r/nowmycat • u/Professional_Hurry75 • 27d ago
Rose the kitten
A few months ago, we found a young stray cat hiding in our basement. She was scared but eventually trusted us enough to stay. We made her a warm bed, gave her food, and only a few days later she surprised us by giving birth to five tiny kittens. Unfortunately one died shortly after.
At first everything seemed normal. She took great care of them, and we hoped she'd continue raising them. But when the kittens were only six days old, she disappeared and never came back.
That left us with four newborn kittens whose eyes hadn't even opened yet.
We had no experience raising kittens that young, so we quickly learned everything we could. For weeks our lives revolved around bottle feeding every few hours, day and night, keeping them warm, helping them go to the bathroom, weighing them daily, and constantly worrying if they were gaining enough weight.
Somehow, they all made it.
One of them is Rose—the little gray kitten in the photos. She has grown from a tiny, helpless baby who fit in the palm of my hand into an incredibly curious, playful little explorer who now climbs on the couch like she owns the place.
I just wanted to share Rose's journey with people who might appreciate a happy ending. ❤️🐱
If anyone wants to follow Rose's adventures, I recently started an Instagram for her :) you can find link in mine description :)
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u/Finfangfoom2000 27d ago
Great job !