Caring for a newborn animal can be just as demanding — and just as rewarding — as looking after a human baby. Between round-the-clock feedings, cleanup duty, and tracking every tiny milestone, it’s a full-time job fueled by love. An Instagram video of one cat owner’s daily routine with a newborn kitty shows exactly how much effort goes into being a stand-in parent for a fragile new life.
Owner documents life with newborn kitty in adorable viral video
Shared by Instagram user @povinme, the video gives a gentle and intimate look into the early days of caring for a newborn kitten. It opens with the man picking up the kitten from a cozy makeshift bed and greeting him in a soft, baby-talk voice, “Did you just wake up from a wittle nappy?” He carries the tiny feline — small enough to fit in one palm — to the kitchen, gently caressing him with a finger while continuing to talk to him sweetly.
Next, he feeds the kitten from a bottle, presumably with milk, and notes how much the little one has grown. The kitten was a gift from friends who had found him abandoned in a field, and at the time, he weighed only 86 grams. Now, the video shows the feline tipping the scale at 100 grams. The man carefully records the weight on a sheet filled with previous entries, tracking the kitten’s steady progress.
After helping the kitten relieve himself and cleaning him up, he notices the little one is still hungry. Another round of bottle feeding begins, and soon after, the owner excitedly remarks that the kitten is purring, something he didn’t expect from such a young cat. “I didn’t even know kitties can purr,” he says before gently tucking the tiny ball of fur back into his bed.
“The kind of vlog I don’t mind watching repeatedly,” one viewer wrote in the comments. Another said, “Actually started tweaking at the purring it’s so cute.” One user added what many were thinking: “The voice change is absolutely necessary when talking to the kitty.” It’s safe to say the internet has crowned @povinme as the most devoted cat dad on the timeline.
