'Acorn saved these babies, but it seems like they saved her a little bit too': Litter of day-old kittens left at animal shelter struggling to survive, but post-partum rescue cat 'Acorn' adopts them without a paws of hesitation

Neonatal kittens are pawsitively challenging to care for. They need around-the-clock care for anything from frequent feeding to stimulation to help them go to the bathroom. It's exhausting without a mother cat. So when a litter of day-old kittens was left at this animal shelter, the employees weren't sure all of them would make it. All of their neonatal foster families were full, and they didn't have the resources needed to properly care for them. But, with a purrfeclty amazing twist of feline fate, 'Acorn' was brought to them as well. Acorn was post-partum, but without kittens. It was a match made in heaven.

After introducing Acorn to the litter, she immediately pounced into action. She adopted these babies as her own, cleaning them, caring for them, and feeding them without a paws of hesitation. She needed a reason to keep living just as much as these kittens needed her to care for them. They ended up saving each other, and this just warms our little hearts a million times over.

Now that the kittens are older, Acorn has retired from meowtherhood, and they're all looking for their furrever homes. We think it's time Acorn gets treated like the awwdorable baby she is, but inside, we know she is a hero.

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