Woman Finds Two Stray Tabby Kittens From Different Litters in the Same Month

Woman Finds Two Stray Tabby Kittens From Different Litters in the Same Month

This story is a finalist in the Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest. Voting runs through December 31. Three grand prize winners will each receive $500 in cash and $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the entrants and finalists here!

My kitties are my kids. One day, I was sitting at my PC and noticed that two of my outside cats were staring at something. I figured it was a mouse. As it turns out, it was a tiny tabby kitten on its back with its feet up in the air, frozen in fear!

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He was about 4-weeks-old. I managed to pick him up and get him inside. After calming him down, It was love at first sight! Tubby was now a part of our family.

A couple of weeks later, I was wishing he had a mate to grow up with. Be careful what you wish for, the universe will provide! I was visiting a goodwill store, and I heard a very distressed MEOW. My protective instinct kicked in, and I began to look for the kitten.

The kitten was running, trying to find a place to hide. I finally caught her with the help of an employee. Someone had dropped a litter at the back of the store the night before. This was the only one left. She looked to be a couple of weeks older than Tubby, and she was also a tabby! I took her home and named her Tippy.

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If you didn't know better, you would think they were from the same litter. They took to each other immediately! Don't you just love when a happy, unexpected surprise comes along! And I was fortunate to receive two in a month's time!

They give unconditional love, and they have a way of relieving any stress you may have. They are 5-years-old now. They love being with me when I'm doing artwork, or at the PC, cuddling in my lap. They enhance each day with joy.

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This story was submitted by Sharon Morgan, in support of Friends of the Shelter. To see other Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest submissions, click here!

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