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A cat owner received an unexpected surprise a couple of months after her feline escaped.
The cat owner known on Reddit as FirefighterBusy4552, decided to step in and adopt a friend's cat who was going to end up in a shelter. Between getting the cat and before the cat's spay appointment, Eggie escaped.
Luckily, the owner got her back and all was fine, or so they thought. In a January 28 Reddit post shared on the subreddit channel r/cats, the owner revealed the result of the cat's escape. The caption reads: "POV: your cat escaped ONCE."
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It turns out that this owner is going to need a lot more cat food and litter.
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Eggie ended up getting pregnant while she escaped and welcomed home four kittens— Benny, Lettie, Sunny and Po. The owner updated Reddit users that Eggie and all the kittens are now spayed and neutered, adding that the kittens have since been rehomed to close friends.
Eggie's owner told Newsweek via Reddit that the kittens are all doing great.
"Eggie lost a lot of hair from stress when she gave birth," the owner said. "She's grown all that back and likes to sit on our PC as our sidekick."
That's the first and last time she'll escape from this household.
The Reddit post received 11,200 likes and 460 comments. Viewers were split, as some were applauding the owner for saving the cat and raising the kittens, while others believed the cat should have been spayed beforehand.
"Seems like you did the right thing, thanks for taking care of her and the kittens. Cats in heat will do everything in their power to get out," commented one user.
Female cats that have not been spayed will go through a process called heat, also known as estrus. This is when cats are fertile and can become pregnant. The first time this happens is usually when they are 4 to 6 months old. Then, during breeding season, cats will experience multiple heats a year.
Another user added: "Girl was on a mission it seems."
"Lmao the cat escaping just before the spay appointment fits so much for rescue cat behavior. Glad things are working out for the kittens," a third said.
A negative comment read: "Unspayed cats are way more likely to escape in the first place, as the hormones make them crazy. Better to just spay them asap and save yourself a lot of trouble ..."
But at least all are safe and healthy, in loving homes and out of the shelter.
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