{"id":43219,"date":"2023-08-22T07:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T07:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/?p=43219"},"modified":"2023-08-22T07:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T07:59:23","slug":"rescuers-saved-this-stray-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/rescuers-saved-this-stray-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers Saved This Stray Cat And She Brought Them Six Cute &#8220;Panthers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:75%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:75%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:82.395833333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>With temperatures dropping, you might notice your neighborhood outdoor cats coming together, cuddling, and napping on one another&rsquo;s soft, comfy coats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cats are pretty adaptable animals, but they&rsquo;re susceptible to dangerous health issues like hypothermia and frostbite when they&rsquo;re exposed to temperatures that dip too low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outdoor cats can survive the cold, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean that they&rsquo;re happy to spend hours and hours trying to find&nbsp;a warm place to protect themselves from harsh weather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&rsquo;re a pet parent to a fluffy feline that spends most of her time outdoors or a good Samaritan who wants to protect the friendly strays from chasing prey through the snow, we&rsquo;ve got your back. What are you supposed to do to protect the purr machines during the winter? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Build them a shelter, to start with. Shelters are a great way for outdoor cats to stay warm &ndash; you can build them from cardboard boxes, styrofoam, or plywood, or even resort to old storage bins you don&rsquo;t need anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you decide to do, make sure that the shelter that you build stays dry by getting rid of the snow, lining the inside with waterproof padding, and adding a bunch of blankets for warmth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food and water are necessary during the winter, too, especially when you&rsquo;re caring for kittens that can&rsquo;t fend for themselves. Contact shelters and rescues to check whether they&rsquo;re able to help, and that&rsquo;s pretty much everything you can do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We stand corrected &ndash; you can adopt one of the cats, too, but you might end up with more than you bargained for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When temperatures started to drop, a good Samaritan decided to rescue a beautiful black stray off the street because he wasn&rsquo;t sure whether he&rsquo;d be able to come back for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within a few days, her belly started to grow. Meet Belle, a stray that was rescued off the street with a little more than a cute smile. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20960%20720'%3E%3Crect%20width='960'%20height='720'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45024 eager-load\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-2-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAPSKittens\" data-lasso-id=\"9135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAPS Foster Kittens<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before Belle ended up on the street, she belonged to a family that cared for her. She was a happy, affectionate, and appreciative feline that brought a smile to everyone&rsquo;s face. She was loved &ndash; but she was left behind when her family decided to relocate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For whatever reason, her family decided to depart without taking her with them. She was heartbroken and didn&rsquo;t know what was happening, but she knew she needed to move on with her life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was living on the street near her home when her good Samaritan neighbor spotted her and started feeding her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the weather changed, he noticed her growing bigger and bigger. She was pregnant! Concerned for her health, the neighbor contacted LAPS (Langley Animal Protection Society) to see whether they&rsquo;d take her in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAPS pulled through and connected Belle with a wonderful foster volunteer by the name of Narod. Narod became a foster when her daughter started nagging her to get a kitten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She knew shelters and rescues were brimming with kittens during the kitten season and decided to contact LAPS. She wanted to foster a kitten because she wasn&rsquo;t sure whether her daughter was ready for the commitment that comes with adoption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Narod fell head over heels with fostering and became one of LAPS&rsquo; most dedicated foster volunteers. Narod and her two kids were over the moon to foster Belle and help her with her pregnancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long after, Belle gave birth to 6 healthy, naughty kittens at Narod&rsquo;s home. She had the best pregnancy and birth experience thanks to her foster mom &ndash; she didn&rsquo;t need to battle the cold, search for shelter, or give birth to her babies during a snowstorm thanks to the good Samaritan, too. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45025 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAPSKittens\" data-lasso-id=\"9136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAPS Foster Kittens<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>She was over the moon when she saw her four boys and two girls and she started nursing them right away. She was born to be a mamma, that was for sure. Belle was named after Disney&rsquo;s Beauty and the Beast and LAPS took to Facebook to search for Beauty and the Beast-themed names for the little ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you sponsor a cat or a kitten through LAPS, you&rsquo;re the one that helps them with spaying, neutering, deworming, vaccinations, and any other medical needs while at the shelter or in foster care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, you get to name the kittens and be a part of the <em>&ldquo;A Day in the Life at LAPS&rdquo; <\/em>strategy to help more kittens &ndash; meaning, you get to see what Belle and her kittens do on the regular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the story, though. Belle was a great mother from the get-go. Cogsworth, Sultan, Walt, Babette, Chip, and Maurice were a force to be reckoned with &ndash; they were absolutely adorable considering they looked like little black panthers running around Narod&rsquo;s home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were energetic, friendly, and finicky &ndash; climbing on top of each other, pushing Belle&rsquo;s buttons, and causing trouble every moment of the waking hour. They were eating pretty much everything Narod prepared for them. They were tough to tell apart, too. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-640x527.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-150x124.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45026 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-640x527.jpg 640w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1-150x124.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rescuers-Saved-This-Stray-Cat-And-She-Brought-Them-Six-Cute-Panthers-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAPSKittens\" data-lasso-id=\"9137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAPS Foster Kittens<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cogsworth was the <a data-lasso-id=\"6884\" href=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/runt-of-the-cat-litter\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/catschef.com\/runt-of-the-cat-litter\/\">runt of the litter<\/a>, but she was the fastest out of the bunch. She&rsquo;d run around, storm out of the room whenever Narod opened the door, and climb on top of Sultan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sultan, on the other hand, was the hungriest among them. He was more than happy to nab everyone&rsquo;s milk. He&rsquo;d practically drown every time he tried to drink! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walt, the biggest boy out of the bunch, would pee everywhere. He didn&rsquo;t want to use the litter box &ndash; he wanted to pee, eat, and drink at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belle was happy to teach them everything &ndash; she was patient with them and she didn&rsquo;t mind waiting for them to figure things out for themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belle and her kittens were a happy family already, but they were even happier when they grew bigger and stronger &ndash; and got adopted by loving forever families that looked forward to spoiling them rotten! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With temperatures dropping, you might notice your neighborhood outdoor cats coming together, cuddling, and napping on one another&rsquo;s soft, comfy coats. Cats are pretty adaptable &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":45023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"syndication_tool_enabled":false,"syndication_tool_title":"","syndication_tool_excerpt":"","syndication_tool_featured_image":0,"syndication_tool_publish_date":"","syndication_tool_schema_types":[],"syndication_tool_backlink_enable":false,"syndication_tool_ai_disclosure_enable":false,"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cat-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43219"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45027,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43219\/revisions\/45027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catschef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}