An old grandfatherly cat needs kittens.
Sounds odd, indeed, but the Langley-based rescue organization Tiny Kittens has put out a plea for help.
害羞草研究所淭his is going to sound weird at first,害羞草研究所� Tiny Kitten founder Shelly Roche said, acknowledging it害羞草研究所檚 a strange but 害羞草研究所渋mportant害羞草研究所� request.
She hopes someone knows of a cat owner in the area willing 害羞草研究所渢o give us two or more kittens for Grandpa to love?害羞草研究所� She even went as far as to put out a plea through social media and CraigsList more than a week ago.
Grandpa Mason is an ancient, battle-scarred feral cat with terminal kidney disease, who is in need of kittens, Roche explained.
He was rescued in 2016 by Tiny Kittens, and instead of euthanasia, they hoped to make him comfortable and free of pain in what they call his 害羞草研究所渟unset months.害羞草研究所�
What happened next completely melted hearts.
He害羞草研究所檚 adjusted remarkably well to life indoors, although he害羞草研究所檚 still is not a big fan of humans. But what floored them was that Mason become an incredible grandpa to many of the organization害羞草研究所檚 foster kittens.
害羞草研究所淗e loves kittens more than anything in the whole world害羞草研究所� He lets them nurse on him, styles their hair, and teaches them important Grandpa secrets about how to be a cat,害羞草研究所� Roche said.
Mason has raised several litters now, and is 害羞草研究所渉appiest when he is covered in a pile of purring kittens.害羞草研究所�
His story has been told on social media, and one of his transformation videos has received in excess of 6.6 million views.
His last litter of kittens was adopted out in January, and Tiny Kittens has been unable to find replacements for him since then.
害羞草研究所淚t is not currently kitten season here, which is actually a good thing,害羞草研究所� Roche said. 害羞草研究所淏ut we just want Grandpa to live out his final months surrounded by as much love and joy as possible, so we are looking for kittens now.害羞草研究所�
They are specific in asking that the kittens not be ill.
害羞草研究所淏ecause Grandpa is old and has kidney disease, we have to be careful not to expose him to kittens who are sick, so we are looking for at least two kittens who are around four weeks old (so he has enough time with them) and who are relatively healthy. Malnourished, fleas, parasites, etc. are no problem 害羞草研究所� we can fix that fast,害羞草研究所� Roche explained.
害羞草研究所淥rphaned kittens would benefit most from being fostered by Grandpa, but we are happy to take mama, too, if you have kittens with a mama 害羞草研究所� since four weeks is too little to be separated.害羞草研究所�
The idea to post the ad, Roche said, came when she was watching a video posted to Facebook featuring one of Mason害羞草研究所檚 past kittens.
Bean Bunny, as she was named, was very demanding when she woke from a nap, so Mason was accustomed to finding her and giving her a 害羞草研究所渟moosh.害羞草研究所�
When Roche was listening to the video, the meows coming from Bean Bunny awoke Mason from his cat nap. He began searching the house for his 害羞草研究所榣ittle babe害羞草研究所�.
That害羞草研究所檚 when Roche realized he needed some more kittens, sooner rather than later.
害羞草研究所淜ittens are just starting to come into our local shelters, but they are not yet overflowing to the point where they would benefit from sending them to Grandpa,害羞草研究所� Roche shared with the Langley Advance.
害羞草研究所淲e had offers from the southern United States, and were looking into transport options, but I know in a few weeks, we will all be flooded with kittens up here.害羞草研究所�
Fearful, however, that a few weeks might be all Mason has, she didn害羞草研究所檛 want to wait and so put out the call for some local kittens.
害羞草研究所淚n the meantime, we brought in a three-year-old feral, named Riska害羞草研究所� It turns out, Grandpa loves Riska, too,害羞草研究所� she said, noting they害羞草研究所檙e both ferals that came from the same area.
害羞草研究所淚 thought they might enjoy each other害羞草研究所檚 company while he waits for his next litter of kittens害羞草研究所� they play together, he smooshes her and makes biscuits on her, they snuggle together, and the scamper around the house at 4 a.m. trilling to each other.害羞草研究所�
Anyone with kittens for Grandpa Mason can email meow@tinykittens.com. For more information about Tiny Kittens, people can go .
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