Wando reunited with her brother

Wando, the 7-week-old kitten who halted traffic on the James B. Edwards Bridge over the Wando River on June 16, has been reunited with her brother in foster care.

After reading about Wando in The Post and Courier, a concerned citizen called Pet Helpers, the shelter where Wando was being held, and told employees he also picked up a kitten Wando's age on Interstate 526 near the bridge the same day.

Nathan Peeples initially believed the animal was dead on the side of the road, but when he stopped his car, he saw that the kitten was still alive.

The black and white kitten, named Frosty, is thought to have been born in the same litter with the orange-and-white-colored Wando, according to the employees at Pet Helpers.

Although Pet Helpers received about 15 calls from pet lovers looking to adopt Wando after her story was published, Operations Manager Kristin Kifer said she chose Peeples to foster both kittens because he was a Good Samaritan and an animal lover who wanted to reunite the litter-mates.

Pet Helpers Public Relations and Event Coordinator Emily Laurie said she also received an e-mail from a woman that said she found a dark gray kitten on I-526 over the Westmoreland Bridge that unfortunately had died around the same time Wando and Frosty were rescued. It may have come from the same litter.

Carol Linville, owner of Pet Helpers, said the kittens were likely abandoned or thrown out of a car because cats are not likely to walk near traffic on their own.

The foster parent of Wando and Frosty will decide if he wants to adopt the kittens by the end of the month, when the siblings will weigh enough to be spayed and neutered.

Pet Helpers will be holding a fundraiser at 6 p.m. July 24 at Nectar Bar & Grill, 951 Folly Road, to help abandoned animals like Wando and Frosty. Admission is $10.