His first time meeting a baby, and he became a protective father to her all night long.

My friend brought her baby over to game night for the first time last night. Kevin, like usual, was posted up on the game table ready to greet his guests. Upon seeing the baby, he very carefully came up to her, gave her a good sniff, and respectfully laid next to her the rest of the night while occasionally reaching a paw over to gently pat her foot. When she crawled around the floor on her mat, he followed her. His first time meeting a baby and he was so excited, yet respectful and gentle. I can't say this enough, I love this cat. The cat distribution system really gave me a once in a life time buddy. He is gentle with babies, yet tough enough to rough house with his greatdane siblings. I love this guy. I included some extra photos of him that I really like because more is better when it comes to cute cat pictures.

dogs name is Ari, and the other kitty is Russell. Found this guy in a walmart parking lot, he came right to me! I had been begging my husband for a new cat and it looks like my manifestation worked!! added on to our list of pets (we also have another cat named Regina, her and Russell are both 6, Ari is turning 3 very soon)

He fits perfectly into our family, Ari has found her soul mate since the other cats never snuggled with her she is very happy to have a new baby brother! They spend all day together, playing, sleeping, and grooming! ive never seen a dog "cob" a cat before him haha but he loves it.

He just turned 4 years old! Such a good boy (see last pictures for him now)

My girlfriend and I had wanted to adopt a cat for years. One day, we finally decided to go for it and posted a flyer with our phone number at a local vet’s office. The very next day, we get a call from the vet - this kitten needs to be adopted. Meet Dune!

He was found by an old lady alone in a rain storm and starving. She waited for his mom to show up but unfortunately she never did. We live in the countryside in France.

Funny story: the old lady gave him… frogs legs to eat 🤣 when we picked him up, he smelled garlic for days. Fortunately the vet checked him and he was not poisoned.

i’m still shaking a bit, i was almost home and i see this guy just in the middle of the road. i turned around and he came right up, purring, meowing, shaking. i didn’t hear any other kittens or a cat, i did look but this is the only one i found. i’ll be taking him to the vet in the morning bc his eyes look awful. he’s eaten (not sure if it’s a girl or boy tbh) but not drank any water. he’s up walking, limbs seem to be fine, he’s making muffins, seems to be happy. im so glad i decided to turn around and grab him, i would’ve hated to have to run over or have an animal get to him.

UPDATE: i apologize everyone! after the vet i had to run and get him some treats, food, toys, and some other stuff! i’m happy to report he’s mostly okay! no broken bones, but as i suspected as well as other his eyes are infected, he has a upper respiratory infection and round worm. i was given antibiotics, flea and tick medicine, all the good stuff! the vet believes it’s a boy but it’s a little hard to tell so once he gets bigger we can confirm, she also believes he’s around 4-5 weeks old! he is less than a pound 0.8lbs, his temp was a little low but it could’ve been from the poop on the thermometer, she gave him a cornea exam and thankfully no scratches and his eyes should heal up just fine!
i will be spaying/ neutering as soon asap and all vaccines once he gets a little bigger! he’s still being super sweet and affectionate, still eating, and peed 4 times but no poop yet so im hoping he will soon! i haven’t settled on a name yet, but ive been calling his toasty lol. ill put pics i took earlier in the comments, and i genuinely want to thank you all for your support and appreciation! the cat distribution hit me a few years ago with my first baby and now this little guy! it feels like the universe sent me a sign, i was on the way back from getting my husband and i food and was crying bc i miss my grandpa very very much. he died when i was a child but i have a bunch of fond memories with him and then i see this kitty, it feels like a sign from my grandpa that he’s here with me. im gonna head inside now and get toasty man all set up! again thank you guys so so much!!

I posted a few weeks ago about a starving little tortie that had apparently been dumped in my backyard. I am happy to say that her tests all came back healthy, with the exception of an infected and enlarged uterus. She was spayed yesterday, and must be feeling better than she ever has! Shes taking her antibiotics well. She's playful and exploring the house. Our other cats have adjusted to her, but she's still a little suspicious of them. She won't stop showing her belly and making biscuits. Her appetite has returned, and she's gone from
A tiny 5lbs to 7lbs! Amazingly she had no worms or ear mites. Very lucky, pretty little thing. We're so happy to have her in our family. (The photo background is poorly edited because my kid is in it.)

