The kitten named Zoe suffered from a condition called subcutaneous emphysema.

When staff at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter in Palm Springs, California, took in a stray kitten in early March, they weren’t prepared for what they saw. The kitten weighed less than one pound and ...

"This is the craziest veterinarian case I've seen in quite some time." ...

"The windpipe must've been damaged or punctured in some way, which caused the air to go from the windpipe into the external tissues." ...

A shelter vet called it the craziest case he'd seen in years. The kitten at the center of it all? Absolutely adorable.