Shea Prior first noticed a stray cat prowling through her yard a few months ago, and she was overjoyed when she finally got near enough for Prior to feeding her.
She’d been feeding her for a few days when she noticed the cat was producing milk, indicating that she had kittens nearby.
“I was petting her and going to take her up when I noticed she had milk in her and was nursing some babies,” Prior explained.
Prior was both excited and worried, and she wished to assist the mama cat and her kittens in any way she could.
She searched about but couldn’t find any kittens, so she asked the mama cat jokingly where they were.
In a Facebook post, Prior wrote, “I started telling her to show me her babies, and that I bet her babies were so gorgeous.”
Prior walked into her yard the next day to water the plants and noticed the mama cat racing toward her — and she wasn’t alone this time.
Prior stated, “She came racing up to me and rubbed on my leg while making her tiny croaking sounds.”
“She brought me over to my shed, where I noticed two small fluffballs looking back at me. She fell down on her side and began screaming out to them, “Come out and see me!”
Prior had earned the trust of the mama cat, who knew she would help keep her family safe, and she was overjoyed to show out her five little kittens to her.
The kittens were initially afraid to come out of hiding, but when their mother reassured them, they eventually gained the courage to come out and meet Prior.
“One of the small gray ones was quite bold and came up to me with his little pointy tail lifted high in the air and immediately allowed me to pet him,” Prior added.
“Eventually, they all came up to me and let me hold and pet them after approximately 10 to 15 minutes.”
Prior knew she had to help the family as soon as she met them all, and she was able to get them all safely inside her house.
She’d found homes for all five kittens by the time they were old enough to be adopted, and she’d also decided to adopt the mama cat.
Prior knew she had to help the family as soon as she met them all, and she was able to get them all safely inside her house.
She’d found homes for all five kittens by the time they were old enough to be adopted, and she’d also decided to adopt the mama cat.
