One day, Oksana Krasan was heading home after a long day at work. She was almost to her apartment when a small crowd on the roadside caught her attention.
Curios, she came closer and spotted a cardboard box on the ground, attracting all the attention. Peering inside, Oksana’s heart sank.
There, huddled together and barely a week old, were three tiny kittens, fragile and helpless.
Their little eyes hadn’t even opened yet. They were mewing softly, weak, and full of sorrow, as Oksana shared in a Facebook post:
“Clearly someone threw them away there, because they still had their eyes closed. They were very weak and were desperately crying.”
It pained her to see them in such a desperate state, left in a box with no warmth or comfort. So, along with the other bystanders, Oksana began searching for their mama, hoping these tiny lives weren’t truly abandoned.
But with no sign of their mom, Oksana realized – they’d likely been left behind by someone unwilling to care for them.
Hours passed, and the kittens’ soft cries continued, tugging hard at Oksana’s heart. The longer she stood there, the clearer it became that she was meant to help, sharing in an interview:
“I couldn’t listen to them suffering any longer.”
With no second thoughts, Oksana took the kittens to a nearby vet, where she gathered the essentials: kitten formula and advice on how to care for them properly.
Back home, she set up a cozy space in her bathroom and got ready for the journey ahead.
Yet, it was no small feat. She roped in a friend to help, and together they took shifts, fed the kittens every few hours, and even started the tiny steps of litter training.
Oksana felt a deep sense of duty. She wanted these kittens to have the best chance at happiness.
She was determined to do everything in her power to find them a loving home, as she shared:
“Since I decided to take them, I couldn’t let them down. I had to do everything I could for them to find a loving family.”
In time, the kittens began to thrive. What had once been fragile, barely-there creatures transformed into lively, playful little bundles of joy.
They tumbled around with boundless energy, chasing after toys and pouncing on anything that moved. Their once-weak cries turned into contented purrs, and their tiny eyes sparkled with curiosity and mischief.
As they grew, their personalities began to emerge, each one more distinct than the last, capturing Oksana’s heart even more.
She began sharing updates on Facebook, hoping to find families who would love and cherish them. Soon, responses poured in, with many eager to give the kittens a forever home.
Oksana wants their future to be nothing short of wonderful and she knows she can’t hand them over to just anyone, as she explained:
“I’m gonna make home checks to make sure they are gonna end up in good hands.”
Oksana understands this is her chance to give these tiny souls the love and security they had almost lost, to offer them the care they would have never known if she hadn’t stepped in.
And while parting with them won’t be easy, she knows they’ll now have an opportunity to live the full, happy lives they had always deserved – free from fear and full of love.
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