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Cordelia arrived at SCSCR pregnant and terrified. The first day with us, she just curled herself into a tiny ball and tried to disappear. After a while, I convinced her that nobody was going to hurt her. I wrapped her in a purrito, carried her to the office, and she spent the next 30 minutes sitting in my lap eating treats while I did paperwork. I kissed her head and scratched her chin. No aggression or drama. Just a scared little cat who finally felt safe. That night, Cordelia gave birth to three beautiful, healthy kittens, and everything changed. Friends, Cordelia is SCARY. If you so much as glance in the direction of her babies, she transforms into a tiny black dragon. We are talking growling, hissing, spitting, and launching herself at the kennel door with enough enthusiasm to make you question your life choices. Don't look at her babies. Don't touch her babies. Don't even think about her babies. For three weeks, we gave her space. Eventually, she started calming down. She still growled and hissed, but she stopped trying to commit murder every time someone walked past her kennel. We were finally able to start weighing and handling the kittens for socialization. Then Goober arrived. Goober is a fluffy orange orphan with a bad eye. One of our staff members had been bottle-feeding him and nursing him back to health, but he needed a feline family to teach him how to be a cat. We were cautiously optimistic that Cordelia might accept him. Well. Cordelia is now completely convinced she personally gave birth to Goober approximately five minutes ago. He is her baby. He has always been her baby. Anyone suggesting otherwise is spreading dangerous misinformation. The result is that we are back to full demon status. The good news is that Goober now has a loving mother, siblings to wrestle with, and a family of his own. He is thriving. The bad news is that none of us are allowed to touch him for the foreseeable future without risking our lives. So, if anyone has experience with feline postpartum psychosis, please let us know. Because Cordelia is absolutely terrifying. 😹 And it takes a LOT to scare us