Male cat steps up as “foster mother” for six orphaned kittens

A litter of kittens rescued in Los Angeles now in a foster home is being raised by an surprising stepfather.

Kyla Lodwig’s cat, Bundy, needed to assist the six kittens she introduced home from a rescue mission at a non-public junkyard property with a feral cat drawback. Lodwig, a veterinary assistant, joined her pal and different technicians to lure a mama cat and her kittens out. She instructed Newsweek that the proprietor doesn’t declare the cats, however as a result of he won’t permit anybody to step foot on the property, they needed to entice the cats to come back over to their aspect.

The mission was partly profitable as they had been capable of get six kittens—the mama cat and one other kitten slipped out of their lure. She felt horrible taking the cat’s infants away however in the end introduced the kittens to be spayed, neutered, and ultimately adopted.

Lodwig introduced the kittens again to her home to foster on March 28 and tried to maintain the fosters away from her cats for well being and security causes, however Bundy is one curious, nosey cat. He would try and get into the room, screaming if he knew one thing was occurring.

Eventually, Bundy acquired to see the kittens and inside a couple of days, he stepped as much as turn into a father determine to the little ones. The textual content on @bowtie.bundy’s April 14 TikTok video reads: “POV: Your male cat is a foster mother to six kittens.”

Lodwig stated Bundy growled and hissed on the kittens initially. However, he would not go away them alone. He would stare at them. Then, after three days, his whole demeanor modified.

He began to “scruff” the kittens, a standard method feminine cats decide up their young. He’d executed this earlier than to a earlier foster kitten Lodwig housed, so she knew it was an indication he was beginning to benefit from the kittens’ firm.

“From that time, he would begin bringing them out to the lounge, placing them on the carpet, on the sofa,” Lodwig stated. “He began grooming them.”

Now, Bundy even tries to play with the little ones. But since he’s a lot greater, the kittens are a bit of uncertain.

Lodwig shared that the kittens are possible between 5 and 6 weeks old. The plan is to have them available for adoption within the subsequent two or three weeks. She is presently working with the ASPCA Los Angeles location to try to get the kittens into their program.

Viewer Reactions

The TikTok video garnered over 625,700 views, 137,700 likes, and 270 feedback to this point. TikTok customers applauded Bundy and the way he stepped as much as be a father determine for the fosters.

“He is STRESSED considering he wants to offer for the complete home,” a remark reads.

One viewer wrote, “He stated, ‘Watch out daddy with a child coming by means of.'”

Another commented: “That’s not a dad that is a FATHER.”

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