When a pregnant feral cat wandered into a man's backyard in Pennsylvania, he didn't hesitate to go to her rescue, now they've become family.

In a viral TikTok post shared in November under the username @francesandfamily, 41-year-old Chris Thomas from Pittsburgh, said that the cat, now named Frances, made her way into his yard through a hole in the fence, looking for a safe place.

However, getting close to her wasn't easy. "She was very feral and scared of humans, but I fed her every day for a while and slowly gained her trust. Taking care of her is the only thing that got me out of bed for a while," he wrote in the caption.

"Then one night she showed up with blood on her ear so l got her inside. A day later she gave birth in my basement. The plan was to adopt all of them to good families, but they were all so bonded that I couldn't bring myself to separate them. So now I'm a cat dad of eight. She saved me just as much as I saved her."

Thomas told Newsweek that he never planned on being a cat dad of eight, but sharing their story has changed their lives forever.

"I also never planned on doing what we now do...hosting a cat product review show on Amazon. It's called Cool Cat Stuff with Frances and Family.

"I had lost my job shortly after deciding to keep the whole family together. So we created this show just so I could stay home with the babies and try to get a little support. We never thought it would grow into all of this," he said.

Befriending a feral is never easy. British animal charity Blue Cross said that such cats are hard to approach because they've never been socialized before, and so they are usually very scared of people.

These cats usually try to avoid human contact and stay away from houses and densely populated areas. Feral cats often have an ear tip which means that they've been neutered or spayed before being released back outdoors.

If you find a feral who needs help, you can call a local vet to come help the animal as they have special equipment that allows them to trap the cat without it getting hurt.

It is estimated that there are between 60 million and 100 million feral cats in the U.S. which, according to a Web MD article medically reviewed by Dr. Amy Flowers, are usually the offspring of house cats who were lost or abandoned by their owners.

Now Thomas and his cats partner with many cat product companies, getting spoiled with lots of gadgets for felines and their owners. They are also launching a "fleet of free mobile vets" to create a community outreach program with.

The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received more than 2.2 million likes on the platform.

One user, call.me.red.rot, commented: "The cat distribution system was AFTER you (the fence will make me cry)."

Woojoo_meowniverse said: "I'm bawling my eyes out."

Vitor_a.oliveira added: "This was one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen in here."

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