Injured kitten 'doing great' after being rescued twice

(Angell Animal Medical Center)

Dasher with an oversized cast on his leg before surgery.

By Globe Staff

Sometimes, when you're a stray kitten, you have to depend on the kindness of strangers. Just ask 8-week-old Dasher, who had to be rescued twice in one day.

Dasher was scooped up by a good Samaritan from a road in Taunton Tuesday. He'd suffered a broken leg after being hit by a car. The woman brought him into the warmth of her car, but he wasn't out of trouble yet. The little gray tabby climbed inside the dashboard.

Taking care not to put on any fans, the woman drove to Silko Honda in Raynham, which donated five hours of labor to get Dasher out of the dash. He was taken to a veterinarian in Stoughton for treatment. And yesterday, he underwent surgery at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston to save his leg.

"He's looking great," Angell spokesman Brian Adams said after the surgery. Adams said it will take six weeks for him to heal.

Dasher, who was named for his dashboard experience and in honor of Santa's reindeer, will likely be put up for adoption, Adams said. He said people can get updates on Dasher on the Internet at www.mspca.org/dasher.

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