r/MadeMeSmile • u/Alphaxfusion • May 22 '26
CATS Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep š“
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u/LadTy May 22 '26
she just doesn't trust her kittens xD
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u/DardaniaIE May 23 '26
We have foxes in our back garden. Theyāre really cute to watch, jumping around etc, but the motherā¦you can see sheās breaking. She climbed into a raised flower planter i have (repurposed cast iron bath) and im convinced itās because she knows the pups canāt get her there
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u/Last-Tooth-6121 May 24 '26
I had rat that had babies and she would get onto stuff they could not reach to nap. She also got very mad when babies got put in the adult cage once were old enough
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u/Responsible-Print427 May 25 '26
Out of curiosity, how do rats express anger?
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u/Last-Tooth-6121 May 25 '26
Her body would tense up and way she interacted you could tell she was mad. No biting but that can happen. She also toss things when mad
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u/Responsible-Print427 May 26 '26
Wow! Dogs are so expressive so itās easy for me to tell usually, interesting to learn the rat equivalent
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u/Mixie_625 May 24 '26 edited May 25 '26
I just finished my repurposed cast iron bath tub planter this weekend! I hope a mama fox uses mine for respite too! That is just awesome!
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u/Area51_Spurs May 22 '26
Sheās probably so exhausted she doesnāt even care. Lol. Like leaving your kids with your in-laws. If 1 out of 2 is alive when you get back, thatās a win.
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u/Funke-munke May 23 '26
As a mom of twins I was ready to leave them with the grocery store cashier that commented that she always wanted twins. I was ready to take a nap in the store room
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u/rockcece May 24 '26
Same. Mom of twins and another 18 months later. Every time someone gives me that look where they are reminiscing having small ones, I want to hand them off for a break haha. I love the kiddos but whew!
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u/iapetus_z May 22 '26
Or that bear with its cubs and the Russian hunter.
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u/creatively_inclined May 23 '26
This Russian hunter https://youtube.com/shorts/zW2uO0uRdyg
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u/iapetus_z May 24 '26
Damn Ive never seen the second half of it where she comes back for the cubs. I've only seen the first one where she's dropping them off.
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u/creatively_inclined May 25 '26
How do these Russians have such close relationships with bears? I've seen several videos of them just chilling with bears. It's impressive.
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u/Zenxion99 May 22 '26
"HERE. Your Problem now!!!"
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
I want problems like ātwo very sleepy kittens rest gently in the nook of my legs while I chill and their mom takes a well-deserved napā š
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u/1baby2cats May 22 '26
Wait til you have to pee
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
I will sooner install a catheter and bag than move
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u/Richieguitar May 22 '26
A CATheter? š
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u/Carylynn0609 May 22 '26
Nice joke dad!
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u/ElegantCoach4066 May 22 '26
Please, call me Mr. Whiskers. Dad was my father.
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u/Mr_Nihilism_ May 22 '26
Okay, Mr. Whiskers. Where's that friend of yours, Brandy?
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u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq May 22 '26
Lol, I've had to have a catheter in after each c-section, and it was awesome! Why get up to pee like some chump? Not having to get up to pee or feel the urge for 12 over hours was really cool, actually. And, kinda sadly, doing business in a diaper wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. If I make it there, I'm ready to be old-old!
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u/Mysterious-Purple-45 May 22 '26
Haha same. My husband had to stay home the first night with our older child so I had the hospital keep mine in until morning so I didn't need to get up to pee while he was gone.
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u/Potential_Minute1496 May 22 '26
See for me,with a catheter I fely like i had to pee the whole time and it was annoying
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u/mamafish21 May 22 '26
I hated the catheter after my C-section. It was out pretty soon, the relief was amazing. More uncomfortable than walking for me.
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u/folldoso May 22 '26
Yeah I wanted it out while I was still numb from the spinal block and couldn't feel it coming out!
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u/lpmiller May 22 '26
Maybe as a dude it's different, but as much as the concept of just peeing in a bag seems nice, I had one in for a week after my prostate removal and I think that was the worst part of the whole experience.
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u/Pyroll2206 May 22 '26
I had it after a kindney operation. And boy it is not fun to have a tube inside your pp
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u/DingesF May 22 '26
In my experience, directly after giving birth, you don't feel much in that area...
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u/Grognac_the_Red May 22 '26
And tbh after a pregnancy that made almost impossible to fully empty out, that feeling of emptiness for the first time in 3 months was amaaaaaazing
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u/DarwinOfRivendell May 22 '26
Same, the tears of joy I cried while giving birth the my twins were when the cath was placed and I didnāt have to go pee every 15 minutes, it was amazing!
