'Acorn saved these babies, but it seems like they saved her a little bit too': Litter of day-old kittens left at animal shelter struggling to survive, but post-partum rescue cat 'Acorn' adopts them without a paws of hesitation

Neonatal kittens are pawsitively challenging to care for. They need around-the-clock care for anything from frequent feeding to stimulation to help them go to the bathroom. It's exhausting without a mother cat. So when a litter of day-old kittens was left at this animal shelter, the employees weren't sure all of them would make it. All of their neonatal foster families were full, and they didn't have the resources needed to properly care for them. But, with a purrfeclty amazing twist of feline fate, 'Acorn' was brought to them as well. Acorn was post-partum, but without kittens. It was a match made in heaven.

After introducing Acorn to the litter, she immediately pounced into action. She adopted these babies as her own, cleaning them, caring for them, and feeding them without a paws of hesitation. She needed a reason to keep living just as much as these kittens needed her to care for them. They ended up saving each other, and this just warms our little hearts a million times over.

Now that the kittens are older, Acorn has retired from meowtherhood, and they're all looking for their furrever homes. We think it's time Acorn gets treated like the awwdorable baby she is, but inside, we know she is a hero.

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Acorn is a true hero. She didn't need to take on caring for these kittens, but she did, and they all helped each other heal in the process. We have a lot to learn from this selfless catto. Somebody give her her own talk show!
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After all that hard work, she deserves to be purrfectly pampered for the rest of her feline days. We can't wait for her to enjoy long naps in the sun, the sounds of many tuna cans opening, and lots of cuddles furrever and ever.
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