Momma cat’s babies cross the rainbow bridge, so her wholesome owners foster orphaned kittens for her, and she instantly adopts them and makes them her family

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Feb 18, 2025 11:00 AM EST

There is nothing quite as wholesome and pure as a momma cat taking care of her newborn kittens. Seeing these calm and collected creatures surrounded by their wiggly, squeaky, chaotic offspring is… hilarious. And adorable. But as overwhelming as motherhood can be to some momma cats, and yes, even cat moms need breaks sometimes, it's still so obvious that they love their kittens and are happy to take care of them. 

That's what makes stories like these so much more gut-wrenching. This cat was clearly so ready to be a mother… but things didn't quite work out, and her babies ended up crossing the rainbow bridge far too early in their little lives. But the momma still had so much love to give, so much caring motherly energy, so her humans did what they could. They could not bring back her babies, but they could foster other orphaned kittens for her to love. And she did her very best every time, taking the kittens in, adopting them as if they were her own, and giving them all the love that they needed to thrive. 

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    RIBIS As I was getting into my car..
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    a VERY pregnant kitty approached me
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    She was too big.. her due date was near! I couldn't just leave her
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    PEPS "I'm coming with you"
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    She wouldn't stop making biscuits
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  • She chose you. We don't know exactly what happened to her babies, and we don't know if she knew that there was something wrong with them, but we do know that she chose you because she knew she was going to be safe with you - no matter what happened, and we are thankful that she was right. 

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    You're safe now
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    You're safe now
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    What should we call this precious mommy?
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    ❤ Marie ❤ Oh my heart she's still a baby herself thank you for not leaving her
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    The Vet Diaries. Creator Ikrso small!! & I'm happy to help
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    Merciful You should name her biscuit because of her cute biscuits
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    The Vet Diaries. Creator That's actually perfect
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    *,BS the way she gave u that final glance not knowing what was to come next ☹
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    Reply to hopefullyitgetsbetter's com... And there's an orange mama in heaven taking care of biscuits babies Remember Biscuit?
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    Reply to hopefullyitgetsbetter's com... And there's an orange mama in heaven taking care of biscuits babies She might have tragically lost her kittens..
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    Reply to hopefullyitgetsbetter's com... And there's an orange mama in heaven taking care of biscuits babies
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    Reply to hopefullyitgetsbetter's com... And there's an orange mama in heaven taking care of biscuits babies But not only did she rescue a family of orange kittens..
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    Reply to hopefullyitgetsbetter's com... And there's an orange mama in heaven taking care of biscuits babies But not only did she rescue a family of orange kittens..
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    She also saved a family of Calico &tiger kittens
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    She also saved a family of Calico &tiger kittens
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  • Some cats are just meant to be moms, and she was clearly one of them. And although we know that no other kitten is going to make up for the loss that she experienced, we can sense that she gets some levity from this situation too - that helping these kittens helps her as well. 

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    Biscuit deserves all the love in the world
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