Ashley Morrison, an animal rights activist in Seattle, Washington, was alerted of a stray cat born in someone else’s apartment around a month ago.
The cat belonged to no one and resided in the apartment complex’s courtyard, timid in public. “She established acquainted with one family of residents soon before the events and began to visit their houses on a regular basis,” Ashley recalls.
The cat usually left her new friends before nightfall, but that evening she was willing to stay. “An hour later she gave birth under their table.”
The tenant turned to Ashley for help, and she immediately responded. She took the cat with five kittens to a quiet room, but the mother was very frightened and tried to escape.
“She is not used to interacting with strangers. She was so afraid of me that she literally climbed the walls, ”says Ashley.
After 24 hours, a wild woman named Moira calmed down a little and got used to the room, ate for the first time and even got some pleasure from stroking her head.
“It took me days to educate her not to feel anxious while I’m sitting next to her.”
Moira wanted more after experiencing what it was like to have her stomach rubbed. She swirled and rolled over on her side, clearly implying. “I pronounce her a strokes aficionado. She closes her eyes as I caress her, and if I stop, she pushes my hand with her chin.
Mommy Moira loved the family nest, which Ashley designed expressly for the cats’ needs: a plastic container with a medium-sized opening for admission and escape. The building was draped in blankets from above for further comfort and seclusion.
“I believe that unaccommodated cats should be kept in dark, tiny locations where they can feel safe from predators,” Ashley adds. “If you don’t provide them a place to conceal the kittens, they’ll hide them in the corners.”
Over the next two weeks, the striped bashful girl morphed into a pawing, purring beast. Moira began stomping on a new blanket as soon as Ashley placed it down, and she could do so for hours.
Moira longed to leave the pink nest and beg Ashley for petting for the first time in weeks. She was clinging to the woman and purring for her.
“She always tried to ‘protect’ me in her nest,” Ashley adds, “but she ultimately recognized I’m a normal person.”
When the kittens began to crawl, Ashley transformed their living space into big apartments where Moira could supervise the kittens’ movements.
“They limp quicker and more confidently as they begin to play and want to learn everything without their mother’s supervision.”
“Imagine how happy Moira is because she never seems to stop pawing,” Ashley adds.
“She was on demolition a few weeks ago and had to sleep on the street, eat what the kind folks left in the yard, and sleep where she had to.” She made her presence felt when she entered a friendly residence and refused to leave until she gave birth.”
They are now all full, warm, loving, and blossoming. Moira will never have another kid and will no longer be a street child.
The shy tabby cat has transformed into a loving creature. You can tell she’s in heaven by the way she stretches before her meeting the next morning.
“If she hears a big noise (such as a lawn mower), she still flees and hides, but she calms down and comes back as soon as I talk to her,” Ashley adds.
“I’m excited to watch how she progresses, and I’m certain that we’ll find her a good calm home where she can feel like a kitten again.”
