The story of Carly, a young kitten having kittens of her own, quickly turned into a sordid feline soap opera for New York rescuers.
Furrr 911 specializes in helping bottle babies, and there was a tsunami of them over the late summer. Yet, as overwhelmed as they were, they agreed to make an exception for Carly. The pretty white and brown tabby was from a neighboring county and barely 6 months old, but she had already given birth more than once. Unfortunately, it’s a common story for cats left unspayed and neutered.
On the phone, the story suddenly became confusing. The number of kittens kept growing, and Carly wasn’t the only 6-month-old kitten to have kittens. It was like a soap opera, a feline episode of Jerry Springer, or a telenovela, as one person commented. But this drama was an unnecessary one created by people, not cats.
“You just can’t make up stories like this! Let’s see if you can follow along or if you get totally confused and stop reading before the plot twist,” shared Furrr 911.
The busy scene at the rescue the day before the phone call about Carly. Images via Facebook/ FURRR 911
Court-ordered Removal of Carly and 17 Other Cats
The caller revealed that Carly and the other cats were going to be out on the street if their family couldn’t find help. And worse, if the family didn’t lose the cats, they would lose their human kids, too!
“We were contacted two days ago about an urgent situation. Eighteen cats (excluding six newborn kittens) needed immediate placement by order of Family Court. If the cats were not vacated from the multi-family house by Monday morning, there were threats of removing the four minor children from the premises. Calls for help to local Humane Societies and shelters were not productive, so the homeowners began broadening their search to shelters and rescues in other counties,” shared Furrr 911.
The Soap Opera of Carly and Her Sister Drama Queen
On the phone, the rescuers tried to take notes on all the cats needing help, but it wasn’t easy. It was a house where ‘rescued’ kittens grew up without being spayed or neutered, and so they quickly overpopulated the home. To further complicate things, some of the baby daddies were probably related to the kitten mothers.
“Buckle up because this is a weird story. It took us a hot minute and a couple of rehashings to get this story straight,” they said.
Here’s a summary, but we’re not sure this conveys it all:
- Carly gave birth to three kittens last week, of which two lived.
- She also gave birth to eleven kittens previously, but only one, named Uno, lived and was two months old.
- Another one-year-old cat in the home gave birth to three kittens but wasn’t caring for them, and some died.
- Carly’s sister, Drama Queen, also 6 months old, gave birth around the same time but lost her litter of two.
- Drama Queen then started caring for the two surviving kittens from the one-year-old cat.
On the phone, the caller asked, “Which mom do you want to take?”
Carly the kitten has kittens of her own
“And to top it off, the surrogate mom named Drama Queen (yes, we will be changing that name), who gave birth last week but lost her babies, is the sibling to Carly who gave birth that day. Have we completely lost you yet? Please, consider donating,” shared Furrr 911.
In response to the feline soap opera, Betty F. replied,
“Holy cow! Like a telenovela! 😵💫 Some people should never have pets. 🙄🫤”
“That is the best description ever! There was even more to the story, too. It felt like the storyline of a soap opera,” replied the rescue.
Fortunately, aside from fleas and Uno’s crusty eyes, the kitties were clean and healthy. Thanks to the rescue and their kind supporters, Carly and her babies got the help they desperately needed. But this story is another great example of why spaying and neutering is so essential. Things can very quickly get out of hand like a sordid soap opera, one which is easily preventable.
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Kitty seeking a home with the kind rescuers from Furrr 911 in Westchester County, New York.
