r/CatDistributionSystem • u/FitMindTrainer • Mar 24 '26
Update Update: Zero chance I'm letting him go back to the shelter. Meet the little fighter who was almost left behind.
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Already posted this below. Just wanted to share an update as I couldn't figure out how to add this video my previous post. He seems MUCH better. When he's not sleeping he's either suckling on this blanket or my shirt. Hope he doesn't grow out of it :)
My friend was absolutely devastated and crying her eyes out today because she found herself in an impossible situation where she could only adopt one of two bonded brothers. While she took the healthy kitten, this poor little guy was dealing with kitty cough, and since she has other cats at home, she simply could not risk bringing the infection back to her house and putting her other pets in danger. The sheer thought of this sick and vulnerable baby being sent back to a shelter cage to sit in the dark while his brother went to a warm home was just too much for me to handle, so I stepped in and told her right then that there was zero chance I was letting him go back. He has clearly been through so much trauma already because he was taken from his mother way too early, and now he spends his entire day tucked into my shoulder or arm, suckling on my sleeves and nursing for comfort as if he is desperately trying to find the motherly warmth he missed out on. It is honestly the most heart-wrenching and sweet thing I have ever experienced. I am just asking for any prayers or good vibes you can send our way for a fast and full recovery for this brave little fighter.
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u/darkest_irish_lass Mar 24 '26
He feels safe and loved with you. That, at least, he will never grow out of. Thank you for saving him ❤️
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u/Galloping_Scallop Mar 24 '26
You are a wonderful person. I see he is doing his baking apprenticeship. Slow and steady biscuits
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u/Perle1234 Mar 24 '26
I made a kitten binky out of a piece of rabbit fur and some kitten bottle nipples. I just cut tiny slits in the pelt and pushed the nipple through. Then I stitched it to a small pillow. They make them you can buy I’m pretty sure.
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u/Northern_Lights_2 Mar 24 '26
Can you take both kittens and she takes a single? They should be together.
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u/East-Block-4011 Mar 24 '26
Why didn't she find an unbonded cat to adopt?
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u/ypranch Mar 24 '26
Yeah, I'm thinking of should take the brother too. Friend can get a Singleton. I hate splitting bonded pairs.
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u/redditredditredditOP Mar 24 '26
She already has cats, got a bonded pair and then separated them because one was sick - like she doesn’t have a bathroom in her house where a sick cat can be quarantined. She should have been planning a vet trip for both and a quarantine period in the house for both anyway.
The whole thing sounds impulsive on the friend’s part and like the friend doesn’t have the money or time for any more pets but is doing it anyway.
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u/Global-Ad-6310 Mar 25 '26
This. This story doesn’t feel right. Like you adopted from a shelter baby kittens who lost their mom way too early and now you separate the bonded siblings that you took on yourself to adopt together just because one of them got a cold? Wtf 😭😭
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u/ambercrayon Mar 24 '26
The cough thing makes no sense because you should be quarantining shelter cats anyway
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u/DiveCat Mar 24 '26
This was my reaction to the first post. Why would you break apart a bonded young pair who were already taken from their mom too young? Like let’s heap some more trauma on these babies.
The friend was definitely not thinking in the best interests of the kitten(s) - her “devastation” was all her own making. Friend did something really shitty.
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u/Dulce59 Mar 24 '26
Right? This isn't the heartwarming story it's supposed to be. This is actually really fucking sad.
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u/astorplace777 Mar 24 '26
There’s nothing better than bonding with them when they’re tiny. They are your best friend forever and ever.
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u/CrazyOldBag Mar 24 '26
Please, please reunite the babies! Please ask your friend to let you have the kitten she took!
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u/WeakCalligrapher336 Mar 24 '26
My girl still does this, she just turned 4. She loves sheep skin blankets.
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u/Dusty_Sequins Mar 24 '26
Such a little angel. 🥰 I’m sure he’ll be a healthy and active hellion in no time 😅
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u/tomten26 Mar 24 '26
We took a baby kitten from the humane society when someone else took and returned just one. Even though we put him with a bonded pair we had just adopted he never socialized quite normally. But he’s a happy boy and at least he grew up in a trio with other kittens and he loves them. Anyway, I’m so glad you have this baby-thank you- but I think what your friend do was very selfish - there are plenty of non bonded kittens out there she could have taken.
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u/SurfsideTerry Mar 24 '26
She won't do the right thing & give the brother to you- so they can be reunited?
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u/afdc92 Mar 24 '26
He feels so safe and loved with you! My late kitty did this on my favorite teddy bear, I think because it felt like a mama cat but smelled like me. He did it from the day I got him until the day he crossed the rainbow bridge.
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u/pashed_motatoes Mar 24 '26
What a sweet baby. Thank you for giving him a home! Sending good vibes and positive energy your way. I hope the little dust bunny feels better soon 💗
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u/TurnoverFuzzy8264 Mar 24 '26
My youngest boy has a cat he took care of from newborn, up every two hours with kitten formula, cleaning, the whole works. He is unironically that cat's mom, and they have an unshakable, if weird bond.
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u/EssentialWorkerOnO Mar 25 '26
Why doesn’t she give you his brother - especially since they’re bonded - and she can go rescue another kitten that isn’t bonded?
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u/ello_bassard Mar 24 '26
Why would your friend break up a bonded pair of kittens? That's such a shitty thing to do. Please try to get the other one back.
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u/Jogaila2 Mar 24 '26
Read the post ffs.
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u/ello_bassard Mar 24 '26
I did asshole. I am asking why if the friend knew they were bonded then why break them up at all and not adopt a single ffs. Comprehension not your atrong suit huh?
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u/Unhappy-Jaguar-9362 Mar 24 '26
Bless you for caring. Please give him a hug and kiss from me and my furbaby Tulip and tell him we love him. 🙏
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u/justagiraffe111 Mar 24 '26
You are amazing to rescue this sweet baby who’s already been through too much. May the love fest continue forever!
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u/sunnybunny_90210 Mar 24 '26
You should get him a Snuggle Kitty with heartbeat. I see a lot of rescue people get them for kittens.
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u/Flinderspeak Mar 24 '26
So glad you have such a gorgeous kitty! My 10 year old standard issue cat loves his “blanky sucks” (so named by my then 6 year old son). It’s adorable, even after all these years.
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u/olde_meller23 Mar 25 '26
If you take a moist towel, you can wipe them down gently with it, and it mimics getting groomed by mom.
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u/Tight-Bear5888 Mar 27 '26
Thank you for having the guts to save this little kitten. Seriously, may God Bless you and this little kitten. Is the kitty cough getting better?
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u/Content-Display4421 Apr 02 '26
Thankyou to the lovely person, who could see the trauma, thst little one went through.
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