Stevie was found 6 weeks ago by my husband and 6 year old son heading home from swim lessons in our small town. She was walking in circles in the middle of the road because her eyes were glued shut with infections. Vet estimated she was about 3 weeks old. We did 6 vet visits in 3 weeks because she had everything wrong known to man. All the worms, eye infection, 8 hour ER vet visit due to severe fecal impaction and my personal favorite, Scabies/Sarcoptic Mange that she so graciously shared with me.

We have had her a little over 6 weeks now and she is SO happy and healthy…and wild. She has weened from the bottle and then kitten milk in a bowl. She enjoys wet kitten food with a few kibbles mixed in. We have 2 cat towers next to each other that she runs and jumps and climbs on. She’s bossing the 4 big dogs around (while protected in her cat tower cage) and is such a cuddle, purring, silly bug. We are all in loooooove!

I don’t know much about cats, so I have a question. Occasionally she will let out a meek meow, but rarely. Sometimes she opens her mouth and looks like she’s going to meow, but nothing comes out. Is that normal?

In case anyone remembers my original post from a couple months ago about finding two sick kittens on vacation in California. To anyone who missed the original post: My friend found them on a job site, mama not to be found , clearly sick with some sort of upper respiratory infection. Since I was on vacation, I didn’t have work or set plans for the day so I spent the day taking them to the vet. I spent my vacation looking for someone to adopt or foster them even though I knew in my heart they’d found me for a reason.

welp we are now the proud parents of 4 sweet boys. Here are some before and afters of the kittens when we first found them and some recent videos and photos with their two older brothers here in Nashville.

Everyone, meet Luffy, Chopper, Chonk, and Odyn.

My original post - https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/WZpXhrmdm5

It’s been 5 weeks since we found him. He is now 10 weeks old, weighing (heavy for his age) 1.5kg. So he might well be a big boy! Socialisation is going really well. Daily hair brushes, nail handling, teeth brushing practice. He knows the trick “Come” no matter how far across the apartment you are and we practice this daily. I accidentally taught him to wait for pets before eating, he won’t approach his bowl to eat unless I’ve stroked him a few times 😂 a lucky win?

We are tackling the play biting slowly but surely. We are also awaiting some fecal tests as he still sneezes a few times a day and breathes a little faster than he should when sleeping. He can’t be vaccinated until he’s in full health. My bank account is burning, but my heart is so full.

Husband is slowly coming around (I don’t want to jinx it) but I was told off the other day for speaking too loudly incase it woke Noor up 👀😂 so we will see about long term.

But here he is!! One month with this little baby. Forever grateful for everyone who helped in my inital post. I could NOT have made this much progress with him without the advice and community I received here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. So proud to have joined the distribution list alongside you all. Sending love to you all & your kitties! 🤍

I thought I just picked him up because he ran in front of my car.

He literally appeared out of nowhere and stopped right in front of me—I slammed the brakes last second. Got out thinking I’d have to move him, but he just walked up, purring, no collar, zero fear. Asked around, no one claimed him… so I took him home “for the night.”

Yeah.

Now he follows me everywhere. This morning he blocked me from walking, weaving between my legs, and even stepped on my shoe mid-step like “nope.”

So I guess I don’t go to work anymore.

Anyway… I’ve accepted my role.

‼️UPDATE‼️: Well, the Cat Distribution System has worked its magic and Hamish has officially joined the family! Now to just get my other two babies like him.

(Also posted onto CatsWithJobs) My coworker came in frantic because she saw a kitten go under someone’s car in our parking lot. Lured him out, and had to stick my arm up someone’s car to yank him out, then took him home in a copy paper box!

He’s really skinny so I’m working on getting some meat on his bones, but he is super cuddly, sweet, and playful. He’s seen my other cats a few times and tries to run towards my girl, Bean, whenever he sees her. She is less than interested. Hopefully they become friends soon because this little guy has stolen my heart!

I'll start off with a link to my original post here. Pico de Gato found me by pure luck, I was house sitting my family's dogs but decided to go home to mow my lawn. What followed was about a week of chaos getting her situated and my house kitty friendly. Thanks to everyone in this community I determined she was about 6 weeks old when found and only weighed 300g, topping off her problems was a bad eye infection that needed treated right away. Sadly it was too late for her eye but she found me to take care of her.

Now she is 2½ months and weighing about 1lb 12oz, the vet said she is nice and healthy. The picture of her sleeping on me was right after we got home from the vet. Overall she has been a great addition to my mundane, predictable day to day as she must be included or else. I also had to get her a bell collar, she is a very quiet kitty, only vocalizing when she gets stuck somewhere, which really doesnt happen anymore.

Something i did want everyone's opinion on is regarding her eye, the vet told me that it isnt functioning and has even deflated slightly but told me we are ok to leave it alone unless it starts to bother her, it gets infected again or if I decide I want it removed. What would you all do? I am leaning tward getting it taken care of so I dont have to worry later.

Whenever we found this little one he was 3.4oz.

As of earlier today he is 10.1oz!

He does wonderful on car rides, he gets so much love at the office every day. He has his next vet appt scheduled for September. He's healthy and getting teethy ❤️ hes so cute i could cry. I can't wait to see him finish growing. Little man gets sink baths every day to get used to water, and because he gets pee and poo all over himself since he's a baby. Getting very feisty and vocal when he gets fed his bottles. Little Chimney does so great with the household dogs and they are so so so gentle with him.

These visitors to my porch today seem to be sizing me up for the CDS process.

I had a 20 year old cat die last year, I guess they think I may be ready for new cats.

I am not sure about it yet....these cats came out of nowhere.

Spring babies too.... Mismatched kittens.

I guess since I found out I am getting laid off in July, the cat vine decided I may need some happiness for a change.

My step-daughter says they were meant for her since my last cat was older than she is now.

My wife passed in 2024, my cat passed in 2025.

How does the CDS system figure out who needs a cat? Or 3...

Edit- someone pointed out I had 3 life-changing events in 3 years, so I think this is why the CDS sent 3 cats. It's the Rule Of Three writ large.

Edit 2. I don't have any idea about the kittens, boy or girl.

I have thought up some names

GINGER for Mama Cat OREO for mixed color tabby TIGER for orange kitty

Edit/ update 3

The kitties ran off once they finished off the two cans of cat food.

I am sure they will be back, and they must have a hideout nearby.

Mama Cat is probably a recent stray and has no visible injuries we could see.

She's clean and wasn't scared of me, so I think she was abandoned with the kittens, hopefully they will come back once they confer with the local CDS representative.

My suburban neighborhood has quite a few strays around, like little gangs of them gone feral.

My landlord may not accept 3 cat deposits, but I will try and help these cats out even if I can't keep all 3 of them.

I don't want to parcel out any one of the three.

I have lived here 3 years, and my lease will be renewed in a couple of months....

Update 4 - we put out more cat food later in the day after we had dinner ....15 minutes later we checked and the cat food was gone!

I hope it was the same 3 cats, and I hope to see them tomorrow morning as we will keep an eye out for them when we are eating breakfast.

If it was a different cat, at least one cat didn't go hungry tonight.

–---–------- Update 5 - we didn't see the kittens today at all but Mama Cat came by and ate the food we put out for lunch. We watched her eat then she slinked away.

While we were eating dinner, we put another food plate and she came back and ate that too.

The two kittens were not around either time, which was kind of strange to me.

Mama Cat is a little skittish when we opened the screen door (she ran under my car to hide) but after 3 meals I hope she knows the food is available to her and the kittens and remembers where to go for it.

Update 6 - We have not seen these 3 cats again at all since I posted the Update #5. We put out food again but they have not come back since that day.

We will keep watching for them and hopefully they come back.

