Mama cat Gretchen nurses the kittens with whom she was miraculously reunited

Mama cat Gretchen nurses the kittens with whom she was miraculously reunited

A family of six enjoyed a miraculous Mother’s Day this year. That family just so happens to be feline.

On the eve of Mother’s Day, two hungry kittens scarcely a week old were found alone in East Amwell, NJ. The kittens were fortunate to find sanctuary at Tabby’s Place: a Cat Sanctuary. Although the infants would be best off with their own mother, ‘round-the-clock human care would save their lives.

Little did the humans know, those newborns had three siblings still shivering outdoors.

After a night of unrelenting rain, an East Amwell resident discovered three cold kittens huddled in the mud beneath her shed on Mother’s Day. Although the kittens seemed lifeless, the Good Samaritan rushed them to Tabby’s Place. The sanctuary staff worked tirelessly to warm the wee ones – and one by one, they revived. Given the kittens’ veritable “resurrections” from the cold mire, the Tabby’s Place staff named them for Titanic survivors.

But the greatest miracle was yet ahead for little Sallie, Grace, Kornelia, Trevor and Harry.

The day after the kittens’ rescue, Tabby’s Place learned that a neighbor had trapped an extremely anxious adult cat…and that, just like three of the kittens, she was snow-white with black patches. Could she be the little survivors’ mother?

Tabby’s Place staff captured the cat, helped her settle into the sanctuary…and then decided to dare a reunion. Would the mama, named Gretchen, nurse her babies? Had it been too much time apart for her to embrace them?

In the words of Paul Simon, the mother and child reunion was only a moment away. Gretchen began purring with a warm rumble, blissfully kneading with her paws as five kittens snuggled into their mama’s belly and nursed. Soon, their little bellies were full, and the family of six was happily dreaming together.

Tabby’s Place is grateful to all the donors and volunteers who make such labors of love possible, especially sponsors of the “Kitten Fund.” The cat sanctuary requests donations from the community to help care for Gretchen, her five kittens, and all the feline miracles yet to come this spring.

Tabby’s Place is a cage-free, no-kill sanctuary for cats rescued from hopeless situations, located at 1100 US Highway 202, Ringoes, NJ, 08551, and online at www.tabbysplace.org.

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