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A Mother Knows

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a cat who gave birth to kittens on my parents’ back porch. After the kittens were old enough, they were divided up.

2 kittens came back to Tennessee with us. I have a client who adopted them.

1 kitten went with her mother to live on a farm. That completed the pack.

20 days later, the mother cat showed up back at my parents’ house, 5 miles into town.

Her baby was not with her, and is believed to have died along the travel.

I just feel awful, so sad about the whole thing. They must have been traveling back to find the other 2 kittens. How in the world did that mother find her way all the way back to my parents?

And I feel even worse that the 1 kitten died. I just wish there was a way to explain to this mother that her other 2 kittens are fine here in Tennessee.

But the poor mother cat has no way of understanding this. She thinks her babies need her. How could she ever have found her way 5 miles back to my parents? I can’t even imagine the instincts she must have.

Anyone who believes cats don’t have emotions is sadly misinformed. They are very intelligent, very sensitive creatures. This story proves that a Mother’s love is strong, even with animals.

Mon, May 26, 2008 @ 2:35 am | Filed in Life | Permalink

3 Comments

Oh, that is heartbreaking. What is going to happen to mama cat now, since she ran away from the farm? Is it possible for the sweet soul who adopted the 2 kittens in Tennessee to also take in mama cat?

Posted by irisgirl on Mon, May 26, 2008 @ 12:13 pm

No surprise to hear this from me, I suppose, but cats can be pretty amazing. There are many stories of cats making improbable trips to find their way home.

Let us know what happens to Mama Cat.

Posted by Riverwolf on Tue, May 27, 2008 @ 1:10 pm

didnt you ever see ‘the incredible journey’? those cat and dogs made it quite a bit farther. so its not suprising she found her way merely 5 miles. mothers are amazing creatures.

and my cats are no dummies. thye are quite empathic and know when im upset or down. and then always come calling to try and cheer me up.

Posted by chris on Thu, May 29, 2008 @ 11:13 am