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Cat Gives Birth Under Christmas Tree, And It’s The Best Present Ever
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Cat Gives Birth Under Christmas Tree, And It’s The Best Present Ever

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Christmas gifts came early this year for Danielle Lopez, who found her rescue cat Tink giving birth under a Christmas tree. “I heard a soft meow and thought it was our other kitty and then saw a tiny kitten crying,” 17-year-old Lopez said. “I was in shock,” she added.

Three more adorable kittens followed, all looking like presents on the tree skirt. Given the circumstances, they were named accordingly: Noel, Joy, Christmas, and Faith. Lopez shared a picture of the litter of kittens on Twitter, and it went viral. Some people called it “magical,” while others said it was nothing short of a Christmas miracle.

Indeed, no one thought this to be possible three months ago when Lopez adopted Tink as a stray rescue cat. “If we didn’t take her home, she would have died. She was all bones,” says the Florida-based teenager. Lopez had already owned a handsome cat named Sagwa, who became the stepfather of Tink’s cute kittens. Now the rescue a proud mamma who gets to live with her kids. How’s that for a Meowy Christmas!

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Christmas came early this year for Danielle Lopez who found her rescue cat giving birth under a Christmas tree

“I heard a soft meow and thought it was our other kitty and then saw the firstborn crying”

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“I was in shock… I started running around the house to… grab towels to help her”

Three more kittens followed, all looking like presents on the tree skirt

They got the following names: Noel, Joy, Christmas, and Faith… Meowy Christmas everyone!

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crabcrab avatar
Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you sure this is a perfect christmas story? The "Lopez had already owned a handsome cat named Sagwa who became the father of Tink’s children" made me a bit suspicious. So, neither was the male cat neuted nor the cat spayed? And on top of that, the owner did not realize the pregnancy? Well, the pictures are really cute, but the background does not seem like the highest degree of responsibility to me.

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RN Griffin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. This is lovely, but could have been avoided. I'm going to give a 17-year-old the benefit of the doubt and assume she might be wrapped up in the drama and beauty of the scene and not understand the consequences. The adults in her life should know better. Let's just hope that someone with a clue points them in the right direction for spay/neuter services for her cats as well as the kittens. It's so sad that things like this have to happen.

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Misty Zaragoza
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you for real? I rescued a kitty skin and bones once. Took her home a fed her good. Her stomach popped out in like two days. She was pregnant, but you couldn’t even tell because she and the babies inside her were starving. You might actually be in a situation before you go judging. I was planning on taking my cat to get spayed when I found out she was pregnant. Through the starvation, you would not have known. Had she went and had her fixed the first day or two, those babies would have been dead. Luckily I know what a pregnant cat looks like and knew she was pregnant.

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mahsima
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So so cute !! Is that momma cat in a sock ? When she was so young!!?

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Alec
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a discrepancy between the story as told by boredpanda and buzzfeed. In the Buzzfeed version they adopted her three months before Christmas either last year, or even before that. In that context the picture does make sense.

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Holly Rossmaier Newingham
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

far from a "Christmas miracle" try biology a family takes in an unspayed stray to a home with an unneutered cat. Did they think these two wo

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Konnor Polasek
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to point out something that the girl might not have been "irresponsible" with some vets like mine your cat or dog has to be a

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Konnor Polasek
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Year old or/and a certain weight and she might have just gotten pregnant/gone into heat before they could get her fixed especially if they

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MoniqueLula
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sweet and yes the best gift indeed! I bet all those kittens find happy forever homes after this magical event. <3

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FlowerChild
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a lovely holiday story! :) Please have her spade when she has finished nursing.

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Vivian C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! If I were you, it would be like a dream come trueeee!! I love cats!!

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Ann Detlefsen
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wasn't the cat spayed ? ! For every kitten born, one loses its life to euthanasia or worse. The "miracle" of birth doesn't offset the "tradegy" of death.