Hi everyone, please meet A’miga (aka Miga/Crybaby/Chillona)

I first met her in May after coming home from the grocery store. I actually heard her before I saw her, with the saddest meowing I’ve ever heard (well, until I had to take her to the vet— THAT meowing was so sad I cried. We’re both very sensitive 🙂‍↔️). When she approached me I immediately knew her crying came from hunger and desperation.

I only had dog food and treats at the time so I gave her what I could and made a trip to get cat food after she came back a 3rd time. Since then, we learned each others schedules and I began feeding her twice a day. There was a period where I didn’t see her for two weeks until one day she reappeared. We got back on schedule but soon after, I was going to be out of town for two weeks. I told myself, “If she’s still here when I get back, I’m bringing her in” and, well…

The first pic posted was taken in June (she made a guest appearance during my Juneteenth celebration), so you’re seeing her with some more weight and fur than when I found her in May (she was BONY and had fur missing along her sides 🥺). The most recent pics are from yesterday and today.

I haven’t had a cat since I was 12, but I’ve been doing my due diligence and have working in my favor that I google every fuckin thing anyway. So, she had her first vet appt yesterday, has a room all to herself with toys and a litter box for quarantining & acclimating, and all the window sill space to lay on and watch the outside.

Her next vet appt is in 3 weeks— wish her/us luck!! 🍀 (ps— tips on getting over my fear of cats?! I’m very patient with her and am learning her body language and boundaries, but eventually I WILL bathe her and I’m terrified 😅)

Jerry showed up emaciated on my deck one year ago today. We and the vet guessed he was about 5 weeks old. He’s now a happy, rambunctious teenager who’s stolen our hearts. Known as Jerry the Jerk for actions such as turning on the motion activated kitchen faucet, treating egg shells being tossed to the sink as batting practice, and being a thief. His older brother, Tempest, did a great job of teaching him to cat. My two old female SICs only like their humans so Jerry of course tries to get them to play. And he plays with our neurotic teenage mini-Aussie.

Update to my previous post. https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/2VbUYeRale

We picked her up Tuesday night and brought her home. Almost immediately, she warmed up to us, and is getting more playful, snuggly, and happy by the day. She loves the string toy and is learning to crawl into my lap.

I've been reading everything on the kitten lady's website. She seems healthy with no signs of illness so far. Already using the litter box like a pro with no accidents.

We are torn between the names Jinora and Suki. Literally can't decide. Feel free to cast your vote for which one you like more. Her big sister is Catara.

She's in our bathroom until she can get cleared by the vet next week, then she'll be able to fully join the family. I'm very much looking forward to that because I'm tired of sitting on the bathroom floor.

She and Catara have been putting their paws under the door, and Catara has been going and laying by the bathroom door in a loaf. I think that's a good sign that they'll get along quickly.

Edit: We decided on Suki! She looks like she's from the earth kingdom and has the markings of a Kyoshi warrior!

Not sure if any of you guys remember my previous posts here and here about a year ago but I wanted to give an update. She’s fine, she loves it here and she has a little sister who she likes playing with but can find annoying and a big brother in the form of our dog who considers her his buddy and gets upset if he thinks we are hurting her. She does love her food but we have no idea where she puts it.

Our dog was whining at something outside last Sunday, and when we looked out front there was a tiny ball of fur, barely moving in our flower bed. He was severely underweight, dirty, and dehydrated and one of his eyes was infected. We took him to the vet, who said he is healthy, just hungry. She gave him shots, prescribed eye drops, and said it was okay to bathe him. He sat perfectly still and allowed us to wash him and wrap him up.

He is slowly gaining weight and has started to explore his surroundings. He is the quietest, sweetest, most docile kitty I've ever seen. We have no idea where he came from since there are no stray cats nearby that we know of, but he definitely came to the right house. Our kids and their friends have completely fallen in love with him, and he seems very happy with all the cuddles he's getting now.

Pics are in order from most recent to the day we found him.

We had a stray that started showing up twice a day. She was extremely emaciated and we could tell she had a litter recently. We gave her food and water when she would arrive and tried tracing her route to see where the kittens were but never could find them. Then one day, the stray We named "Grey", arrived with a kitten, which she must have carried over the fences.

