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I already had three cats, which was my limit. But when a cat showed up on my doorstep with her three kittens, I couldn’t turn them away.

Photo: Vicki Stephenson

When I realized that some were polydactyl and some were Manx, it was even harder to resist their uniqueness.

I slowly earned their trust and lured them into the laundry room. The plan was to find them homes, but I felt they needed to be socialized first. I spent a lot of one-on-one time with them, but the mama refused to let me touch her.

Eventually, I discovered the cats had three kinds of worms. The mama was so badly infested that I don’t know if she would have lived if we hadn’t taken her in and gotten her on medication.

Once they were treated and the mama cat was feeling better, she came out of her shell. Now she loves lap time.

Her entire family is as sweet as can be. And yes, we ended up keeping them all, even the beige one I labeled a “troublemaker” right from the beginning.

I was right about that, but nevertheless, he is my favorite.

Six cats and counting.

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Story submitted by Vicki Stephenson from Prior Lake, MN.

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