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Ann Detlefsen
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wasn't the cat spayed? For every kitten born, one loses its life to euthanasia

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Megan Russell
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And WHY wasn't this rescue spayed?? I run a rescue. None of ours are a doped out until they are FIXED & prospective homes are checked. We even offer discount and free spay/neutering if need be and wouldn't dream of adopting out an unspayed cat. Let alone an unspayed female to a home with an un-neutered male! This is no miracle. This Is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of a broken rescue system and how overpopulation happens. Leading to mass deaths. Shame on them!

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Anja M Grohs
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here I go again, for the third time. I am sure Santa made the right pit stop. This truly is a miracle. I needed that boost, and it made my smile and also share. Never in my life, and then under a Christmas Tree. Mama Tink is totally contend, the names given are great. To you and yours a Merry Christmas, yes HALLELUJAH!!!! Now once I click to enter and it gets lost again, I give up.

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you sure this is a perfect christmas story? The "Lopez had already owned a handsome cat named Sagwa who became the father of Tink’s children" made me a bit suspicious. So, neither was the male cat neuted nor the cat spayed? And on top of that, the owner did not realize the pregnancy? Well, the pictures are really cute, but the background does not seem like the highest degree of responsibility to me.

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RN Griffin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. This is lovely, but could have been avoided. I'm going to give a 17-year-old the benefit of the doubt and assume she might be wrapped up in the drama and beauty of the scene and not understand the consequences. The adults in her life should know better. Let's just hope that someone with a clue points them in the right direction for spay/neuter services for her cats as well as the kittens. It's so sad that things like this have to happen.

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Misty Zaragoza
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you for real? I rescued a kitty skin and bones once. Took her home a fed her good. Her stomach popped out in like two days. She was pregnant, but you couldn’t even tell because she and the babies inside her were starving. You might actually be in a situation before you go judging. I was planning on taking my cat to get spayed when I found out she was pregnant. Through the starvation, you would not have known. Had she went and had her fixed the first day or two, those babies would have been dead. Luckily I know what a pregnant cat looks like and knew she was pregnant.

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mahsima
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So so cute !! Is that momma cat in a sock ? When she was so young!!?

alecstar23 avatar
Alec
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a discrepancy between the story as told by boredpanda and buzzfeed. In the Buzzfeed version they adopted her three months before Christmas either last year, or even before that. In that context the picture does make sense.

Load More Replies...
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Holly Rossmaier Newingham
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

far from a "Christmas miracle" try biology a family takes in an unspayed stray to a home with an unneutered cat. Did they think these two wo

konnornicolep avatar
Konnor Polasek
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to point out something that the girl might not have been "irresponsible" with some vets like mine your cat or dog has to be a

konnornicolep avatar
Konnor Polasek
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Year old or/and a certain weight and she might have just gotten pregnant/gone into heat before they could get her fixed especially if they

Load More Replies...
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MoniqueLula
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sweet and yes the best gift indeed! I bet all those kittens find happy forever homes after this magical event. <3

techieflowerchild avatar
FlowerChild
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a lovely holiday story! :) Please have her spade when she has finished nursing.

vivianc_1 avatar
Vivian C
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! If I were you, it would be like a dream come trueeee!! I love cats!!

kitykaper1 avatar
Ann Detlefsen
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wasn't the cat spayed ? ! For every kitten born, one loses its life to euthanasia or worse. The "miracle" of birth doesn't offset the "tradegy" of death.

kitykaper1 avatar
Ann Detlefsen
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wasn't the cat spayed? For every kitten born, one loses its life to euthanasia

meganrussell1981 avatar
Megan Russell
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And WHY wasn't this rescue spayed?? I run a rescue. None of ours are a doped out until they are FIXED & prospective homes are checked. We even offer discount and free spay/neutering if need be and wouldn't dream of adopting out an unspayed cat. Let alone an unspayed female to a home with an un-neutered male! This is no miracle. This Is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of a broken rescue system and how overpopulation happens. Leading to mass deaths. Shame on them!

anjaszoo avatar
Anja M Grohs
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here I go again, for the third time. I am sure Santa made the right pit stop. This truly is a miracle. I needed that boost, and it made my smile and also share. Never in my life, and then under a Christmas Tree. Mama Tink is totally contend, the names given are great. To you and yours a Merry Christmas, yes HALLELUJAH!!!! Now once I click to enter and it gets lost again, I give up.

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