Your next visit to the Wisconsin Humane Society- Door County Campus could include a visit with a kitten that avoided a near “cat”-astrophe earlier this week thanks to a Sturgeon Bay family. Stephanie Swain was driving her son and daughter across the Michigan Street Bridge toward the east side when she noticed an animal trying to dodge the traffic. When she realized it was a two-month-old kitten, the tiny ball of fur fell toward the water below. Swain says after one look at her teenage daughter, she knew what they needed to do. The Swain family, along with some boaters, was able to pull the kitten from the water and onto shore. Once on dry land, the Swain family wrapped the kitten up in a sweatshirt and brought it home, where they treated it like it was one of their own pets. Swain was certain the kitten would not make it, but with time, the kitten could enjoy a warm bath, a meal, and some much-needed rest. Swain hopes her daughter uses the experience to further her interest in animal care.

Aside from an upper respiratory infection, the kitten, now named Splash, is resting comfortably at the Wisconsin Humane Society- Door Campus, where she will be up for adoption soon. “We’re so grateful and in awe of the heroes who came to rescue tiny Splash,” said Corey Viars, media specialist at WHS. “Without their quick thinking and speedy response, she would unlikely have survived. Our community is so awesome, and this story reminded us of how lucky we are to have such compassionate and kind neighbors.”