Rocky the kitten recovering well in Norridgewock after surgeries Owner Maxine Johnson said she still doesn't know who stomped on her kitten more than a month ago, but a newspaper story about the kitten prompted a flood of donations from animal lovers to help with the costly veterinary expenses. Share Maxine Johnson assists her 4-month-old kitten, Rocky Balboa Johnson, at her home in Norridgewock on Nov. 5. The feline was missing for four days and is now recovering from hip surgery after they were broken. The shaved area is where the animal underwent surgery. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel file Rocky “He is recuperating fine,” Johnson, 84, said Friday. “The second surgery was not as bad as the first one. They had to connect the hip joint back together. You’d never know he had anything wrong with him now. He leaps and runs and climbs all over the furniture. He is wild. He’ll climb up there on the chair and leap right onto my shoulder. He’s just like a monkey when he gets going.”