Mother is back with her kittens

She’s exhausted but she’s very happy – this little cat was found last night by our neighbours at J.J.’s Cattery (thanks Steve).  We’d told him that she was missing, he heard a rustling in some bushes as he was locking up and there she was, frightened and hungry and desperate for her babies.  They hadn’t been feeding well although we kept trying – they wanted their mommy!  When we reunited the little family, they were all wildly happy.  The kits went to suckle straight away and she washed them all in turn, purring loudly.

We’d left a basket in the yard with her blankets in, hoping the scent of her kits would make her stay around.  Perhaps she was too exhausted to go far anyway.  She’s a lovely friendly tabby/tortie girl, only looks like a kitten herself.  She’s had some fish and now it’s time for a sleep.  Then she’ll feel better.   A miraculous happy ending, don’t think these kits would have survived without her.