Residents Found Cat and Kittens in Parking Lot and Couldn't Leave Them Out There Another Day

Kind-hearted residents found a cat and her tiny kittens in a parking lot. They couldn’t bear to leave them there for another day.

Rice Krispies and her kittensLeanne

“It just doesn’t stop,” said Leanne, an animal rescuer and volunteer with Whiskers-a-GoGo, when she received yet another request to help a feline family in need.

The mother cat and her newborn kittens had been spotted in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It was no place to raise kittens. Thankfully, a few compassionate residents intervened, determined to bring them to safety.

Leanne rushed to the scene, and with the help of a humane trap, she secured the family and took them into her care.

She was rescued from a parking lot with her kittensLeanne

The kittens were just three days old, their umbilical cords still attached. Their eyes hadn’t yet opened, their ears still folded, but their tiny noses twitched as they sniffed the air of their new surroundings.

The mother cat, lovingly named Rice Krispies, relaxed almost immediately, as if she knew she and her babies had landed in the right hands.

Leanne

Rice Krispies quickly settled into her new space, a world apart from the cold pavement she had known. Now, she had a cozy nest lined with fresh blankets, endless food, and a devoted foster mom tending to her every need.

She stretched out her paws in contentment whenever Leanne entered the room, fully at ease in her new haven.

The little family was safe in their foster home Leanne

“When kittens are this small and born in unsafe conditions, we hold our breath,” Leanne explained. “We feed the mom as much high-quality food as she can eat, keep the kittens warm with heating pads, and keep everything clean.”

Rice Krispies allowed Leanne to weigh her kittens daily and tidy their playpen without fuss. Within two weeks, the tiny trio opened their eyes, peeking at the world around them.

Once their eyes opened, their adventurous side emergedLeanne

Once they could see, their playful and adventurous side emerged. With their little legs gaining strength, they began to toddle across their nest, tumbling and clambering over one another in clumsy play.

In their little clowder of three, they marched like miniature drunken sailors, finding their footing and learning to walk.

Rice Krispies is very attentive and loving to her kittensLeanne

“These little gems (Snap, Crackle, and Pop) are just wonderful. They’re healthy, curious, and so cute to cuddle. They toddle around, wrestle with each other, and are starting to take an interest in their mom’s food.”

Like their mother, they often flop on their sides or backs, stretching their happy paws in the air as if kneading invisible dough.

Leanne

Each day, the kittens grow stronger and bolder. They bat at toys, test their climbing skills, and attempt daring escapes over the playpen walls, keeping their mom on her toes.

Rice Krispies keeps a watchful eye and never lets them stray too far.

Leanne

Thanks to the compassion of the residents and volunteers, this little family is now thriving. In a few more weeks, they’ll be ready for their next chapter: finding their forever homes.

Mama Rice Krispies will never have to struggle on the streets again. She is raising her last litter in safety and comfort, bracing for the whirlwind of kitten antics—wild zoomies, endless play, and all the joy that comes with them.

Leanne