Hi there! I’m Baymax.

I’m part of what the lovely people at Catitude Rescue have called the ‘Big Hero 6’ — although right now we’re more like the ‘Little Hero 6’ but I know we’ll grow into our name someday. After everything we’ve been through, I think we all deserve it.

Let me introduce myself and my brothers: there’s me Baymax, Hiro, Honey Lemon, Fred, GoGo and Wasabi. We’re a feisty team of tiny fellas who didn't set out to be superheroes…but sometimes life doesn't go the way you planned.

A lady moved into her new home and, to her surprise, found us — six nearly newborn kittens — in her shed. She waited and watched, hoping our mum would come back to take care of us. But days went by, and she saw no sign of our mum on her garden camera. We were starting to get very distressed and so was the lady, so she decided she couldn’t wait any longer.

She scooped us all up and took us straight to a lovely vet in Southend. We were only about three weeks old — dirty, full of fleas, and very malnourished. Two of us were fighting just to survive. The vets found out we all had nasty thing called Giardia. That sounds like a supervillain, and to us it might as well have been – it’s a tiny parasite that can be really dangerous for kittens like us. We caught it because we lived in a terrible situation, drinking dirty water and eating whatever we could find. It’s heart-breaking to think about it now.

However, thanks to the vets, we’ve now fought off the supervillain and been treated for fleas, and worms.

Now we’re safe and well (hooray for our team!) and been taken into a lovely foster home while we grow up a little. We’re at last getting the start we should have had, thanks to the kind people looking after us. When I get a bit bigger, around ten weeks old (late July), I’ll be looking for my forever home. I’m wishing so hard for a home full of love, kindness, and lots and lots of cuddles.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my story. If I could have any superpower right now, it would be the ability to crawl through your screen and give you a big hug. And if you think you could be my family, please could you fill out an adoption application form? I’d love that.

I’m waiting to meet you and begin our new lives together.

Crime fighting optional.