A kitten with a ‘pirate' smile came out of his shell and began to shine when he no longer needed to hide.

Jen who fosters for City Dogs and City Kitties Rescue (in Washington DC), was contacted about a kitten with a damaged eye. He had been brought into a local shelter and was in desperate need of rescue.

"City Kitties immediately jumped into action and agreed to take him in. I drove over to get him and then went straight to an emergency vet, where they removed the ruptured cornea," Jen shared with Love Meow.

Despite being left with one eye, the prospect of the kitten was so much brighter. He slowly began to learn to adjust to indoor life.