A litter of kittens and a cat were discovered behind a warehouse. One of them had a close relationship with her mother. A woman was alerted of a street cat with five cubs by another animal rescuer.The rescuer noticed a tiny colony of cats scurrying behind a warehouse.
She brought out a pile of food, and the kittens began to emerge one by one from all directions. They were hungry and nibbling on food. The mother cat was thought to be roughly five years old.
She was really emaciated when she and her babies arrived.They were filthy, frail, and suffering from upper respiratory illnesses.
«They were obviously eating leaves and grass because there was no food available,» the mother explained.
The kittens were first shy, but with the comforting and encouraging presence of the mother cat, they quickly came out of their shell. The cat purred and reassured them that they were safe. «She leaned into love like she’d been yearning for it her entire life.
« «I was surprised the cat kept the pups alive until they were eight weeks old when we got them because she was so underweight.» One of the babies was noticeably smaller and quieter than the rest.
Clinging to her mother and stroking and kneading her was a common sight. «We’ve found that there’s always a baby that needs a little extra care from his mother.»