During labor، they abandoned the mother cat in a cat carrier outside in triple-digit temperatures، leaving her alone when she needed them the most.

When her owners were told there was no space at the shelter، they were not happy، so they decided the best thing to do was to leave the cat in the carrier in mid-labor in triple-digit temperatures.

A pregnant cat was brought to the Valley Animal Center in Fresno، CA، in desperate need of assistance. She was already mid-labor with complications and needed help. As it was already high kitten season، the shelter had no space and recommended that the owners take her to a vet immediately.Not happy with this response، the owners simply dumped her outdoors at the location، leaving her alone when she needed them most، in triple-digit temperatures.

This is beyond frustrating for the shelter. Being a rescue organization، they lack the resources vet clinics have، both financial and medical، especially for a cat in labor with complications.

“I should’ve kept my eye on them as they left،” the admin volunteer said، “but I had incoming calls and work I needed to get done.”

When they opened the carrier، they were devastated! She had already given birth to two kittens، one stillborn، and one very much alive. What made the scene even more heartbreaking was the cockroaches.

Mom had gone through hell، the shelter was maxed out، but there was no way they could turn her away. They gave Mom the name Mama Cat Pie، and her baby Cool Whip. Needing emergency care due to ongoing bleeding، the vets were called back from their lunch to treat an exhausted cat.

Her surviving kitten، looking just like Mama Pie، was mewling and crawling to mom، looking for warmth. Despite her weakened state، Pie hugged her، trying to comfort her new baby.

But now، Pie is slowly but surely recovering in their care. She had one more surprise، though، that truly showed them what a beautiful soul she is.

Because Pie welcomed another orphaned neonatal kitten، Cheesecake، into the family and is caring for him!

Often، nursing mother cats will accept abandoned kittens، though not always. But here، perhaps there was a bit of fate at play? Because Cheesecake showed up at the perfect time to help Pie’s heart heal from her traumatic labor.

The police are looking into the individual that dumped them، and hopefully charges are filed.

Thank you so much to Valley Animal Center for stepping up when it’s not easy to do so! Please follow them on social media to show your support and donate to all the animals in their care. We can’t wait to see the love that this deserving family gets going forward!