"She was so tired from the constant nursing she was doing to keep the kitties in good health": A dedicated mother cat and her nine offspring are found abandoned and given a second chance at a happy, healthy life by a compassionate coworker

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Aug 13, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

Cat rescues, dang, like not to come down on the banality of dog rescues, but cat rescues are just a whole other league. Whether it is the way that they have been treated, the places they are found, the drama that it can cause amongst rescuers and owners. All we can say that it is pure madness.

And this story is not much different, although we can be thankful for one thing, which is that the condition of these cuties was not all too bad. But to be dumped as a family of ten underneath a construction dumpster which could easily crush them is some scary stuff. In all reality, it is likely better they had been dumped by someone who was willing to leave them in such a precarious situation, considering that their home life could not have been much better. But still, what a way to being your journey in life. Thankfully, there was a heroic rescuer on hand to save the day, and boy did she.
 

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    These were found at my work, under a dumpster, it was cold, 29°, and damp and had been since the weekend. I'm pretty
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    sure they were dumped there because it's a 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 construction debris from an open top. Besides,
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    they were all clean and free from any fleas, mites or anything like that. No one could take all of them so I volunteered because I didn't want them taken to any place but a home. Me
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  • Now that is a rescuer with some serious heart right there. To have the place in your home and your soul to take on ten souls who desperately need a safe space for the next few months is simply saintly. And thank goodness she took them, a construction dumpster sounds insanely dangerous to be hanging out near.

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    and my wife have 4 rescue cats of our own, and we keep them all separated from this new batch. Most of these have
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    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 very well. They should be
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    ready for their new homes in a couple of weeks. Momma kitty is very docile and takes very good care of the kittens, another reason I think they were dumped, she's never hissed at anyone a single time. Plus, feral cats
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    won't just make themselves at home and hop in your lap anytime you come to visit them.
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  • That is a fact that all too many of us feline fans have come up against. It is our dream after all that every cat we come across would leap into our arms for a cuddle and purr and carry on about its day. But the truth is that feral does as feral does, and only a house cat who knows a lot of love will come bounding over to you.

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    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 I fed them after getting them home. She
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    was so tired from the constant nursing she was doing to keep the kitties in good health. The
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    second 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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    *** *Final edit/update: All of the kittens, and the momma, have found good homes. 2
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    individuals took 2 kittens each and one person took 3 but 1 of those was going with her best friend that picked hers out over FaceTime. The lady I work
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    with that wanted the momma from the day they were found did in fact take her. We ended up keeping one of the female tabbies to add to our own group, and if you're keeping count with the 8 above, the last one went to another
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    coworker. Everyone that I see at work that took one or more of the kittens all say how well behaved they are and that they're also very affectionate, which is exactly how the mother is. When they
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    were taken to the vet about 2 weeks ago, he felt that given where they were with their size and growth that they were about 12 weeks old, meaning they would've been about 10 weeks old when we found them.
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    When checked, they all weighed between 2.2-3.5 pounds, all tested negative for feline leukemia and had no worms and were flea free.
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    The vet felt they were a little under-sized but said that with a litter of 9 kittens and a young momma cat that's lean herself, it was fairly normal and had no concerns.
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