birthday. It's been a tough week but no sadness on this post. This is all about me!! I still have my nose troubles but other than that I am a happy, healthy boy and I love each and every one of you!

14/02/2025

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you get lots of cuddles today from those you love! I love you!!

16/01/2025

Speaking of socks! I carried in 9 pairs of socks for my Grandma. It wore me out doing all that work for her! MOL!!

15/01/2025

My nose may be snotty but that doesn't stop me from bringing my Mama all the socks!

30/12/2024

UPDATE- Well, we did not get the news we had hoped for in the CT scan. The great news is that there are no masses or tumors. The bad news is there is not really anything that can be done to give Lennie any relief. The internal facial deformities are a bit more extensive than we thought. There really isn't anything that can be done surgically to correct them either. The doctor did give us some ideas for additional testing that might help so we are going to get those tests done next. Thank you for all your healing thoughts and prayers. Mama says Lennie is a fighter and a walking, purring miracle. As long as he is fighting, we are going to keep fighting with him!

26/12/2024

Today is the day! CT scan time. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Mama is worried about the anesthesia. Hopefully, we will have good news soon!! Love you all!!

24/12/2024

Happy Christmas Eve from my family to you! Hoping Santa brings y'all something fun!

17/12/2024

Feeling rough the past few days. I sure hope they find out what, if anything, can make me feel better. My whole life it has been my nose but now it is my eyes too. Our vet says that my eyes no longer react to light. Mama says that she thinks I can still see because I do not run into things and I am able to jump up on the counters and the beds without messing up. The vet thinks I'm losing my sight. Getting older is tough, y'all. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

16/12/2024

Me and the Baby Monster 11 years ago today. He was such a bitty baby! He is now twice my size!

12/12/2024

Friends, just an update on me and my health. If you remember, I had surgery in September to remove some bad teeth in hopes of helping my congestion. Unfortunately, it didn't work. None of meds have helped. Mama took me to see a specialist on Tuesday. I am going on the 26th for a CT scan to see if anything else can be done to help me feel better. Mama knows that I am a miracle kitty and that she is blessed to have me 12 years after all the vets said I would die, but she wants me to keep living and thriving as long as I can. We are hopeful that this specialist will be able to fix my sorry nose and I will live at least another 12 years. Please keep us in your thoughts.

11/12/2024

Happy Wednesday friends! I am sorry for being so quiet! Mama has been busy at work so she hasn't been taking enough pictures of me to share! She promises to do better! I fussed at her real good!

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