{"id":252902,"date":"2025-09-25T05:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252902\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T05:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:58:13","slug":"no-one-thought-this-micro-kitten-was-going-to-survive-then-she-met-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252902\/","title":{"rendered":"No One Thought This Micro Kitten Was Going To Survive \u2014 Then She Met A Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, frequent cat foster mama Erin Moore<\/a> took in the tiniest cat she\u2019d ever seen. At 8 weeks old, the kitten was barely the size of most 3-week-old cats.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe literally fit in the palm of your hand,\u201d Moore said in a video for The Dodo. \u201cShe was half the size of a water bottle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erin Moore<\/p>\n

The kitten, named Mouse after her miniscule size, was the extreme runt of her litter. Because she was so small, many people told Moore they didn\u2019t think the cat would make it past 6 months old. But Moore was determined to do everything she could to give the micro kitten a fighting chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite Mouse\u2019s tiny [stature], she came fully loaded with the sass and the attitude of a teenager,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

Erin Moore<\/p>\n

While Moore was taking care of Mouse, she took in another foster cat named Coraline. Like Mouse, Coraline also needed special care \u2014 her eyes had ruptured and had to be surgically removed. While the surgery was a scary experience for Coraline, Moore could tell that she had a curious, resilient spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was as though she knew that she had a life to live that was going to be better and bigger than the life she had with eyes,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

Erin Moore<\/p>\n

As Mouse was working on growing and Coraline was working on navigating without sight, the two kittens formed a beautiful friendship. Moore watched in awe as Mouse led Coraline around the house, helping her feel more comfortable.<\/p>\n

\u201cMouse will, time and time again, show her things without her having to see things,\u201d Moore said. \u201cShe has guided her to an open window so that Coraline can smell outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erin Moore<\/p>\n

Before long, Coraline was running around, climbing the stairs and jumping up onto tall surfaces with ease. Meanwhile, the confidence Mouse gained through helping Coraline gave her the strength she needed to grow big and strong.<\/p>\n

Moore was so touched by Mouse and Coraline\u2019s special bond that she decided to adopt both of them. It\u2019s now been a little over a year since she first took them in, and they\u2019re both thriving \u2014 against all odds.<\/p>\n

These days, Mouse and Coraline spend their days grooming each other, play-fighting and cuddling. And even though they\u2019re both full-grown, self-assured cats now, they still find ways to take care of each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so unique to watch the relationship that they have,\u201d Moore said. \u201cEven though they are not from the same litter, they do not have the same history of deficits, they understand each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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