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Rescuing a cat is a challenge - always, but us, cat lovers, sometimes can't help ourselves. When we wanna help a cat and set our minds to it, we will do it. But what happens if the cat you just rescued from the street starts getting fatter and fatter, and you think to yourself that it's just because you're feeding it so generously, and then a couple months later, that cat gives birth and you have an adorable squealing litter on your hands? Allow twitter users to tell you their stories. 

A tweet about @ParisZarcilla's amazing story went viral, and people started chiming in and telling their own stories of cats in their lives unexpectedly giving birth, and these stories are heartwarmingly adorable. So, check them out, and if you have stories like that of your own, come share them in our ICanHas Storytime Facebook community!

When we adopt a pet - young or old - and don't know their story, we can't help but wonder about it. I can say personally that I've always wondered if my little kitten's ears look funny and different because something bit her or if it's just genetic. There's no way for me to know, and the curiosity has stayed all the years that I've had her. 

Sometimes though, you get lucky and find out exactly where they're from. Like this story that went viral on imgur. This curious imgur user managed to discover his little puppy's background, and it warmed the hearts of tens of thousands because it is one of the most wholesome, heartwarming stories possible. 

From adorable pupper to "weird looking leggy goober", this is the history of Jupiter. 

The end of this incredibly crazy year has arrived. Thank goodness. It's been a wild ride - a once in a lifetime kind of year that we will pass on having a second time. But one thing is for sure: cat twitter has been with us all year long, and cats have been the one reliably and constantly good and pure thing on the internet. For that, if for nothing else at all, it's time to say thank you.

So, grab your cats ladies and gentleman and prepare yourselves for the longest, most explosive tweet list you've seen in 2020 - representing all the ups and downs of the year at once. This is the ultimate cat twitter appreciation collection, containing the best 100 cat tweets of the year. 

We wish everyone a better 2021 than 2020, but regardless of what happens next year, we know that cats... cats are always going to be by our sides. 

Kittens, kittens, and more kittens. Cuteness and cuteness and more cuteness. An absolute puurfection overload. So be prepared. 

Cats are arguably the most adorable animals out there, okay? No need to bicker about it, anyone who ever cuddled with a cat will agree with it. But kittens - tiny baby animals are a whole other level of cuteness. So, kittens take first place on the cuteness scale. Okay. But what beats that? You guessed it - many kittens, purrfect little kitten litters. Kittens being a total mess, all over each other - tiny clusters of wholesomeness. 

So, if cats make you 'aww', prepare yourself, for you're about to see pictures of collections of tiny widdle mini cats. 

A heartbreaking tale with a happy ending. Sunshine Dog Rescue, a Non-Profit Organization located in Phoenix, Arizona, rescued a beautiful Australian Shepherd Mix named Georgia. 

Georgia was found living at a gas station near the border to Mexico. Georgia was pregnant, but sadly, none of her puppies made it. All her pups were born prematurely. 

Founder of the Sunshine Dog Rescue, Anita Osa, knew Georgia was heartbroken at the loss of losing all her babies. Osa told ABC15, "I've never had a mom dog lose a whole litter before. The best way I could describe it was she was frantic. It was so sad, she was looking for those babies. She tore up the toddler mattress we had her on, trying to find her babies." 

Osa quickly went to work and asked for help on Facebook. Osa was looking for any orphaned baby animals that were in need of a lactating mother. Osa ended up with three kittens who just so happened to fit that bill. 

Of course, with any interspecies integration, you have to worry about whether or not each animal would accept the other. Thankfully, Georgia and the kittens instantly bonded. Osa claims the moment Georgia sniffed the kittens, she calmed down significantly.

They do nurse on her. She cleans them and everything but the bond is strong. It's really something to see, she protects those kittens just as if they were her babies," Osa added. 

While we are heartbroken for the loss of Georgia's litter, we are grateful she found a family of her own with others who needed her. 

Check out the adorable videos of Georgia and her baby kittens below. 

Story via ABC15