From Needing Help to Hero Mom: Cat Thrives at Rescue with Six Kittens

A cat arrived at a rescue for help. A few days later, she brought six kittens into the world.

imageBest Friends Felines

Best Friends Felines, a cat rescue in Brisbane, AU, was contacted by a member of the public who needed assistance with her pregnant cat. The rescue agreed to take her into their Last Litter Program, help raise the kittens and find them homes.

“Once the babies are weaned, she will be desexed and returned to her owners,” Nikki of Best Friends Felines shared. “One of our carers picked up the cat named Rico. She was a little unsettled and unsure what was happening. But within 48 hours, she was doing roly-poly antics for tummy tickles and pats.”

Rico was pleased with all the amenities and food. Despite her belly bursting at the seams, she was able to jump up to the top platform of a cat tree, her favorite spot, until a few days later.

imageRico the catBest Friends Felines

“She gave birth to six little perfect babies in just three hours.”

Rico dove right into mommy duties, feeding six hungry mouths and keeping them immaculately clean. She continued to seek affection from her foster carer, her main source of support, every time she came into the room.

imageShe gave birth to six healthy kittensBest Friends Felines

“She loves her cuddles and will come for pats, but rushes back to the babies if they make a peep as she is a wonderful and attentive mother.”

Rico stuck close to her kittens and rarely left their side for the first week. She wolfed down the food served in bed and was refueled throughout the day.

imageBest Friends Felines

As time went by, she was coming out of her nest for more “me-time” and attention from her people, leaving her babies snoozing in a warm puddle.

“At seven days old, all six kittens had the cutest chunky little round bellies. Their eyes were just starting to open eager to see the world, but they were not up to much just yet.”

imageBest Friends Felines

By the time they turned two weeks, one after another, the kittens were on the move. “They were changing from little wriggly jelly beans into tiny kittens. They were starting to hold their heads up, blinking wide little eyes at the world around them.”

Some of the kittens attempted their first steps by lifting their bellies off the ground, which was quickly followed by a roll-over tumble.

imageBest Friends Felines

“They were experts at climbing Mt. Rico already. Mama often rolled chin up with them crawling all over.”

As soon as the kittens found their feet, they were ready to venture out of the bed. It was only a matter of days before they started tackling their room and discovered the art of zoomies.

imageBest Friends Felines

“Playing at this age is adorable, rolling around, waving legs in the air while taking gummy chomps at the nearest siblings’ ears, nose, face, whatever they can try to fit in their mouth,” the rescue wrote.

“It’s a wriggling pile of kittens, until slowly they start falling asleep, and it ends up as an adorable snuggle puddle.”

imageBest Friends Felines

Just like that, the kittens are five weeks old to date and blossoming into playful, mischievous young cats.

“Their personalities are showing more and more, and we have some very snuggly babies emerging, between their bouts of crazy play, sprinting across the room, and darting up the cat tree.”

imageRico taught her kittens how to eat from a dishBest Friends Felines

“They’ve dived into being big kittens and all are eating their wet food with gusto.”

With their confidence and independence increasing, Rico is spending more time on the sideline and taking every opportunity to be with her humans.

imageBest Friends Felines

“Along with wandering all over their room, the kittens start to ditch the crate they’ve called bed since they were born, and bed down in random spots for the night.”

imageBest Friends Felines

Rico is taking a backseat while her kittens are tearing through the room, reveling in their mischief-making or napping comfortably in their new sleeping arrangements.

“She is happy to lap up all the human attention she can before they wake up and come crying.”

imageBest Friends Felines

Share this story with your friends. Follow Rico and her kittens and Best Friends Felines on Facebook and Instagram @bestfriendsfelines.

Related story: Man Crawls Under Sidewalk to Rescue 6 Kittens So They Can Have Better Lives

Related Posts

Cat Sitting in Front of a House Wanting to Get in Now Has People to Cuddle All Day

A cat who was found sitting in front of a house wanting to get in, now has loving people to cuddle with all day. Little Wanderers NYC About a month ago, a stray cat was seen outside a resident’s home in Bronx, NY. He was rough around the edges, staying …

Kitten Running Away from Rescuers for 20 Days Finally Moves Indoors, Within 24 Hours, Everything Changes

A kitten who was running away from rescuers for 20 days, finally moved indoors. Within 24 hours, everything changed. Bobbie the kitten ExploitsValleySPCA Animal rescuers of Exploits Valley SPCA responded to a plea to get a stray cat and her kittens to …

Cat Lingers Around Someone’s House Trying to Get in So He Can Leave the Outdoors for Good

A cat lingered around outside someone’s home, trying to get in, so he could leave the outdoors once and for all. Leonard the cat Sara Sharp A grey and white cat was seen in a neighborhood in South Jersey, trying to sneak into a resident’s home. He didn’t …

Cat So Happy She Finds Comfortable Place for Her Kittens, Even Lets Sweet Dogs Kitten-sit Them

A cat was so happy that she landed a comfortable place for her kittens. She even let the resident dogs kitten-sit them. Angelica and her kittens @ilckenzoo Angelica was a young cat mom with three sickly kittens when they were brought into a county shelter …

Cat Has Her Heart Set on a Place of Her Own After Ensuring Her Kittens Have Bright Future

A cat has her heart set on a place of her own after ensuring that her kittens have a bright future. Murphys Law Animal Rescue Lainey the cat lived in a hoarding situation before being rescued by the kind folks of Murphy’s Law Animal Rescue (in Greensboro, …

Kittens Found in Warehouse Together, One of Them Needs Help to Walk, and the Other Never Leaves His Side

Two kittens were found in a warehouse together. One of them needed help to walk, and the other never left his side. Jerry and Ben BabyKittenRescue A Good Samaritan found a pair of kittens in a warehouse, all by themselves. She noticed that one of them …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *