A stray kitten born with a club foot immediately started running when he got the help he needed to walk. ChatonsOrphelinsMontreal While a team of animal rescuers helped a colony of cats, a feral cat led them to discover five kittens, two of which were just five weeks old. Among them was a black-and-white kitten born with a club foot, which caused his paw to point downward and inward. He couldn't put weight on that leg and walked with a limp. Clinging to his tabby brother, they were rescued and taken to the vet for care. Chabote was rescued with his brother from a cat colonyChatonsOrphelinsMo ..read more

A blind kitten immediately clung to a gray cat when they first met and wouldn't let anyone separate them. Milo and AlfieNadija Alfie the tuxedo was one of the 16 cats found abandoned in a tent and rescued by Animal Control. Weighing just one pound, he was the sickest of all. They couldn't save his eyes, but his life was spared after surgery. A shelter volunteer looked after him overnight, and he perked up the next day, eating well and seeking affection. While waiting for a foster home, Alfie lay cozily on his heating bag, resting and healing his tiny body. Nadija When a volunteer visited him ..read more

Kind people went to a property to help one cat but ended up with many more, including one with kittens on the way. Pickle and her kittensMarlene Last month, Marlene and her fellow animal rescuers went to an abandoned property to rescue one cat but discovered many more that needed their help. Soon after securing the first cat, they noticed three others. Given the poor living conditions, the rescuers set up humane traps, hoping to get all the cats to safety, leaving no one behind. In the end, seven cats were pulled from the hoarding situation, including one that was heavily pregnant. Pickle an ..read more

A family applied for kittens but walked out of the shelter with two clingiest cats meant for them. Kermit and FozzieExploitsValleySPCA About two months ago, two bonded feline brothers arrived at Exploits Valley SPCA when their previous owners could no longer care for them. Named Kermit (tabby) and Fozzie (black) from The Muppets, they curled up side by side in a kennel, taking solace from each other. Fozzie, the shyer of the two, leaned on his brother as they navigated this new world together. After spending their lifetime as a pair, the shelter hoped to find them a forever home where they w ..read more

A cat came to the right patio for snacks and kept coming back until he was no longer a stray. UlysseChatonsOrphelinsMontreal Chloe, who helps community cats in her neighborhood, noticed that a new cat had appeared overnight on her patio. The long-haired gray cat was alone, disheveled, and starving. He devoured all the food Chloe had left out that night. "He returned later when he realized he would not go hungry in this place. He waited for food every evening as night fell," Chatons Orphelins Montreal shared. The cat was wary of people, sitting on the patio cautiously as he ate his fill. He s ..read more

A cat followed passersby around, asking for help until someone stopped for him and changed his life. RocketPawsOfHopeNYC An orange and white cat with a wound on his left cheek was seen wandering the streets alone. He approached people and trailed behind them, begging for attention. Gissell, founder of Paws of Hope NYC, was contacted about the friendly stray and rushed to his rescue. "He was abandoned near one of my feeding stations (for community cats), desperately following people and crying for help," Gissell shared with Love Meow. The moment she called out to the cat named Rocket, he laun ..read more

A volunteer went to an animal shelter to pick up kittens but came home with a cat that needed her help. Josephine and her kittensJennifer Jennifer, a volunteer for Humane Society for Hamilton County, went to the shelter, thinking she would bring home a few kittens to foster. She came across a heavily pregnant cat named Josephine, who was expected to give birth any day. The shelter environment became increasingly stressful for her, and she urgently needed a foster home. Josephine gazed at Jennifer with pleading eyes as she stopped to check on her. "I went to pick up a litter of kittens and wa ..read more

A cat has tended to many kittens, including orphaned babies from a yard, while awaiting her happily ever after. Poppy and her kittensWendy and AJ Poppy, a beautiful tortoiseshell, and her litter of three were found in a hoarding situation, in need of placement. Wendy and AJ, volunteers for Puppy Kitty NY City, stepped up to foster them. The mother cat was immediately friendly and grateful to have a clean, comfy space to raise her trio (two tabbies and a ginger). She quickly settled in and nestled in a cozy bed with her kittens nursing on her. Shortly after their arrival, Wendy and AJ were no ..read more

A cat sat outside, trying to get inside a building for weeks until a couple stepped in to help. Galante the catShane and Becca An orange and white cat found himself stuck outside his home, unable to find a way back in. He was lost and confused, waiting around the building for about two weeks. "This friendly cat (Galante), got out of a first-floor window. When he tried to return inside the apartment, his owner wouldn't let him. It turns out that Galante has been living as an 'indoor/outdoor cat' for over a year. He's had some hard times, but that will all change," Little Wanderers NYC shared ..read more

A kitten started to trust with the help of another cat after months of being outside and weeks of hiding. BekamChatonsOrphelinsMontreal Nadia, an animal rescuer, was helping community cats in her area when she came across a beautiful kitten who was timid and lost. The kitten was rescued through a TNR program and taken to a veterinary clinic. He was terrified, huddling in a corner with wary eyes and flattened ears. Determined to give him a better life, Nadia offered to help the kitten and other young cats pulled from the streets. ChatonsOrphelinsMontreal The kitten had likely been abandoned f ..read more