After She Was Rescued from the Streets Cat Hovers Over Her Only Kitten Everywhere He Goes

Sep 06, 2019 by apost team

In early July, someone brought a severely underweight and pregnant stray cat to an animal rescue facility. After the young mother gave birth, only one of her kittens, a male, survived. Susie H., a volunteer from the facility took in the mother cat, named her Shauna, and named her kitten Shane. Susie brought the small family to a safe, clean home where the mother could recover and the kitten could survive.

Because of her extremely undernourished body, Shauna was unable to produce her own milk at first. Susie fed the kitten from a bottle any time he needed milk while Shauna looked on. Susie helped Shauna care for Shane as best she could, because she was so touched by the young mother's inability to care for the kitten herself.

While Susie bottle fed Shane, the staff from the rescue alliance gave medicine to Shauna to cure the stomach bug she had. Overnight, while Shauna had been healing, and Shane was taking in milk, something wonderful happened: Susie woke to find the mother cat caring for her kitten, and both cats were purring.

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As Shauna started to feel better, she also started to take on the role of a caring mother to her kitten. Susie noticed that while she groomed Shane from head to paw, he remained quiet. However, when Shauna groomed Shane, he responded with grateful purring. Susie was emotionally overwhelmed by the sweet interaction.

Over the next several days, as Shauna’s health improved, her maternal instincts kicked into high gear. She wrapped herself around Shane, and the two cuddled until Shane fell asleep purring in the warmth of his mother's embrace. And as Shauna gained weight, she became even more attentive to Shane. She watched over Shane’s every move. If he wandered off, she followed him and nudged him back into their nook.

Susie noticed how attentive Shauna became. Shauna looked on as Susie took Shane from his bed and fed him his bottle. After the feedings, Shane would let out a "mew" and Shauna would meow back. Then she came to get her kitten out of Susie's hands and brought him back to their bed.

Three weeks after Shane was born, Shauna was finally able to nurse him herself. Shane weaned himself off the bottle immediately. And, Shauna began to make a full recovery and became a doting mother. After getting over her stomach bug, she starting acting like a cat again - inquistive, silly, and loving. Shauna enjoyed giving head butts, and Shane curled in your lap if you sat near him.

Shauna encouraged Shane to play with cat toys, and when he started eating off his own plate, she looked on affectionately. Shauna took over full care of her kitten - she gave him regular baths, suckled him whenever he wanted, and responded to his cries. The mother and son also spent much of their time cuddling, with short trips outside the bed.

Today, the mother purrs happily when Shane is by her side. Even better, this mother and son were adopted and will never want for food or shelter. Susie had hoped they would be adopted together, and they were!

If you want to see Shauna and Shane in person watch the video. You can also follow their adventures on Instagram through @dcfostermomsusie - a must-see if you love cats!