Things are looking better for a kitten in Plainfield, Illinois, who was born without eyes.
The tiny tabby was found abandoned on a lawn Sunday morning by a family who called Wags 2 Wishes, a local animal rescue society, in hopes of saving the kitten.
Terry Crotty, Wags 2 Wishes founder, told Plainfield Patch that the kitten was so young that "it looked like her eyes were just opening.” However, a vet examined the kitten and saw something more disturbing: the animal had been born without eyes.
Although Crotty says she can't prove anything, she believes the kitten, which has since been named Freya, was abandoned because of its deformity.
"I honestly think [Freya] came from a litter," she told ABC News. "The homeowners looked all over to try to find more kittens because if there's one, there's got to be more and there were none."
The vet who examined the eyeless kitten has since sewn her eye sockets shut in order to prevent infection.
Freya is unusual in other ways besides being born without eyes: she's female even though the majority of orange tabbies are male.
Despite a harrowing start in life, Crotty told ABC News that Freya is a lover, not a fighter.
"She wants nothing more than to love on you and be close to you and snuggle you," Crotty said.
Happily for Freya, a Wags 2 Wishes volunteer who specializes in caring for animals with disabilities is interested in adopting her.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article mistakenly suggested that a majority of all tabby cats are male; rather the majority of orange tabbies are male.
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