When an agricultural transport truck got on the road heading for Virginia, the driver had no idea he was carrying special cargo. When the truck reached its destination, it was discovered that there were five newborn kittens inside one of the hay bales being transported.

The newborn kittens were just days old, still with their umbilical cords attached. Sadly, there was no way to track down their mother, as the truck had already traveled hundreds of miles. The driver acted quickly and contacted the SPCA in Richmond, Virginia. They took charge of the kittens and began to search for a foster home, giving them the collective name of the “hay bale kittens.”

They contacted Sara Sewell, who had fostered many newborn kittens before and luckily was able to take them in. She knew that caring for such young kittens was a round-the-clock job.

Kittens this young need to be fed every two hours, and you need to act as their surrogate mother by rubbing their bellies to aid digestion – and then, of course, clean up after them!

Sara explained that warmth was crucial; if newborn kittens are cold, they won’t eat, and you also need to ensure the milk is the correct temperature.

Keeping an eye on their weight is also important; it indicates proper feeding and can reveal any health issues.

All of Sara’s family pitched in to care for the newborn kittens, a constant process lasting around eight weeks.

When the kittens came of age (around eight weeks), the SPCA put them up for adoption, and they were quickly adopted into loving forever homes.

Little did they know that their lives had started in such an unusual way, hundreds of miles away.