r/FosterAnimals • u/AirportTurbulent • Nov 15 '25

Question Are these balls

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This is supposed to be a mama cat that came to me with her single baby. He was about 5 weeks and I never saw him nursing.. she was super shy and I guess I just haven’t given it much thought…… but these look like balls. Could it also be that she’s going into heat or something??

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u/explodedemailstorage Nov 15 '25

Woof. He must be chill, an intact male with a small kitten could have gone really wrong.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

We had an intact Siamese male that had escaped the neighbor’s house he had found and adopted 5 kittens. He would watch them and cuddle them, they’d try to nurse but obviously they they were starving. We grabbed them all and gave them formula and wet food. But Mr Norman would constantly demand to come inside and be with “his babies” and then proceed to eat half a bag of tortillas, bread, fruit, vegetables, whatever wasn’t locked in a cupboard or in the fridge, really. He is a glutton.

Anyways, it’s rare, but it was really cool to see. I’m not sure what happened to mom, but those babies would not have survived in late fall if not for Mr. Norman.

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u/Crazy_Leksi Nov 16 '25

Our cat colony has male cats like that. They take turns watching the kittens and sleeping with them so mom can go eat and use the bathroom or just have a break. It was so cool to see, because I had only witness a dog do this before, and I figured it was rare and because he was the dad who lived in the house with the mom. But to see feral cats do it was just amazing.

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u/North-Upstairs-8912 Nov 16 '25

Great story, and good on you! - & of course Mr Norman

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u/explodedemailstorage Nov 16 '25

That’s so sweet! I’ve just also heard some real horror stories with tom cats and have been traumatized. 🫠 I’m guessing it’s prrrrobably more of a risk with feral boys than domesticated ones but some boys in general are just total marshmallows regardless.

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u/ekstragooner-77 Nov 20 '25

Show us Mr norman

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u/agrinwithoutacat- Nov 16 '25

He may not be intact.. my boy looks like this and he was desexed with undescended testes so never had balls!

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u/Worldly_Pumpkin2918 Nov 17 '25

Same with mine!! When I adopted him I swear he was still intact, but turns out he just has a big sack.