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Kittens ‘left in a grocery bag' outside were found just in time, PA shelter says

A shelter in Philadelphia is working around the clock to help save four kittens that were left 'soaking wet, freezing, and clearly unwell' on the property. On May 22, staff at the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) found a soggy package. Inside, four kittens were fighting for their lives. 'Yesterday morning, four tiny kittens were left in a grocery bag outside of our shelter,' the shelter said in a May 23 Facebook post. 'One of our staff members noticed the bag hanging from a side door. It was cold and rainy, and something just didn't feel right, so they looked inside and found four fragile, shivering kittens barely clinging to life.' At first, it was feared that one of the kittens already had died, but the staff took action quickly. 'The kittens were soaking wet, freezing, and clearly unwell. One of them, completely still and cold to the touch, looked like he might already be gone,' the shelter said. 'We rushed them inside, began warming them up, and administering fluids. Slowly, they began to stir. We named them Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Ravioli, and Spaghetti.' While they were now warm and in a safe space, there was more bad news. 'For a few minutes, we were relieved, but then the test results came back. The kittens tested positive for panleukopenia - a highly contagious and often deadly virus in cats,' the shelter confirmed. 'The four are now in strict isolation in our shelter's hospital, receiving intensive treatment and fighting for their lives.' The shelter still has questions about who put the kittens in the bag and left them outside in bad weather. 'We don't know how long they were out in the rain. We don't know who left them. But we do know that if they hadn't been found when they were, they likely wouldn't have survived,' the shelter noted. 'Please don't abandon animals like this. There is always a better way. 'Lasagna, Ziti, Ravioli, and Spaghetti still have an uphill battle to fight, but we will be alongside them each step of the way.' For more information, visit the shelter's Facebook page.