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It all began when Eric Hanst and his fellow sailors were Navy deployed overseas. When they were in port for a few days, they were greeted by an unexpected guest. A cat came aboard via mooring line. We lost track of her, and found her later that evening. We managed to get her back to the pier, and waved goodbye as we took off. This cat seemed unusually upset by this, said Hanst.
What they did not know was that the cat didnt just come alone. It turns out, when she managed to sneak on board, she also managed to smuggle on three kittens. We thought she had given birth on the ship, but it was pointed out to us that they were too big to be only a few days old.
When they were sailing off, no one on board was aware of the kittens. The little ones were very confused, looking for their mom for almost four days until they were discovered in the machine shop. We found one initially and the other two a couple hours afterwards, Hanst added.
Even though the crew had little experience bottle feeding a kitten, they all jumped into action, doing everything they could to help these little creatures. They did not have a bottle, so they improvised. They found boxes and necessary things to make a temporary nest for the kittens. They were all so proud, holding their new furry buddies and letting them climb all over them. When it comes to bottle feeding the kittens, these sailors showed remarkable love and care to the tiny little creatures that were about the size of their palm. They were gentle to the kittens and tended to their every whim.
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Rest of story: http://lovemeow.com/2011/04/navy-soldiers-bonded-with-3-stowaway-kittens/
9 more great 2011 stories about Kittehs: http://lovemeow.com/2012/01/top-10-amazing-cat-stories-from-2011/
Happy Kittehs and happy sailors!
(sad mama cat left behind but kudos to the sailors)
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Adorable.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Damn.
Can't seem to focus for some reason.
That bottom pic is really blurry....
liberal from boston
(856 posts)My eyes teared up--You can acutally see the love the sailors have for these kittens. I can just imagine how frantic the mother of these kittens must be. Thankfully the kittens are in a loving safe place.
1monster
(11,012 posts)Let the kittens eat as much as they want (within reason). The kittens I cared for ate two and three times as much as the instructions called for, and they all were very healthy. Two were the most mellow cats I've ever seen. The one we kept was not mellow at all (very mischievous, doesn't play well with other cats, his best friend is a shih tzu). But none of them ever put out their claws to humans...