20-20,
named because of her odd eyes (one blue, one amber) was a feral
compound cat who would come to my window to eat. When I discovered she
was pregnant I unsucessfully tried to persuade her to enter my home and
have her babies indoors since the temperatures in Bahrain are over 100°F.
The chances of babies surviving outdoors is not good. She refused to
stay in throughout her pregnancy; would not use the litter box and
howled each night to leave and so I let her go.
The morning she gave birth she showed up on my bedroom window at 5:00
am wanting to come in. Within a few hours she went into contractions as
I rubbed her tummy and gave birth to four babies in my bedroom closet while
I watched; three survived. Now, as the babies are almost six weeks old
mom and tribe are content to remain inside and 20-20 brings home little
mice and birds to thank me. The white kitten is odd eyed like mommy.
This is truly a beautiful story of trust between wild kitty and loving
persistent caregiver.
20-20 now uses the litter box, takes good care of the babies and rubs
herself all over me when I come home. She is a special cat who
intuitively knew when someone wanted to help her. When I took the
picture she was letting me know she wanted out for the night.
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