‘His eyes were still blue’: Hooman worries they adopted sweet kitten too soon, carefully takes care of the newborn baby, who grows up to be a beautiful boy

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Mar 26, 2025 11:00 PM EDT

Taking care of a newborn kitten is both a scary and beautiful experience. Unlike adult cats, who are quite independent little creatures, kittens, especially when they are only a few days old, require a lot of care. They need to be bottle fed, cleaned, kept warm, and, of course, loved, to successfully grow up. Those who grow up with the pawdorable mothers are covered, but if a hooman ever finds themselves taking care of a kitten without a mom, they quickly understand how huge the responsibility truly is.

In our household, we have two sweet kittens, a mother and her son. We got the mom while she was still pregnant, so we had the pleasure of taking care of her as she was taking care of her baby, and it was one of the most wonderful experiences of our lives. Yet we still hope that one day we will get to help a kitten who needs that motherly touch, just like the hooman in the story below did for their sweet orange baby.

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  • Penny the orange cat arrived at his pawrents' doorstep when he was just a newborn kitten, and he could not have been in better hands.

    His hooman shared some of his silly story, and some heartwarming pics of his journey, and we simply had to share them here with you all. Please scroll down to enjoy the full tale, and the awwdorable photo album.

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    "Meet Penny"

    I was a little worried when I found out my friend gave us him too soon. His eyes were still blue and we were told he was a she. Soon
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    found out Penny was a boy! We kept the name but man do I love him with all my heart!!
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    FUEL TO OPEN
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    GreenEyed Photographr So much cuteness! Penny is lucky to have you and you him. Congratulations!
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    Suitable Window1109 Oh man Penny is soooo stinking cute. I remember when my girl was this tiny. I cried because she was too cute. Just like Penny. We love you Pen
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    Faaarkme He's a beautiful boy. The love you give will be returned in larger amounts. And it's perfectly normal to love your kitty more than any other human
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    CheekyFemme Vibe Penny might not be a she, but he's definitely perfect just the way he is
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