There are often surprises on transports of dogs and/or cats. But no one had planned for a new litter of kittens to arrive mid-transport. Dear, sweet Rebecca, left the Darlington County, SC, shelter on the Darlington Express (which my friend, Linda, now coordinates) on Saturday, August 23rd. She arrived at her destination, Friends for Felines in New York, the next day as a proud mama of four babies.
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| Rebecca with her initial three kittens. |
Rebecca spent Saturday night at overnight host Brigette's house, awaiting the last leg of her transport the following day. Brigette soon realized things were indicating Rebecca was about to give birth, and sure enough, bing, bang, boom -- and three healthy kittens arrived. Brigette named them Mango, Cheeto (I assume those are the two orange kittens) and Cinder.
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| Latest newbie, Bourbon, says "hi" to Rebecca. |
Both Brigette and Rebecca were exhausted, so Brigette went to bed. The next morning, she discovered another orange kitten had arrived, whom she named Bourbon. As you can see, Rebecca relished her time with her four newborns.
And soon all five felines were back on the transport, in a perfect crate without wires that contained the gerbil-sized new arrivals and provided the family with much needed privacy. They arrived in New York in fine shape, and will be together until the kittens are weaned and they all can go to their furever homes. Good job, Rebecca!
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