'I was awarded 10 cats yesterday': Heartwarming hooman finds mama cat and her 9 kittens under a dumpster, he takes them home and helps the grateful mom raise her babies

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Feb 6, 2025 10:00 PM EST

Finding a litter of kittens in need seems like a right of passage for every feline enthusiast out there. We all have that one experience of helping a mama cat and her babies after finding them out on the street, and we all cherish that experience and let it guide us through our everyday lives as cat lovers.

At least, most of those we talk to had that experience, but maybe that is just because we take note to only surround ourselves with hoomans who make an effort to help any fluffy friend they encounter. We want to know that the hoomans we call friends are willing to be there for tiny felines, and will never turn a blind eye to those sweet souls in need.

We would definitely love to be friends with the wholesome hooman who wrote the heartwarming story down below. We could immediately tell he is one of the good guys just by how he framed the moment he found a mama cat and her 9 kittens out underneath a dumpster at work – 'I was awarded 10 cats yesterday', what a lovely way to look at the opportunity to help these awwdorable litter. 

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  • The story gets more wholesome the more you read it, so we wholeheartedly recommend you scroll down and read the full tale. We can tell just how caring and loving the family who took in those 10 kittens is, and we are so purroud to know there are hoomans out there who care so much about the fluffy felines of the world!

  • "I was awarded 10 cats yesterday, an abandoned momma with 9 healthy kittens"

    These were found at my work, under a dumpster, it was cold, 29°, and damp and had been since the weekend. I'm pretty sure they were dumped there because it's a
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  • good ways from the closest homes and I can't see the momma kitty dragging 9 kittens a quarter mile to a dumpster they can't even get into, it just holds
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  • construction debris from an open top. Besides, they were all clean and free from any fleas, mites or anything like that. No one could take all of them so I volunteered
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  • because I didn't want them taken to any place but a home. Me and my wife have 4 rescue cats of our own, and we keep them all separated from this new batch. Most of
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  • these have already been spoken for from work friends and family, and we'll keep the little fuzzy void. They'll be going to the vet soon for their checkups.
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  • The kittens are nearly weaned, already eating some dry kibble and wet food, and they've been drinking a healthy amount of water. They all use the litter box
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  • very well. They should be ready for their new homes in couple of weeks. Momma kitty is very docile and takes very good care of the kittens, another reason I think they
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  • were dumped, she's never hissed at anyone a single time. Plus, feral cats won't just make themselves at home and hop in your lap anytime you come to visit
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  • them. The last 2 photos, the first one is the bed I made for the momma so she could get some rest from the kitties and it's up a little ways, that's 10 minutes after
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  • I fed them after getting them. home. She was so tired from the constant nursing she was doing to keep the kitties in good health. The second
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  • picture is from a few minutes before I made this post, just momma and 2 of the babies just relaxing and enjoying the warmth and full bellies.
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  • Specialist-Topic-399 You are an amazing human for taking in this desperate family, bless you a thousand times, bless you! ✰✰✰✰thank you for loving these sweet souls, glad to hear that they will be getting homes □ □♡
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  • ranger_steve OP Thank you so much for that.
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  • Raptor007 The CDS found you and that big family is so lucky to have you. Congrats on the newest edition to your family.
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  • ranger_steve OP Thank you, they're a handful but well worth the time and effort to make sure they have good lives with good people, especially since they had such a bad start.
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  • frolicndetour NINE oh my goodness. She's probably so relieved to have help in addition to being warm and fed are a good hoomin! . You
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