The Couple Saved the Life of the Tiny Kitten Left on the Street. And His Peculiar Color Wins Hearts

Sometimes a lovely kitten can be a real surprise not only when you get it in a beautiful box for your birthday but also when you accidentally find it in front of your house. Such an amazing story has happened to the residents of the American state of Tennesee.
The young family recently had moved to Nashville and was engaged in repairment of their new house when they found two newborn kittens. They immediately took the abandoned little babies to the Cat Rescue Center. The cuties were given to the two cats — Olivia and Pickle. They were brought there some times ago too and recently became mothers themselves, raised their kittens and were inseparable.

Two mothers, Olivia and Pickle, who adopted abandoned kittens into their litter

The mothers warmly welcomed the foster kittens, which, as it became known, were only 2 weeks old. The kids were given nicknames, and now Apricot and Pretzel are brought up by two caring mothers.

But another shocking fact tuched the public too. The fact is that one of the babies was born with a very unusual appearance. A kitten named Apricot was born with a genetic feature called «feline chimera». This means that the kitten’s coat has a unique color, and its muzzle is exactly divided into two colors: red and black.

Apricot was born with a rare natural phenomenon that makes its appearance unique

Chimera cats have an unusual appearance as their cells contain two types of DNA. This means that during the development of the fetus, two embryos merged into one, and such a two-faced kitten like Apricot was born.

This cutie could not help but become everyone’s favorite.

The unique kitten Apricot touches all the staff of the shelter with its appearance

However, for Olivia and Pickle, all kittens are equal, and they take care of both their babies and Pretzel and Apricot equally.

Olivia and Pickle turned out to be very friendly, so the shelter staff did not separate them and even plan to give them up for adoption into one family. In the meantime, two mothers raise kittens together and prepare to become favorite pets for someone from caring people.

Mommy’s kittens, along with Apricot and Pretzel, will also be ready to go home to their new owners as soon as they grow up a little!

So this affecting story is a good sample of love and care.