Dan says: Ginger started hanging around our neighborhood December 2007. I saw her a few times and she always ran away. But on a rainy February night she seemed so wet, miserable, and distressed. I sat in the rain for 20 minutes chatting with her and she finally came to me. She rubbed against me. I scratched her head. We became friends. That night she decided she could trust us and came in the garage to dry off and get warm. She loved it and by the next day she was crawling all over me. So she became OUR cat, but was still so independent and loved (required) to go outside. I guess she was someone's pet, but she had clearly been wild for some time.

One thing though -- she did not tell us she was knocked up! As she got bigger and bigger, we got ready for her birthing, but one night in April she left in the middle of the night. We looked everywhere for her, but to no avail. Then about a month later, I saw her sneak into house and slink upstairs with something dark in her mouth. I opened some doors and waited and eventually she brought home four kittens. :-) Three boys and a girl. We raised those four kittens in the spare bedroom she put them in. We had a blast! Socks was a very sociable boy. Layla was the only girl and did everything first. First to eat solid food, first to use the litterbox. She also look very much like our cat Sweetie who we lost to cancer. They were all really so playful. When the kittens were about four months, GinGin decided she wanted nothing to do with them and she moved away. She's back to being wild and lives about five houses down the block from us. I've seen her only twice in six months. (She hit me up for free spaying and kitty care... no problem...)

Socks went to a great home with my coworker and got a new name: Nugget. Polar Bear went to a friend of a friend and is now growing up with a small dog. I hear he has developed into a Siamese like his mom but has his dad's tail -- it's ringed like a raccoon! We kept Layla and Max and they are now part of our happy family.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Dan H. aka ringydingydo

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Gorgeous Mom and babies, too bad Mom couldn't stay inside and feel safe and loved. Thank you for taking care of her and the babies and getting her spayed.
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What an adorable crew! So many great shots it's hard to choose. Thank you for taking GinGin in when she needed shelter for her babies. I hope she stays safe.
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what adorable babies these are. and gingin is beautiful. thanks for rescuing her and her babies. spaying her means she will have a much better life, even though she chooses to be outside. many happy years with layla and max.
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gingin is a lovely siamese lady. hope she stays safe in her outside life.
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"♪What's new pussycat ? Woah, Woah...♪"
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Nice work! The rescue, the photos, the generous care of Gingin and her kitties--a pleasure to read about this. Fine assortment of fur babies.
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All wonderful pics of such sweet babies; thanks for writing about this kitten family. Glad they are all comfy in new homes and Mom, beautiful Mom, is spayed.
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Layla is first to play piano and sing along with it. She's also the first to be commented on here. Very cute (They all are!)

Polar Bear is not Siamese -- Siamese is a specific breed of cat, and one of its characteristics is the colorpoint gene. Polar Bear is a colorpoint. He's also very cute.

Thank you, by the way, for identifying them each by name.
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Those are some sweet kittens.
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What a heart-warming back story, and great photos. Looks like Layla is quite a vocalist her in this picture. The catties are all adorable and they have wonderful forever homes. Some ferals just will not come in. I have been feeding one for almost two years, but he is contented to stay outdoors on my front porch. Thanks for sharing, adorable story.
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Beautiful Mom!
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Sweet story for some lucky kitties- they all look very happy & content. ;P
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You are such a great person! Thank you for sharing your story and adorable pictures!
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I so enjoyed your story of these little angels. Thank you for helping them all.
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Thank you so much for caring enough to look after GinGin and get her spayed after she had the kittens. It's a shame she didn't stick around, but at least you know she won't be adding to the unwanted cat problem. The kittens are all gorgeous and it's lovely to know they all have loving homes now too.
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I love them all but I have to admit Layla is a strikingly pretty kitty!
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Such a sweet kitteh pile !



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