6-week-old kitten abandoned by cat mom gets rescued and rehomed with 6-month-old kitten who instantly falls in love with her: ‘We miss the little girl, but couldn’t be happier for her.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Mar 19, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

If you thought that cat mommas care for all their kittens equally, then this story will show you the true meaning of survival of the fittest. Thankfully, a caring couple of hoomans were on hand to intervene with nature's ways.

In most cases, people interfering with the way that mother nature handles her business is not the best of things to deal with. Most of her actions have a very good reason and the moment we step in the way of them happening we make irreparable changes to this world. But in certain cases such as with somewhat domesticated cats and dogs who live symbiotically with us hoomans there is space for us to get involved to help improve the lives of our canine and cat companions.

Which is exactly what happened to this couple who came to the conclusions that the litter of kittens a cat momma had birthed under their house had moved, leaving behind what must have been considered to be the runt. That is when they sprung into action to save this helpless feline's life and give it a chance to be loved and doted on just as much as its siblings.
 

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    "My husband and I quickly fell in love with her even though we cared for her just for two days"
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    My husband and I have been feeding a stray cat. Almost a week ago we found out she had three kittens under our house. It's warm, they're in a corner so we're not worried of them being cold or discovered. Mama did a good job. They
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    looked well, no visible signs of sickness and looked to be around 4-5 weeks. We still feed the mother and leave the babies alone. Yesterday I noticed meowing way louder than normal from
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    one of the kittens. Because they're under our house I can hear from inside and outside. The meowing was going on all day. Still, I left it alone since there were signs the mama was still coming around. (She ate food I put out
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    that morning.) However, this morning the kitten was still meowing really loudly. Something didn't feel right so I went to check after being sure the mother wasn't around and there was only one
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  • Oh goodness this is a sad start, both to the story and to this kitten’s life. It can be tough to stomach but mother nature has her tough side for sure, and in the endeavor of life, sometimes someone needs to be left behind. Thankfully, us hoomans do not answer to mother nature in quite the same way as cats do and this kitten was about to be given a second chance at life after being rejected by her mother. A bittersweet moment that is ironically made better by the fact that hoomans were around to intervene. 

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    kitten so I assume the mother moved the other two. The kitten that was meowing was one of the quiet ones when we first found out there was a small litter under our house. My husband and I assumed it was one of the different kittens because of
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    how loud it was when we first found them but seeing it was a different one I was pretty surprised. If the mother doesn't come back by the end of the day, what should I do? I don't want to interfere but I don't
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    want to find out the kitten was suddenly quiet because the mother abandoned it and it had passed.
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    Her name is Autumn! She's a tuxedo kitten, 4 weeks old, and now has a home with a loving family. I'm pregnant and with my husband working, I'd have to help her manually pc - and p
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    because she's not showing signs that she can be litter trained yet. I wear gloves but the risk of toxoplasmosis is a bit stressful for me so we made the decision to find her a foster or a home that is well versed in taking care of kittens
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    her age. My husband and I quickly fell in love with her even though we cared for her just for two days after we confirmed the mama abandoned her since we heard her meowing quite
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  • Well, yeah, we can more than understand why this couple is not in a position to keep this cute kitten to be theirs furever. After all, even under normal non pregnant conditions caring for a young kitten is a day and night operation which requires so much love, care and attention. But we can also completely understand how in giving that care and attention, even for a limited time you would fall head over heels for the tiny ball of fluff you are keeping alive. It is kinda like the opposite of Florence Nightingale syndrome. 

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    loudly for a whole day under our house. We put her in the open where mama could hear and see her twice before we decided to keep her in our house rather than under it. Both times, mama stared, didn't approach, and kept
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    aidde pon
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    on moving. We brought her in, gave her a booty bath since she had crusty pc on her, and fed her with a bottle and kitten formula. She was all purrs and loved to follow us around before going to sleep in her little enclosure. She had
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    soft sheets with a heating pad under it, a fleece christmas top and a little folded up piece of clothing to cuddle with. Her first night warm, safe, and fed. Which was amazing timing because it rained and got colder that night.
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    The next day I gave her a little flea bath of warm water and dish soap and she did well even though she did hate it. We got those suckers off of her though, dried her off and she was purring like crazy and all over us the best she
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    could. We fed her, she had her ear wiggles, and she ped and p which was an amazing sign! I was so proud of her! My husband and I cared for her the best we could and with the amount she purred and groom our arms
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    and made biscuits we loved her and just wanted the best for her. I have never seen my husband so enamored and joyful around an animal, let alone a cat, but this opened his heart to them. She was happy, comfortable with
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    people, clean, fed, warm, and we enjoyed caring for her immensely. It was my second time fostering a kitten and making sure it had chances of survival, but my first time for a kitten this young! (I foster failed my first one
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    and he is currently living with my mom. He's 4 years old!) However with the risk of toxoplasmosis and not feeling financially confident to keep her I was looking for a foster home/someone knowledgeable about kittens her
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    age to adopt. The next day I put a status in fb listing how we found her, all the care she requires, and an important note that I will not hand her over until Im confident that you understand the
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    physical and financial responsibilities it takes to care for a pet, especially one her age. I got a message from a church friend and we talked through messaging. Her and her
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    husband had been looking for a playmate for their six month old cat as well as a kitten that will grow up with their baby. She grew up around cats, fostered kittens younger and onward than Autumn, and her husband's family
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    were cat people as well. We talked, discussed things, and we decided to meet that day so they could meet Autumn. Immediately it was love. They loved on Autumn, she loved on them, Autumn
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    sniffed their baby and was quite interested in him and fell asleep in her new dad's hands purring like crazy. We talked more about cat care and I felt at peace to let them take her after
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    hearing the knowledge she had about cats including slowly introducing cats unfamiliar to each other over time, and stories about their own cat Smokey...I see them Sundays and know them well enough to know they will
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    indeed take care of her and watching them leave as a family made my heart feel full. She was sleeping happily, the husband cuddled her, and they sent me a picture of her sleeping against the blanket of the baby
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    who was also asleep. Maaaan I cried. I missed her already. I was bawling and crying for the rest of the day because | didn't expect it to hit me as hard when it did that was wasn't going to be here in my home anymore. My husband held
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    me, comforted me, and told me how proud he was of me for caring for her and finding a trustworthy family. He missed her too. However, we are extremely happy she found a loving home with knowledgeable cat parents, and will
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    have a playmate kitty and a baby to grow up with. This has opened me up to the world of fostering, as well as my husband to a love of cats. After we have our baby and are in a stable place to get a pet, we
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    definitely will. I still get updates on Autumn and she's doing well. We miss the little girl, but couldn't be happier for her. We wish the best for you and your new family little Autumn.
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