Cat Starts Eating Again When She Got Her Babies By Her Side

Stray cats have pretty tough lives, and it can be a hassle to capture them so that they can get the necessary medical treatment to keep them alive. Feral cats continue to be a big problem, and it’s made even worse when these felines aren’t spayed and neutered.

It only adds to the population, and it can quickly get out of hand. Sophia was a stray cat who was turned in to a local animal shelter. To add to her problems, she was also pregnant.

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While in their care, she developed an upper respiratory infection that made her so congested that she refused to eat. That created a problem that needed to be fixed, as her kittens needed nutrition.

They decided that they would provide her with nutrients via a feeding tube. But even after she recovered from her infection, she refused to eat even though she was clearly hungry. They had to keep a red sweater on her in order to keep the feeding tube in place.

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But thankfully, Sophia started eating ravenously again once she gave birth to her kittens.

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Four beautiful kittens were brought into the world, and Sophia hasn’t left her food bowl since, so much so that she no longer needs the feeding tube at all.

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It’s like she knew that everything was finally alright and she could start taking care of herself again.

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All in all, it’s a happy story for everyone involved, and once her kittens are old enough and have been weaned, they’ll likely find their own forever homes. Share away, people.

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