Kind Cat Enthusiast Couple Accidentally Takes In Pregnant Stray, She Gives Birth to 5 Healthy Kitten Babies

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kalila courban
Apr 21, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Hey, cat enthusiasts! Today we are shining our wonderful ICanHasCheezburger spotlight on a fantastic story that tugged at our heart strings. When OP (the original poster) of this thread shared his story, we melted. OP and his girlfriend set out to trap a neighborhood stray to get him neutered and give him a real home. When they set up their 'have a heart' trap, they were surprised to find a pregnant female had taken the bait, and not the original stray that they were after. 

Nonetheless, they took in this beautiful pregnant female, anticipating that she had at least a couple of weeks until she was due to give birth. Well, surprises happen and the cat-loving couple came home a couple of days later to find that Mama had given birth to not one not two but five perfectly healthy kittens. And they have a sneaking suspicion that the daddy cat was their original target! Talk about a turn of events. Check out the pictures and all of the details below! 

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    Took this girl in 2 weeks ago and noticed she was pregnant. Came home today to this!
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    Dino-sore OP • 18h ago Backstory: My girlfriend and I were planning to take in a neighborhood stray to adopt and neuter (we heard the owners kept repeatedly kicking him out for spraying, so we wanted to do the right thing and give him a real home). We set a "Have a heart" trap and ended up catching this girl instead.
    via u/Dino-sore
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    We figure she was a feral given her hair/teeth but was slowly warming up to us - she is such a sweet cat. We noticed her stomach and figured she was pregnant but not due for a while. I ended up coming home from work yesterday to see she had given birth! I called my girlfriend and she rushed home from where she was (over 2 hours away). All 5 are healthy, happy and hungry.
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    As a side note, we also did manage to get the stray. He's fixed, and seems happier than ever to have stability. Bonus pic of the boy: https://imgur.com/a/2UckTqL
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    The original target 17,098 Views • 18h PU
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    DoubleDragon2 • 18h ago | guess bonus boy is the father? Are they all getting along? Vote Reply ↑ Share Dino-sore OP ⚫ 17h ago We're thinking so, at least for the 2 orange ones. One looks and acts just like him. For now, we have her and the babies in their own separate room. We don't want to stress her out too much given that she still isn't 100% comfortable with us yet, let alone other cats. The one time the boy did sneak in, he mostly just explored the room and left them alone.
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    ostellastella • 18h ago So sweet! That momma cat has the look of "What have I done" haha
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    zanneturtle 15h ago The girlfriend here! Bonus info. Her name is Willow and the boy who we think is dad is named Chalmer. We're so tempted to keep the kittens to keep our new little family together, but I'm already a 'crazy cat lady'. I have 8 cats before adding Willow and Chalmer!
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    To give him SOME crap, he was too nervous to touch the babies at all so when I got home I got the lovely job of after-care midwife, cleaning up the birthing area and getting the new family settled somewhere more comfy. Which means I also got to hold all the babies first, which was one of the best moments of my life.
    via u/zanneturtle
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    I've been taking in feral cat colony cats my whole life thanks to my mama doing the same. I've loved showing Dino how to gain the trust of feral/stray cats.
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    • littleliongirless ⚫ 17h ago OMG, I love torties so much, this would almost be too much cuteness for me to bear. (jk, give me ALL the tortitude!) Definitely going to need updates on this gang, including sauce packets for scale.
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    SpursBloke ⚫ 18h ago Aww she looks exactly like my cat Blankie (who I got when she was 10 years old so didn't change her name). Please get her fixed as soon as she's able to! She'll live a longer, healthier, safer life that way!
    via u/SpursBloke
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    Fisi_Matenten • 18h ago Mothers are awesome. They can do this stuff all alone - as long they have water and food. And more awesome is a person who is helping the mother with food, water and a nice, warm spot.
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