Mama Cat Snuggles All of Her Adult Kittens-and She's Suddenly the Smallest One
Everyone grows up eventually, even kittens. There's a bittersweet side to that: though they mature and become a little less evil, there's just something so charming and sweet about a little kitten. They're so cuddly! As they learn to play independently, they often lose some of that.
Not these kittens. One mama cat recently got the chance to snuggle her babies again, and of course, she took it. She missed them! Now, though, something has changed: suddenly, she's the smallest one! It's too cute to miss:
@gigiannerose I still can't believe how close they are still #catrescue#kittens#catsoftiktok#fosterfail
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Joe the Rescue Cat had this litter of kittens two years ago, in her mom's home. She had just taken her in! While most people would raise the kittens until they were weaned and then send them off to separate forever homes, Gigi wouldn't dare. She kept them all!
The entire litter still lives with her and their mom, and they love it. They have each other to play and fight with, a human to feed them, and their mama to snuggle. They're living the dream, which is a thing that a lot of pregnant cats don't get to say.
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There's one problem: two years after they were born, all of these cats are definitely full-grown. Now, Joe is the smallest of them all, and yet, they used to be so tiny:
@gigiannerose My babies are growing up so fast #catsoftiktok#catlover#catlover#kittens#catdistributionsystem
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Can we talk about how beautiful those cats are? Their colors are amazing! Joe is a pretty kitty, so it's not a surprise, but they're just so cute. Gigi, their human caretaker, is a lucky girl!
Cats Don't Get 'Littermate Syndrome'
I'm a dog mom, though I have had cats in the past, and I love cats a lot! However, one thing that's been really drilled into me as a dog mom is never to get two dogs from the same litter, as they might develop Littermate Syndrome. Cats don't have that problem.
Littermate Syndrome is when two dogs from the same litter (or even two dogs who are just close in age) develop a severe attachment, which either leads to extreme clinginess or extreme aggression. There is no cure for it other than separating the two.
However, cats can live with their siblings for their entire lives with no issue. They just don't develop the syndrome the way dogs do, which is awesome for keeping families together! The only problem is that the kittens will soon be bigger than their mama, and then she'll have trouble snuggling them all!
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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM.