Momma cat and her 4 kittens get abandoned in a carry case in an old cemetery in the woods, but luckily a kind visitor saves her and her babies just before the weather turns freezing

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Nov 21, 2025 9:00 AM EST

We have said it before, and we will say it again - we will never ever understand people who abandon cats. We understand that sometimes, unfortunately, complicated situations arise, preventing you from keeping your cats, but abandoning them is the last option - the worst option. Rehome the cat, give the cat to a no-kill shelter, find temporary fosters for the cat if you can't keep it one minute longer, but do not throw the cat outside to fend for itself. 

Indoor cats don't know how to live the lives that outdoor cats do. They don't know how to fend for themselves. And if the cat you're abandoning is a momma cat who has just had her kittens… that's just sealing her and her babies' fates right there. If this person hadn't found this momma cat, hadn't worked so, so hard to get her to trust him, we don't want to think about what her fate would have been. But they did it, and now, she will be safe forever. 

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  • We will never understand why people do this. Abandoning a cat, especially a cat momma who has just had her babies, all alone, is essentially deciding their fate. It's only a matter of time. Which is why we are all the more thankful that someone found them and cared enough about them to give them the life the deserved. 

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    Cheers from West Virginia! I wanted to share an update on the mama cat (and four kittens) rescued from an old private cemetery, way back in the woods.
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    Quick background: I'd visited the cemetery to see if I needed to cut grass and found mama and kittens. Along with them, I found a small carry case that they'd been transported in and then dumped.
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    She was still nursing, and had no food. She was a skeleton, but the kittens were well-nourished and gorgeous. I was able to catch all the kittens and home them that night, but mama ran. She was very scared and deeply traumatized.
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    I visited with her every day after work. I put out hard food, soft food, and fresh water. I also made her a warm place to rest. Every visit, I talked to her, and every day we made a small amount of progress.
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    Day 1, she ate, but bolted if I was too close; however, by day 10 ... she allowed me to put her in the Jeep. The night she came home, it was pouring the rain and about 40°. She was soaked and eaten up by fleas and so many ticks!
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    She allowed me to bathe her, pick all the ticks off, and dry her, but after that she hid under the couch. Sometimes she'd let me give her ear scratches, but that was the extent of it. I brought her home almost a month ago.
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    She's a queen and has attempted to take over. There's still a power struggle between her and KDCat, the kitten, and her brother, Red, but it's working itself out. She's become much more comfortable and trusting, and we gave her a name befitting her: Grace (Gracie).
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    Gracie won't sleep in the bed, but she meets me at the bedroom door every single morning. She's very vocal, and practically sings when I wake up. My morning routine now includes being shadowed from the moment I get out of bed until I shut the front door.
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    She occasionally loves Red & KDCat, or, at least, the hissing has ceased. She absolutely loves swerving between my feet, and when she's really feeling her feels, she'll let me love her for a minute. Now, she's waiting at the front door when I get home.
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    She's actually started playing (!) with toys, and bottle lids that she steals from KDCat's stash. She's extremely hardheaded and defiant. She will push a claw-board next to the chair, so she can sit on it, look at me, and start to claw the chair.
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    Thankfully, all I do is tell her no in a soft voice. She stops immediately and then claw the board or tree. She's got very long and very sharp claws. Since the chair isn't damaged at all, I'm pretty sure this is her way of telling me she wants attending.
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    We had a huge breakthrough tonight. I was sitting on the couch and she jumped up and crawled into my lap. She stayed only 30 seconds before bolting, but she made the decision to be extremely vulnerable and close to me.
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    I am so proud of Gracie, and so grateful that she allowed me to pick her up that night. It had been a long 10 days, and it broke my heart a little every time I left her there alone. The first picture was from the last night she stayed in the cemetery.
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    VWondering77 What a story! Thank you for your perseverance with Gracie, she's come a long way in a short time. So awesome!
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    GingerlesSouls OP Slowly but surely. She jumped in my lap tonight. She's really loving and purrs so loudly. I think she got a little too into the pets and wasn't thinking. She landed in my lap and froze, like what did I just do? Then she ran. I'll take it.
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  • Not everyone would have worked nearly as hard as you did to get close to the momma cat. It's easy to give up, and you did not do that. And now, not only is the momma cat going to be thankful to you for the rest of her life, we will be too. 

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    Icy-Outlandishness-5 She's precious! Where are the babies? Did they get new homes?
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    GingerlesSouls OP Yes. I was able to home them the night I found them. They're all with good humans who love them.
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