Italian sailor saves drowned kitten with mouth-to-mouth

The touch-and-go resuscitation was captured on video, showing the man unrelentingly trying to save the feline’s life.

But this is the moment officers transferred their resuscitation skills to save a seemingly lifeless kitten.

He can be seen rubbing her tummy gently, while the tiny animal appears unresponsive.

After a few minutes it nearly seemed like all hope was lost, until the kitten coughed up some water and made a faint meow.

An Italian sailor has rescued and revived a drowning kitten at a port in Sicily, after children on the shore alerted the coast guard of the situation.

One of the team members jumped into the sea to retrieve the tiny cat only to find he wasn’t breathing, reports ABC News.

One of the men dove into the water to rescue the kitten before performing CPR on his boat.

In a statement a spokesman for the Italian coastguard confirmed the kitten later received medical attention and is in good health.