Badly burned cat ‘could barely walk’ after California wildfire. Now, he needs a home
As a deadly wildfire ravaged California, a “beautiful black cat” named Spirit roamed.
He was found in Altadena just days after the onset of the Eaton Fire, which burned 14,021 acres and left 17 dead, Pasadena Humane said in a Feb. 25 Facebook post.
The fire left him with “burns all over his body” and singed off whiskers, the shelter said.
“In fact, the burns on his paws were so bad that he could barely walk,” the nonprofit wrote.
But now, after weeks of healing, the shelter said Spirit is up for adoption.
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“Spirit has been through so much, and we can’t wait for him to find the loving home he deserves,” the nonprofit said.
After being brought to the shelter in January, a veterinary team treated Spirit, “bandaging his paws and giving him fluids, oxygen, and pain medication,” the nonprofit said.
Spirit spent more than a month in the shelter’s intensive care unit, the nonprofit said.
“And as he healed, his personality began to blossom,” the shelter said. “He loves being scratched on his head and will roll around on his back when he’s feeling happy.”
For more information about the domestic short hair, estimated to be about 8 years old, visit the shelter’s website.
Altadena is about a 15-mile drive northeast from downtown Los Angeles.
This story was originally published February 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM with the headline "Badly burned cat ‘could barely walk’ after California wildfire. Now, he needs a home."
