Ashley Kelley, a foster volunteer of Wrenn Rescues (in Los Angeles), came across a Facebook post last Saturday night about a tiny kitten in need of rescue.

"Someone had found a solo kitten. It still had closed eyes and was meowing a lot, and obviously hungry," Ashley told Love Meow. "Something told me that I needed to go get it immediately. I got in touch with the finder, grabbed a mask and gloves, and hopped in my car. It was already 9PM."

The resident who discovered the kitten, heard her cries and followed the sound to the backyard. "The nice lady put her in a warm place, and kept an eye out for the mama, but no mama ever showed up."

It is likely that the kitten was left behind by the cat mom. "Unfortunately that is how nature works sometimes. Mamas leave their weak, incompatible-with-life babies and focus on their healthy ones."

Ashley had no idea anything was different about this tiny feline and neither did the resident who found her. When she got home, she made a bottle and prepared to feed and evaluate the little one

"I found to my great surprise — the kitten had a cleft nose," Ashley told Love Meow.