Save Hera - Abandoned Kitten Survives 3 Story Jump

This is Hera.

Hera jumped from at least the third floor of an apartment building after being abandoned inside the apartment.

She survived the fall, but severely fractured two bones in her back right leg and sprained the others.

I’m not sure at what point her former owner abandoned her but it seems like she was left in the apartment with food and water that ran out and eventually she tried to make the jump for the ground.

Since some cat owners are known to leave their cats for up to two weeks, I don’t even know if they plan on coming back. But she’s just a kitten, so that doesn’t make sense either.

Honestly nothing about any of this makes sense.

She was found early Saturday morning with her leg broken from reported phone calls of people hearing her cry in the contained pool area and the apartment management sent out this email.

By 3 pm that afternoon, no one responded.

Once I heard Her screaming in pain, I honestly didn’t have any other choice.

By 4 pm they were going to call animal control so instead I went and took her for the night, giving the owner one more night to claim her.

Then I named her Hera… (first mistake)

Then I took her to the nearest vet (second mistake) who took the following x-rays but didn’t have any of the supplies needed to give her a splint.

The fractures to the bones are severe enough that surgery is the only recommendation I’ve received so far.

After 4-5 clinics refused to accept her, she is currently getting a splint in North Phoenix.



She’s scheduled for a surgical exam on Thursday. 

I’m $1,000 in so far, and they are expecting $4-6k to secure her leg back together with steel plates instead of pins.

I don’t mind paying, maybe others won’t mind either.

Much appreciation from both me and Hera.