Mama Mittens is acting as a surrogate mom to six orphaned kittens, providing them with nourishment, care, and love
Mama Mittens , a polydactyl cat , is caring for her biological kitten and six adopted kittens at a California shelterAfter a few more weeks, Mama Mittens and her baby kittens will be ready to be adopted A mother cat born with extra toes is celebrating Mother's Day by taking in a handful of orphaned kittens .
Mama Mittens, a cat at Helen Woodward Animal Center in California, is uniting her biological kitten and six orphaned kittens into one large litter. As a polydactyl cat, Mama Mittens has a few extra toes due to a harmless genetic condition. The extra digits may come in handy as she cares for her expanding litter.
The "big-hearted and big-pawed" mother cat arrived at Helen Woodward Animal Center on April 8, alongside her 3-week-old kitten, who appears to be a polydactyl cat as well. Both had been rescued from the Long Beach area, Helen Woodward shared in a release. Around the same time, six-week-old kittens, also rescued from the Long Beach area, arrived at Helen Woodward with no mother to care for them.
The group of kittens wouldn't survive long without a surrogate mother to provide care and nourishment. Luckily, Mama Mittens was happy to step into the role of mother of seven.
"Overnight, Mama Mittens went from a single mom of one to a single mom of seven," said the shelter's foster assistant manager, Courtney Williams. "Animals are amazing. Mama Mittens didn't just decide to welcome them for nourishment; she immediately began to provide each of them with the love they'd been missing.
" Now under Mama Mittens' care are her biological daughter, Socks, and her six adopted kittens: Flip, Flop, Jean, Jacket, Hat, and Scarf. The shelter announced that all seven kittens are "flourishing," and they'll be ready for adoption after they are weaned from Mama Mittens. Never miss a story — sign up forto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Before they're ready to be placed for adoption, the shelter said, Mama Mittens and her kittens will undergo a few more weeks of health tests, and all will be spayed or neutered.
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