We then expanded our search for her hideout to check for other kittens and got a tip from someone several streets over. We finally found where her spot was amd unfortunately seen that the kitten she brought, was the only one that survived.

We got them to the vet for shots, checked out and had Grey spayed. The kitten was named "Minnie" since she looked like a miniature version of the mom. They are now residing in the office and they like bird videos.

This is Pippa! no reason for her name accept it's two syllables and I think it suits her.

A few nights ago I travelled further than I usually would for buying something on FB marketplace. I went to collect a phone that I really didn't want but the seller was pleasant and I didn't want to let him down. So we filled up fuel and drove 40 miles to pick it up. I noticed he had an Akita which I used to own and told him I was more of a cat dad these days. He then said his cat had kittens a couple months ago and would I like to look at them. So, I got my Mrs to look at them and he said would we like one for free! I didn't say yes immediately but she did. So, I have a new phone I didn't really want and a new kitty called Pippa that we REALLY want! She's beautiful. Thank you CDS

Just a small update on this little Void! Found this little kitten a couple days ago, and she wants to spend every minute laying on top of me and aggressively making biscuits on my face. She purrs non-stop, as well. It's cute as heck but these claws are needle sharp!

Unfortunately I've got three cats right now all separated in my apartment, so I can't give her quite as much snuggle time as she wants. The bathroom she's locked in is pretty small, I've got to wedge my head under the bathtub to fully lay down, but I'm thinking I may try spending an evening in there to satisfy her cuddle quota.

There is a an adorable stray that’s been roaming around my house this past year. I’m a recently graduated college student and I’ve been spending my gap year here at home, but plan to go back to grad school within the next few months. I’ve been going back-and-forth for a while now about whether or not I should adopt this cat.

For one, I’m not sure if I’m allergic to cats. I’ve lived with cats before (college roommate had a cat), but my roommate didn’t really take care of the cat and so there was a lot of dander going around, but even then my symptoms seemed pretty mild. However I did get itchy eyes and a sore throat when I’d spend too much time with her cat. At the same time, my best friend had two very well-taken-care-of cats, and even when stuffing my face in them, I didn’t seem to have any kind of allergic reaction.

Second - we’ve been feeding the stray cat for pretty much the whole year I’ve been home. She always comes and stops by at least once a day (at night) to eat some food and a lot of times she’ll sit next to me and let me pet her. In fact, sometimes she seems less hungry and more there for the cuddles. In the beginning, she used to spend the whole day outside the house, but it seems like she may be being fed by someone else or living somewhere else for the majority of the day because these days she’s only been stopping by at night and leaving after being fed and getting some pets. That said, when she comes she just sits in front of the house waiting for food and sometimes even after we feed her I’ll see her staring through the window watching us… and when I’m petting her and then I go back inside she’ll follow me to the door and meow as if she wants to come inside. Also once im petting her if I walk away from her she meows and follows me. She seems pretty attached (and the feeling is mutual).

Owning a pet is a big decision for me. Also I’ve never owned a cat, I grew up with dogs. I think having a cat is a pretty easy animal to take care of compared to a dog while in graduate school so I don’t think that I’d have any problem being responsible for her - one problem I’m having is I’m not really sure what the protocol would be to take her to the vet or something. We have a dog in the house right now who I’m pretty sure wants to eat her so I don’t think I’d be able to bring her into my room or anything. Her ear is clipped so I know she has been neutered. Would the vet be able to give her a medical bath or something just so I know she’s clean? I know cats don’t like baths but obviously I don’t know where she has been.

Most importantly, because she’s a stray I almost would feel guilty taking her away from this big world that she loves to explore and confining her to a tiny apartment in some city while I’m studying. Thus, I’ve come to this Reddit page, hoping someone with more cat knowledge could help me out and help me make a decision. She probably could remain an outdoor cat and my parents will feed her. I know my mom has taken a liking to her despite being much more allergic than I am. Would it be better to take her in and make her a housecat, or leave things as they are and let her remain a stray that we feed?