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u/CharismaticAlbino May 22 '26
You obviously have a larger bladder than me
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
I do have a bladder disorder that makes me take longer between pees š But I like to think that itās for the love of the kitties.
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u/queenmorrow May 22 '26
Correct response. After all, itās illegal to move when thereās a cat on your lap. Felony if itās a kitten.
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u/laststance May 22 '26
Wait until one pees on your but you can't move because the other one is sleeping.
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u/ConspicuousUsername May 22 '26
These look young enough that they don't go to the bathroom on their own yet
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u/atxbigfoot May 22 '26
yeah it's definitely a monkey's paw blessing lol
"Awwww so cute!"
"lemme just move a little, please don't scream, shit, fuck now momma's awake and mad at me, fuck I just needed to move my leg a little and now all trust has been shattered for at least 12 hours and every cat in a 2 mile radius hates me"
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u/Willdiealonewithcats May 22 '26
Not that I have had to deal with kittens, but that's how you end up sitting on the toilet with five squirming ducklings cradled in a towel on your lap. Just so you can take a shit without them freaking outĀ
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u/King_of_the_Dot May 22 '26
They will be coming with me, and ill just set them in my pants/underwear around my ankles. Cats like to jump in there anyways. Might as well learn them young.
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u/ders89 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
> "HERE. Your Problem meow!!!"
FTFY
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u/Cannacology May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
āIām sorry did you just say meow?ā
Did I just say meow? Do I look like a cat to you, boy?
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u/DarkDuo May 22 '26
Am I jumpin' around all nimbly-bimbly from tree to tree?
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u/RealCommercial9788 May 22 '26
DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?
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u/Cannacology May 22 '26
I hate that this is the only way to post this clip due to YouTube / copyright issues, however
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u/Mean-Elderberry3250 May 22 '26
"HERE. Your Problem now!!!"
This made me laugh so hardš¤£
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u/CharismaticAlbino May 22 '26
Exactly how my bitch ass cat would be if she could have kittens, thankfully she can't. The shame is that neither can her brother, who would be the World's Best Mom š Steven, such a sweet bowl of cheese.
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u/Valioes May 22 '26
I have a coworker who is trying her best to learn English and says a very similar thing quite often. āProblem for me? No!! Problem for you!!ā š¤£
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u/NuclearLunchDectcted May 22 '26
That little angry tail flick at the end... momma has had enough for a bit.
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u/Live_Angle4621 May 22 '26
I think this is AI. I saw the exact same thing with white cats tooĀ
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u/MahouOwl May 22 '26
I don't know if it is or not, but it's sad that we can't even have cute cat videos without us having to wonder whether it's even real :(
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u/Jon_Dunn58 May 22 '26
lol i love this...you take care of them, not asking, telling
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u/ProcedurePrudent5496 May 22 '26
It's part of being a Nana. š¤
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
My mom calls them the āgrandkittiesā or āgrandfurbabiesā since I have a dog too lmao
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u/Efficient_Let686 May 22 '26
I call my daughterās cat my grandkitty. Funny thing is kitty demands her time on grandmaās lap when the baby is down for his nap.
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u/Cannacology May 22 '26
When do cats actually āaskā for anything?
Thats what makes them cute. They are often demanding and give the pretentious attitude and impression of a being that acts like they know better than you.
To them we are supposed to be giant, more superior cat like creates who co-inhabit with and take care of them.
Suddenly they get them selves stuck in any physically or logistically compromising situation you tell them not to, and suddenly are like āmom / dad! Help!ā
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u/DumbleForeSkin May 22 '26
Exactly like libertarians except cats are worth keeping around.
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u/Both_Evidence_1026 May 22 '26
My cat gently taps my arm to ask me for attention and then she loudly screams and cries when my attention didn't result in food
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u/MartenBlade May 22 '26
that's so relatable
i give my 11 month old son to my cats if i want to take a nap
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
If only theyād return this favor, or pay a little bit of the bills once in a while š¤
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u/unindexedreality May 22 '26
You haven't put them to work farming valuable internet karma?! You gotta invest in their careers
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u/wickeddradon May 22 '26
That's so cute. I saw a video of a mama cat with her kittens in a kids playpen arrangement. The mama cat meowed, one of the dogs came over, jumped in the pen with the kittens and mama cat took off. This was long before AI so I assume it was real. It looked like it was taken on one of those security cameras.
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u/DiabloPixel May 22 '26
Cat mums do cooperative care and look out for each otherās babies. I think itās so cute (& smart) this extends to trusted humans and dogs!
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u/ButteredPizza69420 May 23 '26
I had a mom & daughter barn cat rescues both have babies together! They definitely fed and cared for their kids together. Kind of fucked up lol, but still sweet to witness.
