A woman rescued a 12-year-old pregnant cat from a high kill shelter, so she and her babies could have a life at a wonderful home.

Meet Harper the cat!

At 12 years old, Harper ended up at a high kill shelter. "She was on an urgent euthanasia list, I believe, because of her age and being pregnant," Karyn Poplin told Love Meow. "At 12! That's like humans having babies at almost 70 years old!"

Poplin took the cat out of the shelter and gave her a forever loving home at Kitty Adventure Rescue League (Fort Worth, Texas), a cat sanctuary, that provides life-long care to disabled, special needs, and elderly cats.

"Welcome home, Harper. You've got a safe spot to have your babies and for you to retire!" Poplin said.

Her belly is about to pop!

There are always concerns with pregnancies of any age, but with older cats, there's a higher risk of complications.

"While Harper's pregnancy wasn't perfect, she did most of the work herself, and mom and babies are doing just fine. She's a great mom, even with the littlest one!"

"She will be a permanent resident here while her kittens will be adopted out once they are older enough (usually about 12 weeks old).

"The whole family will be fixed/vaccinated prior to any adoptions as well."

Mama Harper makes sure all her babies get the same love, including her little runt.

Harper is a wonderful mama and her kittens are happy and squirming.

Mama purring up a storm while her babies are nursing away.

"By spaying or neutering your pet, you'll help control the pet homelessness crisis, which results in millions of healthy dogs and cats being euthanized in the United States each year simply because there aren't enough homes to go around," ASPCA said.

For more general information about spay/neuter, and to find out about locations in your area, please visit the ASPCA website.

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