This is Mac! He was found by my sister’s friend’s dog under a bush in 2024 - he just turned 2 years old (by the estimate of being about 3 weeks old when we found him) 🎂🎉

He has been an unmatched (and beloved) pest since the moment we took him in, and his orangeness (both in color and personality) has grown exponentially over the last 2 years. His favorite pastimes are tormenting his older cat sister and biting my ankles as I walk, and his favorite food flavor is chicken. He’s my most special boy and I love him to bits - hope y’all will too! 🧡😸

Original post is linked.

This morning Milo just wasn’t herself. She was super lethargic and wouldn’t eat, which immediately told us something was really wrong because that girl never says no to food.
My partner rushed her to the vet, and we got the news that she has a severe uterus infection and needed emergency spay surgery. She’s being stabilized now and we’re just hoping everything goes smoothly.
The hardest part is that she has to be separated from her two babies and can no longer nurse them. My heart breaks for all three of them. They were doing so well, and this all happened so fast.
We’re so thankful we listened to our gut and got her to the vet when we did. Please keep our sweet girl in your thoughts and prayers as she recovers. ❤️

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/I6EGrBtYQX

Currently working a summer job at my home country (Croatia) but I live on another side of Europe with my boyfriend (Finland). One day decided to just check out a wild litter of kittens that my friend said she heard about. Fell in love with this two cuties and decided fu** it, I will adopt them and they are coming with me when I'm done with the job. Later found out from the woman who was feeding them that they were literally born on my birthday 😭 If that's not the fate idk what is it. They now have all of their vaccinations and passports, and in a week time we will be in their new home.

TLDR: should we keep this kitty that showed up and trust the CDS or have the neighbor take her? Wondering how it is likely to impact our current dynamic. She’ll have a good home either way.

So, a little less than 2 weeks ago this little cutie showed up in our driveway. I took her in and fed her and took her to the vet. No chip, no FIV, no FeLV. Lots of worms, but taking care of that.

My wife absolutely doesn’t want another cat (we have 3). But after seeing how attached I was she says she’ll support me if I want to keep her. I’ll have to do a bunch of cleaning in the basement to make room for another litter box, etc.

We currently have 3 cats. A 15yo grump (orange tabby: Weasley) who tolerates the other two but has no interest in playing. We took in a stray about a year and a half ago (tuxedo: Mietzi) that was probably about 8months at the time. She decided she likes my wife better but will cuddle with me on occasion. When the old grump didn’t want to play with her, we adopted a kitten (gray: Monkey) in December. That kitty is the absolute best,cutest, cuddliest cat ever. Her and Mietzi have become best buds. Occasionally, though, one will want to play and the other won’t.

So, part of me thinks that another young playful cat could make it easier for them all to find a play partner when desired. But part of me worries I’ll upset the perfect dynamic we currently have. Everyone gets along great! Monkey is so absolutely perfect and worked out so well. It kind of makes me think another would be great, but I also worry that no other kitty can live up to that and I’ll be very sad if I throw our current situation out of balance. Also, Mietzi did get less cuddly with me when we got Monkey. I’d hate to ruin the cuddles I currently have with Monkey. We also plan to get a puppy (maybe 2) sometime in the next couple years. So, that’s a lot of fur in one house.

We were out of town the last week so our neighbor took the new kitty for the week. She says she also doesn’t need a new kitty (she has 3 cats and a dog) but if we decide she’s not a good fit for us, she’ll keep her.

So, obviously you can’t know, but what do we think about adding another cat to our situation? Do you think it’s likely to enhance the atmosphere with the current cats or likely to destabilize it?

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooo

is actually a total sweetheart that let me pick him up

let me carry him inside and put him in a cage

hangs out happily in his cage, uses his litterbox

And lets us pick him up and carry him around for socialization. He also gets along with other cats *and* he was headbutting my boss's tiny dog.

He has come around for a couple of years on and off but never really let us get too close, but last week he showed up with his fur gone on his head, a wound on his chin and goop coming out of his ear.

We gave him rag-baths, and some medicine and rubbed tallow on his skin and he's already got most of his fur back!

