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Workers discovered "ceiling cats" successful their office, which led to respective eventful days of redeeming galore kittens.
Last month, Orphan Kitten Project, a vet student-run rescue (at UC Davis), received a telephone from a section car rental agency astir immoderate "ceiling cats" successful request of rescue.
Workers heard nan soft pitter-patter of kitten feet and meows coming from nan ceiling. Since they couldn't fig retired really to scope them, they decided to hold for nan mother feline to bring them down.
"In classical kitten style, these kids did not hold astir for that," Orphan Kitten Project shared.
The tiniest orangish tabby, a pocket-sized dynamo, attempted a daring leap from nan ceiling. Remarkably, he landed connected nan lobby level without a scratch. Rescuers swiftly scooped up nan fearless 1 and brought him into foster care.
"A fewer days later, 1 of his brothers followed suit."
The adventurous, gravity-defying kittens yet led nan rescuers correct to their hideout. "About 10 feet up nan wall, location was a mini ledge pinch a spread into nan ceiling/plumbing area."
They devised a scheme to lure nan remainder of nan kittens retired pinch food. One by one, nan kittens, drawn by nan tempting aroma, emerged from hiding.
"Using a gangly ladder and immoderate sneak onslaught moves, we were capable to drawback them 1 astatine a clip erstwhile they poked their heads out. (Never effort to drawback feral kittens pinch your bare hands. Humane traps should beryllium utilized whenever possible.)"
Each clip they rescued 1 kitten, different 1 would appear. They kept going until nary much kittens remained successful nan ceiling.
"We ended up pinch a full of 7 ceiling kittens." They were placed successful foster homes, but nan rescue didn't extremity there. Last week, nan feral mother was caught, spayed (to break nan rhythm of endless litters), and returned to nan organization she calls home.
As kitten play ramps up, TNR efforts—spaying and neutering organization cats—can trim nan influx of kittens into rescues and shelters.
"Getting kittens to consciousness safe and assured successful foster attraction aft they've been surviving successful a quiet, dark, cozy abstraction pinch a mom and nary humans for nan first respective weeks of life tin beryllium tricky," nan rescue told Love Meow.
Jiggy, nan small daredevil who jumped 10 feet from nan ceiling, quickly came retired of his shell. Soon after, Pigeon, nan 2nd kitten to make nan leap, joined him successful foster care.
The remainder of nan kittens settled into comfortable location life, letting their personalities radiance astatine their ain pace.
"Our fosters were very diligent and gave them nan abstraction and clip they needed to consciousness genuinely safe. A slow preamble to a calm family makes each nan difference, helping kittens consciousness that humans tin supply a loving situation for them to turn up in."
All nan kittens are thriving successful their foster homes.
Fueled by hearty meals and changeless zoomies, they are blossoming into happy, curious, and playful young cats. Soon, immoderate of them will beryllium fresh to commencement looking for their everlastingly homes.
The small pitter-patter successful nan ceiling led to nan rescue of 7 kittens and a amended life for their mom. Thanks to galore compassionate individuals, these small ones now person a agleam early ahead.
Share this communicative pinch your friends. Orphan Kitten Project rescues and cares for immoderate of nan astir at-risk kittens. To spot really you tin support their rescue efforts, sojourn their Instagram@orphankittenproject aliases Facebook page.
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