When a beautiful white cat was found wandering the streets in Decatur, Texas, back in March, she was brought to the county shelter — and she was so pregnant she was about to burst.
Fortunately, Animal Allies of Texas moved swiftly to get Holly, the cat, a foster home where she could give birth to her kittens. A few weeks later, Holly, who is little over a year old, gave birth to five kittens.
But that wasn’t all. A few days after Holly gave birth, three orphaned kittens arrived at the county shelter. They were 2 days old and needed a mom’s love and care to help them survive.
So rescuers brought the little cats to Holly, who immediately accepted the orphans as her own. For the following few weeks, Holly raised eight kittens.
But regrettably, one of Holly’s own kittens lost away since he was frail due to several congenital problems.
Janelle Weaver of Animal Allies of Texas told The Dodo that Holly “took it hard and was obviously upset for a long, which shows what a fantastic, caring and committed parent she is and was.”
And soon Holly had to say goodbye to her other kittens, but for a more positive reason: She successfully raised them to be healthy young cats and soon enough they were getting adopted.
She has been overlooked just because she is an adult, according to Marjorie Royal, the local coordinator for Animal Allies of Texas, who said that everyone prefers tiny babies.
The worst part is when the adult cat is the mother of kittens who end up getting homes before her. This occurs all too frequently to adult cats that need homes.
“From a throwaway cat to such an amazing mom and now just the best little cat anyone would ever want … I would really like for her to meet her forever family,” Royal said. “If I have ever seen a super little cat, this is it.”
