Approximately two months ago, a tiny kitten was discovered all alone in a park, without anyone to care for him. At just one week old, the kitten required constant care and attention, either from a mother cat or a dedicated bottle feeder. Realizing that the kitten had been abandoned, the finder reached out to a local animal rescue organization, Be Their Voice Animal Rescue, for assistance.
Aimee, a board member of the rescue, immediately stepped in to help. She took the kitten into her care and had a plan in mind for the tiny orphan.
A few weeks before rescuing the kitten, Aimee had opened her home to a mother cat named Lucy and her litter of six kittens, who were born in a shelter. Lucy was overjoyed to leave the kennel and settle into a comfortable home.
Having a nursing mother is crucial for the well-being of a newborn kitten. Aimee introduced the little orphan to Lucy, hoping she would accept him.
Within seconds, Lucy embraced the new addition, started caring for him, and allowed him to nurse alongside her own kittens. Despite being the smallest of the bunch, the rescued kitten held his own, vying for Mama’s attention and snuggling up to her for extra TLC.
Despite being two weeks younger, the kitten, named Rerun, managed to keep up with his foster siblings, achieving one milestone after another. He grew almost as big as the other kittens.
Rerun would drape his body over Lucy’s neck, cuddle with her face, snuggle on her chest, or wrap his arms around her leg, clinging to her until he drifted off to sleep.
When other kittens attempted to play rough with him, he would swipe at them with one paw while holding onto his foster mom with the other.
