The long and dark winters of Greenland are stressful for everyone who lives there, but they are especially hard for the country’s stray dogs and cats.

Last month, a stray tabby cat was rescued from the streets of Nuuk and brought to the animal shelter Dyrenes Venner, which translates to “Protector of Animals in Greenland.”

“Stray and lost cats have a really tough time during the winters up here,” said Inunnguaq Christiansen, a board member at the shelter. “With freezing temperatures and frequent storms, they often have to seek shelter in the basements of older buildings.”

Shelter workers named the cat Ulla, and she quickly won them over with her happy personality.

Ulla immediately made both human and animal friends at the shelter.

“She’s very lovely and caring, I brought my own dog, Yaris, to the shelter one time and Ulla immediately jumped on the cage,” said Christiansen.

Ulla seemed to have way more maternal instincts than a typical cat, and when she started to get noticeably bigger, workers decided it was time to give her a more thorough check-up.

“Upon closer inspection, it was only around the belly area, and her nipples were getting pretty stiff,” Christiansen said of Ulla’s weight gain.

When Ulla was given an ultrasound, it was confirmed that she was pregnant!

Though everyone was shocked, nobody was more stunned than Ulla! Her incredible reaction is going viral, causing people all over the world to crack up!

“The pictures were so funny I decided to post them on /r/aww during my lunch break to see if a couple of people would share my amusement,” Christiansen said. “A few hours later and the post was exploding with 90,000 upvotes and over 900 comments. I spent the entire evening trying to reply to people … We got some really sweet PMs [private messages] from people thanking us for our efforts; it really lifted the mood for the volunteers at the shelter.”

“She’s been living at a foster family since Thursday on a trial period, and they really want to keep her and all of her kittens. With any luck, it’s going to work out for them,” Christiansen continued.

We wish Ulla the best of luck with her kittens! It seems like she is going to be an amazing mother!

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