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Domestic Short Hair / Mixed (short coat) : : Female (spayed) : : Young : : Medium

I would love you more than you can imagine.
Please adopt me!

Mama Mia needs a caretaker or foster! Won't you consider helping her get a new start?

About Mama Mia
Status: Available for Adoption (adoption info) Adoption Fee: 50.00 Species: Cat Color: Tortie/Calico Current Age: 2 Years 2 Months (best estimate)	Location: 1478 Mallard Street Detroit Lakes MN 56501 (218) 847-9040 Declawed: No Housetrained: Yes

Mama Mia – The Soft-Spoken Sweetheart Who’s Learning to Trust Again

Mama Mia is a beautiful tortie/calico with the gentlest face and the tiniest, most polite little “mew” you’ve ever heard. She sounds like she’s saying “hello… is this okay?” every time she speaks, and honestly, it melts hearts on contact.

When she first arrived, Mama Mia spent her days watching the world from the safety of her favorite cubby, wide eyes tracking every movement. She wasn’t hissing or hiding; she was just… waiting. Waiting for someone patient enough to prove the world could be kind again.

That someone turned out to be you (yes, the person reading this right now).

Progress with Mama Mia feels like unwrapping the best present, one careful layer at a time. First came the cautious head-bonks against an offered finger. Then the slow-motion leans into a scratch under the chin. Now? She actively seeks pets. She’ll press her cheek into your palm, and rub back and forth like she’s making up for lost time. The other day she let a volunteer rest a gentle hand across her back (not squeezing, just resting), and she stayed there purring instead of leaving. That was a banner day.

Picking her up? We’re not quite there yet, and that’s perfectly okay. Mama Mia will let you know when (or if) she’s ready. Some of the best loves in life are the ones earned slowly.

Toys make her light up. She adores anything soft and fluffy—kicking it with her back feet, bunny-style. Watch her play with a fuzzy mouse when she thinks no one’s looking and you’ll fall in love all over again.

We haven’t tested her with other cats yet because she’s still blossoming on her own timeline, but her calm, quiet nature suggests she’d either do wonderfully as your one-and-only or could peacefully coexist with another gentle, respectful kitty who speaks “soft meow” too.

Mama Mia is looking for a patient, quiet home where no one rushes her, where soft voices and gentle hands are the norm, and where she can keep making those beautiful little steps forward every single day. In return, she offers the sweetest, most rewarding kind of love—the kind that grows deeper the longer you earn it.

If your heart has room for a shy little gal who’s ready to trust again, come meet Mama Mia. She’s saving her next tiny “mew” just for you.

Visitors to the shelter are by appointment only and after a form has been submitted online:

https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/forms/