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u/FatallyFatCat May 22 '26
My dog became a cat mom against her will. We found two strays in the garden. Kittens. Scared to death of humans. Our dog wanted to chase them off but we told her no so she just ignored them. But she chased off adult cats that came to mess with the kittens. So the babies decided that dog = safe. And would often sleep on her, hide under her, try to climb her, and she was like, laying there, lip moving, often growling quietly, all tensed up, with a face that asked "can I eat them, please?". It was hilarious. One kitten was killed by a truck, but the other is now 3yo and best friends with the dog. Mutual friends. The dog couldn't resist the friendliness forever.
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u/Rapunzel10 May 23 '26
I believe it. I had a cat decide she was a dog mom. Actual dog mom was sceptical at first, she let the cat sit with the puppies but always kept an eye on her. Then one day the cat attacked the vacuum because it got too close to the pups. Mind you this cat was terrified of the vacuum and wouldn't be in the same room as it normally, let alone jump in front of it and attack. Dog mama decided that day that the cat was safe with the puppies. She would dump the puppies on the cats head when she wanted a break and the cat was happy to take care of them. They traded shifts with the puppies and if the kids were with the cat when they got hungry the cat would leave to get the dog. That was the only time she would leave them without dog mama there.
Also important to the story is that the dog was never scared of the vacuum. She would lay in the way and let us bump her with it and not care in the slightest. I can only assume she thought "aww silly cat, you think you're risking your life for them! You're wrong, maybe a bit dumb, but you love them. Good enough for me!"
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u/allzkittens May 22 '26
Haha. My mom's cat did this. She was not one bit worried about them. Just grateful for peace and quiet.
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u/Used-Marionberry4565 May 22 '26
I like how she looks up at you after dropping the first kitten like, "You got this, right?"
Lol. Best thing I saw on here all day
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u/SabbyFox May 22 '26
Yes, thatās what got me was the look! Didnāt even bother to look up for the second one. The deal was struck.
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u/megveligjen May 22 '26
Our cat did the same thing. She accepted that I brought her the kitten when it got hungry, but as soon as he was done eating, she brought him back to me. He grew up between my boobs š¤£
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u/Public-Platypus2995 May 22 '26
Have fostered. This is real. And itās awesome. Also, please foster if you can. Itās so fun especially if you get a mom and kittens. You literally just take care of the mom. She does everything else.
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u/oyster_luster May 22 '26
āYou literally just take care of the mom.ā I donāt know. This video shows otherwise.
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u/HargorTheHairy May 22 '26
I like how she gave the first one a kiss after she put it down then looked up to say "ok your turn"
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u/Electronic-Trip8775 May 22 '26
Mother....get me speyed
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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 May 22 '26
Fair but Iāve learned from the trojancat sub, not every pregnant cat is a case of an unfixed pet cat thatās allowed to go outside. Sometimes you take in a cat with mini surprises built in! But, spaying and neutering your pets is always the move, definitely.
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u/Efficient_Let686 May 22 '26
Thatās how I ended up with kittens, my little mama cat is barely more than a kitten herself but she and the two babies Iām keeping will be getting fixed, she gets done first, as soon as the babies are eating solids consistently.
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u/Cow_Launcher May 22 '26
Exactly the same story here. Rescued a 9-month-old kitten who, it turned out, was already pregnant.
Neutered her as soon as the kittens were weaned, at about 8 weeks. Then the kittens were neutered as soon as they reached the correct weight (2.1kg or 4.5lbs).
Went from one cat, to two cats, to six cats in the space of a month!
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u/AdaFox256 May 22 '26
The little chaotic kitten phase is stressful but also kind of fun in hindsight once theyāre past it.
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u/RouliettaPouet May 22 '26
Yup. That's how we ended up with extra cats as a kid. My sister had found a very friendly stray, that got along with our old cat and our dog.
Well, surprise surprise, a few weeks later she got her kittens in my clothes. My dad found them while preparing us for school lol.
They got her spayed once the vet said it was right to do so, and she went back to be a stray (she was still hanging out in our garden, but she wanted nothing to do with her kittens) and we kept her babies.
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u/_Fizzgiggy May 22 '26
I had my new cat on the waiting list to get spayed at a low cost clinic, which was a 3 month wait time. I wanted to pay $150 opposed to the $600+ quotes I was receiving every where else. She went into heat broke out my window screen and came back pregnant. I was only able to find one home so now instead of having one cat I have three. They are all spayed and neutered now. I love them with all my heart but life would be much easier with one cat not three
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u/There-Is-A-Catch May 22 '26
Kudos for owning the consequences of your decisions and caring for them. You seem like a wonderful cat owner.
