‘No way am i putting her back outside’: A late-night rescue turns into a full-blown feline family after one stray cat births four kittens into the purrfect furever home

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    Last winter, on a below zero night in the Northern Plains, I took my son outside before bed to see the full moon. As we were

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    appreciating the view, we heard a small mewing sound behind us. We knew something had been tearing through our trash bags for a while, but now we could see who!

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    Just a sweet, frail tuxedo girl. With my son tucked under one arm, I scooped her up with the other and brought her inside. My

  • Wow, what a feeling that must have been for this poor catto left outside to fend for herself in below zero temperatures. Our human capacity for care is one of the most impressive things about us, especially when it means that we take on a lost soul to be part of our family.

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    partner protested uselessly and lost, because no way am I putting her back outside. We called her Moon.

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    I spent every moment of spare time looking for Moon's previous owners, and a rescue or shelter to take her in. A few people

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    came to see her, but it ended up being a case of mistaken identity every time. Every single rescue and shelter was full. One

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    shelter even told me that she would likely be e ed if I surrender her. We knew we had to keep her now.

  • It is so heartbreaking to see these stories again and again. Shelters are overflowing with animals looking for love and a home. Yet so few actually find what they deserve and so many end up in the washing machine cycle of being left to the streets where they will either be lucky enough to break free and find a home or face a less optimistic fate.

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     wow, she's gaining weight so quickly! She's

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    looking healthier by the day as we feed her pumpkin, broths, and high quality meats. She was pretty beat up from living outside, so we did our research on the best things to feed her.

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    Another week passes and it's apparent that she has BUNS in her oven. We panic and prepare. We had every possible thing you could need in a kitten birth emergency, and needed none of it! Thank Goodness!

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    Weeks later, the kittens arrive. The first photo is right before kitten #1, holding onto my boyfriend. She had four babies that night. All

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    healthy and almost identical. We once again look for homes, and once again fail. Shelters and rescues are still full. We

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    adopted one kitten to my grandmother, who wanted companionship after the death of her dog. Now, we are almost a year in, and have no intention on ever splitting up the rest of Moon's family.

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    So, meet Moon, and the three stooges that are her sons. We call them Toes, Ankles, and Long Socks. Going from 0 cats to 4 WAS NOT in our plans for 2023, but we can't imagine our lives without them now.

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