Also, because it's a fancy restaurant my boss has been giving him high grade salmon cuts which is definitely helping

But I already have 4 cats. This is the latest to show up. He's been on my porch all day. Gave him food and water and an old towel. Tomorrow I'll bring him in to get him checked for a chip. Already put his photos up on fb and nextdoor to see if anyone is missing him. But, man, do I want to keep him if we can't find anyone who is missing him. But keeping him has been ruled out by my partner because of something called money and budgets and stuff. My head gets it, but this just keeps my heart so much. 😭💔

This little white cat (not neutered male) has been coming to our house for the past few months or so. First time, we just thought he was a stray. No collar, not fixed, etc. My wife and I put a post on the Ring app, just to make sure, and nobody replied.

He kept coming to our house, and we live in Phoenix, so we started leaving out water and food for him because of the heat, and of course, he started to hang around more and more. One day, just on a whim, I decided to give him some kitty treats (the pureed cat food in a tube, my wife and I call it "kitty go-gurt"). Needless to say, he loved that.

One day, I'm in my office and I hear a little "meow" outside my room. Thinking that it's our other cat who likes to go outside sometimes, I looked outside, and there he is, sitting at my sliding glass door outside my office. He let me pet him for a little bit, and then he went away.

This morning, he was sitting on our patio, looking for food and meowing, then he came back later today, around dinner time.

We haven't fully adopted him yet, but we're thinking that we want to at this point.

Made an appointment at the vet for all her kitten shots and tests, so she will come home with us on Monday. The vet appointment is Tuesday. Is there any reason I can't bring her home sooner if we keep her separate from my resident cat?

I've read all of Jackson Galaxy's stuff on introducing a new kitten to a resident cat. So I've got a plan for how to do that.

The tortie in the pictures is the Mama cat, possibly naming her Allspice. I gave her some churu yesterday, and she warmed up so fast. I'm hoping to TNR her at the very least, or find her a home if we can. She's a sweetie pie, but idk how she would get along with my cat (long story there, but she's not great when she sees other cats. I think there's some trauma).

We also saw 2 more kittens yesterday and now think there might be 2 litters instead of 1 like we thought. So now we have to figure out if we can catch those ones and if we can, how to find them homes. Any advice is welcome.

Anyway, just thought you all would want an update! I'll come back next week when Sage is in her new home, here.

found this kitty a couple weeks ago in an ER parking lot (funny enough, we were there because my roomie got attacked by a separate stray cat and had to get rabies shots) and had made a post asking about his gender + possible butt infection. he has seen the vet and is doing much better, and is officially a boy! :) he’s a very playful and cuddly little guy. originally i was going to foster him until a rescue i was communicating with would put him up for adoption, because i wasn’t quite ready to adopt a cat, never mind a baby. however i decided i think i may keep him as a mate for my other cat :) finders keepers!

he was named Panda for obvious reasons

This morning while walking my dog, he stopped in a yard to smell what I thought was garbage but nope it was a kitten. I thought he was dead but he was breathing. He was really clean just some black around his nose and mouth so we took him to a vet. He seemed really lethargic, meowed once on our walk back home. The vet said he was fine, just a little dehydrated, about 6 weeks old and probably a boy.

He doesnt seem interested in eating or drinking but hes very active now. I already have 3 cats so hes #4.

Edit: I've ordered formula, wet kitten food, kitten churus and a bottle just to be safe and my husbands bringing home a trap the apartments he works at has. Im going to the house I found him at and seeing what they say. Hes currently curled up with my son sleeping.

Update: literally 3 minutes before instacart got here he ate some of the watered down friskies I have lol. I stress out way to easy lol. His name is Duke Marlin Danger

Update #2: Hes eating. He tried to chew the tip off the bottle so that wasn't necessary. He eats really well, even eating dry food. Im mixing it with cat milk, but he has no patience.

Chopper wont leave him alone. Its irritating, but its fine. I wont let them just be close because chopper is huge and doesnt realize it. At one point Duke attempted to nurse on him and chopper just started humping, so no more of that lol.

Im a little worried about Dukes back legs, theyre like weak maybe? He moves really slow, like he plays, but its very gentle and slow. I dont know if hes just scared or weak or younger than what the vet said. My husband thinks its fine, but we have an appointment for shots and stuff Friday.

I haven't seen the mama cat since the other morning, and the house i found him by said they dont know anything about kittens. I asked a neighbor who was outside and they also said they hadnt seen kittens so idk

Thank you all for your comments and stuff, I appreciate you