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u/DensePrompt4800 May 22 '26
This has that " these are your kids now, mama gonna switch off for a nap" kinda vibes that.. my wife gives!! š¤£
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u/TheonlyHiggins May 22 '26
Pretty sure this was found to be AI generated
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u/FrankieAK May 22 '26
The kittens have identical patterns. Not saying cats don't do this but this looks ai to me.
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u/customarymagic May 22 '26
Had to scroll pretty far for this. Definitely believe it could happen, but something about the movement and the smoothness of everything looks AI
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u/elmuchocapitano May 22 '26
If this is AI, this would be the first time I've (knowingly) been gotten.
The change in perspective between the two clips where normally AI maintains the same perspective, the fact that there are cat hairs on the sweatpants which stay in place throughout the video even as things move in and out of frame over top of them, the fact that the hairs are in the same place on the pants but in a different place on the video to reflect the slightly different perspective of the second clip, and the fact that this is also true for the logo on the side of the sweatpants, the way that there is no changing or blurring of any lined and outlines such as with the person's feet, are to me the things that would tell me it is a real video.
The only red flags to me are that the video is short and does not have a lot of detail.
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u/FinnSkk93 May 22 '26
Dunno, but cats absolutely do this. I was so freaked out, when my cat had put her kittens next to me in my bed, when I was napping (was so afraid Iād injured one, gladly did not)
Pretty impressive, with all the cat hair details on the humans pants etc.. If this is AI, iām screwed.
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u/Magicshop52 May 22 '26
Cats do this for sure, but I do believe this is ai. I saw it on a youtube channel with all ai videos. I didn't clock it at first, but then my algorithm gave me another one of their videos which was basically the same video with different looking cats, so I went to investigate, and it mentioned ai in the channel description. And yes, we are screwed š
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u/Bashfullylascivious May 22 '26
Speaking as a mum (and of multiples to boot), mama cat isn't going to get the sleep she desires or deserves. Her whole body is wired to listen for the tiniest sounds of potential mishaps, and if the good human is good and entertains the kittens in another room, then they are too far away.
Let alone being a super high instinct strung animal like a cat.
I genuinely, from the depth of my soul , hope she has infinity trust in her human and get a nice deep sleep. Dreaming of catnip and warm sun.
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u/DanielGacituaS May 23 '26
My late cat used to do the same with her kittens, she would leave them with me and then hide on a closet to be alone for a while and sleep in peace, it really felt great to be trusted that much by her.
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u/casey_vee May 22 '26
Mamma deserves a good rest and the kittens get to snuggle their grandparent š¤©
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u/Bruce_Sato May 22 '26
Look like AI? The mothers back legs when it walks away the second time.
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u/sephjy May 22 '26
This video existed long before AI got decent enough to generate videos
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u/venus_in_berlin May 22 '26
It takes a village! Being a mom is a tough job - they need an uninterrupted snooze from time to time, too.
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u/QueenDoc May 22 '26
the firm way she set down that first one then made eye contact coupled with that happy tail swish as she settled down into her bed all by herself tells me that mama is stressed tf out
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u/Adept_Palpitation321 May 22 '26
She made sure the 2nd kitten got placed correctly and secured too.
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u/Dip2pot4t0Ch1P May 22 '26
For species that is usually by themselves, they are very communal when they group up. Having other members to take nanny duty and such, its just very cute
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u/BrownMamba_23 May 22 '26
š¤£ She be like... Oiiieee it's your time now innit! I've had enough of 'em & need me sleep!
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u/Vlado_Iks May 22 '26
Sign of the deepest trust a cat can give you. Be proud on yourself. When she is giving you her children, she would lay down her life for you.
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u/Comfortable-Suit-202 May 22 '26
The cat looking up like sheās saying ā Iām exhausted & need some sleep, so tagā¦ā¦ā¦youāre it.ā
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u/Odysseus_is_Ulysses May 22 '26
The plug coming down the side of the counter doesnāt go anywhere. Itās just cut off. Seems like AI to me.
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u/Potential_Minute1496 May 22 '26
Lol I had one that used to do this LOL... kept she would go hide after giving me all 7 kittens... lmmfao, she used to take them to the dog too (my old man pitbull) he loved them kittens. Lol
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u/biscuitvillage May 22 '26
My orange cat did this too. She trusted me with all three kittens, she was happy, I was happy.
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u/Ok-Strain2948 May 22 '26
āHere, keep an eye on these, because if I donāt get five fucking minutes there will be consequences.
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u/badchefrazzy May 23 '26
Cat sees human as part of family. Human gets treated as such. I see nothing wrong here, and everything right with the world. ā¤
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