A kitten with a permanent head tilt had the odds against her. Now, she lives as though she could conquer anything. PaisleyNikki at MyFosterKittens When Paisley, a gray kitten, was brought to the municipal shelter, she was just skin and bones, spinning around with a severe head tilt. Nikki Martinez, an animal rescuer based in NV, found the kitten in urgent need of placement. With the support of Hearts Alive Village, she picked up Paisley from the shelter and opened her home to foster her. With her head tilted, Paisley needed to twist around to look at Nikki when she first met her. She was dra ..read more

A cat left at a Walmart sought help from mechanics nearby. Shortly after being found, she had kittens in a house. Bonnet and one of her kittensFosterBabyCats A brown tabby was found outside a Walmart, heavily pregnant. She was reportedly abandoned and in desperate need of rescue. A few mechanics in the auto department noticed the friendly feline and provided a safe place for her at the shop. "They bought her a couple cans of soft food and a little bowl for water. They kept her safe as much as they could," Jillian of FosterBabyCats (a cat rescue) shared with Love Meow. A severe storm was expe ..read more

Rescuers took on a cat with behavior issues and never gave up on him. He turned out to be the biggest "muffin maker." PikameowPuppy Kitty NY City A cat named Pikameow found himself on the emergency placement list of the city shelter due to his serious behavior issues. Rescuers of Puppy Kitty NY City immediately jumped at the chance to help him. Shortly after arriving, Pikameow nestled in his bed and started kneading on the fabric to self-soothe. When they realized how much soft things calmed him, they brought him a cat plushie with a heartbeat to help him decompress. They didn't know his ful ..read more

Community members found kittens huddled in a flower pot and wouldn't stop looking until they found the mother cat. ChatonsOrphelinsMontreal The tiny cries of kittens led concerned members of the community to a flower pot. To their astonishment, four newborn kittens were huddled among tattered leaves on potting soil. The flower pot left the kittens exposed to the elements. They bunched together, trying to stay warm. The finders looked around for the mother cat, a stray, and caught sight of her in the distance. With a rescue request posted online, a team of volunteers sprang into action. Four ..read more

Two shy cats depended on each other their whole lives. They met a person who came back to the shelter just for them. Gilly and WillyExploitsValleySPCA After rescuing three bobtail kittens outside a building last summer, Exploits Valley SPCA returned to the location to find the rest of the litter. "We've always known there were more out there," the SPCA shared. About two months ago, the remaining cats were brought to safety. Among them, two timid brothers, Willy (orange) and Gilligan or Gilly (tabby), were joined at the hip, clinging to each other for comfort. "Although they were nervous of h ..read more

These two kittens were born days early, the size of little mice. Now, they live as though they can take on the world. Jen About three months ago, Jen, a foster volunteer of Wrenn Rescues, received a litter of orphaned kittens in urgent need of critical care. They were tiny and frail and had to be tube-fed around the clock, 11 times a day. "When they got to me, it was evident they were premature," Jen shared with Love Meow. "They were the smallest kittens I had ever seen. They weighed 72 grams each on intake. That is less than 2/3 of a stick of butter." Maisy Mouse and Angelina Ballerina at 1 ..read more

A woman heard a cat screaming near a building and came to find the sweetest, gentle giant she'd ever met. GoliathLittleWanderersNYC A young woman who works tirelessly to help animals in her neighborhood heard a cat screaming at the construction site of a building. "She happened to be in the right place at the right time," Little Wanderers NYC shared. As she approached the corner where the construction material was stored, she saw a tabby cat sitting on a stack of pavers, meowing at the top of his lungs. When the cat noticed the young woman, he stopped wailing and turned towards her. He was s ..read more

A cat came up to a family and made a plea they couldn't refuse after his days as a forgotten stray. GingerbreadStray Cat Club A team of volunteers from Stray Cat Club worked tirelessly to rescue a colony of abandoned cats, pulling them off the streets and into foster homes. Among them, a cat named Gingerbread stayed in the background, keeping his distance, but his eyes betrayed a desire for affection. "He came from an abandoned traveler's site that had upped and moved and left all the cats," Stray Cat Club shared with Love Meow. One after another, Gingerbread watched other "forgotten" cats g ..read more

A kitten found as a stray with many strikes against him lives as though he believes he's the luckiest cat on earth. Fortune CookieTabby's Place Before Fortune Cookie, an orange tabby, found his safe haven, he was picked up as a stray with his eyes stuck shut and lungs aching to inflate. Despite the odds against him, his spirit was unshakable. Fortune Cookie was no stranger to challenges, having survived the outdoors at a tender age. Tabby's Place, a cat sanctuary, took him into their care from a public shelter, tended to his gummy eyes, and provided a comfortable place surrounded by company ..read more

A cat spent months living from yard to yard. Soon after moving indoors, she had kittens by her side. Ambria and her kittensEllen Richter A beautiful calico cat found herself wandering around a neighborhood after she was abandoned by her previous owners last year. She walked up to people for attention and food and was social and outgoing. For months, she was living in neighbors' yards, relying on the kindness of others to survive. When they found out she was pregnant, they reached out to their local rescue, Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions, and brought her to safety. The cat was transported to a ..read more