Mabel (Momma Cat)

Arrived pregnant, refused to leave, raised babies in the forest, and built the Calm Chaos cat family.

Quick Facts

Role: The mother / backbone

Origin: Stray who kept coming back

Kittens: Thor, Thunder, Cricket, Peach

Boundary policy: Elvis gets swatted

How Mabel Joined Calm Chaos

Mabel showed up one summer evening as a pregnant young stray. Woody and Pip ran her off. Mabel did not accept that decision.

She kept sneaking back to the deck at night to forage for snacks — and I kept feeding her.

By mid-September, she arrived proudly with four tuxedo babies she had raised on her own in the forest beside the house. Two boys (Thor + Thunder) found homes at a neighboring farm. The two girls (Cricket + Peach) stayed, and the cat pack expanded overnight.

Today

Mabel is protective, observant, and quietly in charge. She patrols the property with her girls like a small pride — and if Elvis forgets himself, she reminds him fast.