How could anyone say no? She is an absolutely floppy, cute, and cuddly little bean. I named her Honey and she already responds and turns her head to her name :)

Please feel free to send me any advice you have on an indoor/outdoor cat. I simply cant have her at all times due to my work and my family’s schedule. As I mentioned before, the family downstairs has their patio open for kitties as well as their patio door with a screen and food and water. I also have food and water for her.

I am going to get her spayed, shots and a chip tomorrow. Any advice on bathing? Or teeth? Even snacks, food, anything. Thank you in advance!

First, here is the link to my original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/KnIhgeOgOm

Wow. What a ride it has been! I have had these babies now for 5 weeks! It seems crazy it has been that long, but at the same time, its not that long!

Today, they turn 7 weeks old! It has been a wonderful learning experience taking care of kittens from 2 weeks old until now. I have learned so much! From bottle feeding and helping them potty, to teaching them how to play, use the litterbox, and eat kitten food! We have faced a few hurdles as they were transitioning from bottle to kibble. And have had to navigate goopy eyes off and on since bringing them in. But they have adapted very well!They have their first vet appointment for vaccinations Wednesday!

My favorite thing on this journey has been watching these boys grow into their own unique personalities. Its been almost 10 years since I have had a smol kitten to watch/help learn and grow. And I honestly had begun to forget how fun this stage is! They are complete opposites! One loves to meow constantly and chase you around for affection! But once you are holding him he wants nothing more than to go exploring! Make up your mind little man! He is so curious and has a fear of, well, nothing. Hes a climber and does not care what happens as long as he gets to the top of whatever it is he set his mind to this time! His brother on the other hand, waits not so patiently, for his food and after that he wants nothing more than to curl up on your chest and fall asleep or run to his heating pad to do the same immediately after. He meows to be picked up, and then never wants to be put down.That little dood is an eat and sleep kind of guy, but don't let that fool you, he is the king of wrestling and loves to interrupt his brothers explorations for some tussle time.

Somehow I have been able to tell these little buddies apart for some time now, but thanks to all your friendly advice, the old lipstick trick was foolproof until I got there!

We are trying to find these little guys a home (together 🤞🏻) but that's proving to be more difficult than originally thought. We have two 9 year old longtails and also a 9 year old indoor bun to worry about for longtern integrating on our end. We would like to avoid permanently interrupting the mojo of the dojo. But for now, we are all just chillin' (killin') and enjoying watching these sootballs grow! ♡

EDIT: we have named him Eddie (Edward Cullen) and he just received a clean bill of health! Tested negative for everything yucky, took his vaccines like a champ, and everyone loved him at the vet, lol. (Another ETA also no microchip!)

Drumroll please…his official age estimate: 4-6 months! 🎉 he’s a precious baby and we love him. Now hoping our 2 other boy cats (brothers) play nice 🤞🏻thank you all so much for the advice and the support!

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Original post:
(Pics are post-bath tonight, he’s half wet haha) This tiny bub was shivering under a bush in my front yard right as a thunderstorm was rolling in, Tuesday night. I’m extremely confident he does not have any kind of owner - he is not neutered, was very dirty, has a handful of scabby wounds that look like a big cat chewed on him at least a week ago. He is obviously really tiny, age-wise he must be young, but he is also very skinny and seems ravenously hungry and thirsty. He has a hoarse meow that doesn’t sound well used. He didn’t seem to know how to use a litter box the first night (we have him quarantined in a bathroom), but tonight he did use one successfully! He is very very sweet tempered and seems desperate for affection and sitting in laps, plus purring and biscuits, after the first evening being very closed off and “shut down” around husband and I. Also hissed whenever we came in the room that first night, but has never been aggressive. Seems like an interesting blend of slightly domesticated, but hasn’t been taken care of recently?

Mainly, how old of a kitten is this likely to be? I’ve only ever adopted adult cats and have very little experience with kittens. The first vet appointment we were able to get is Friday afternoon, so we’ll keep him closed off from my other two kitties until he (hopefully) gets a clean bill of health. I would love to have an estimate before then, I want to know if I can feasibly get him neutered soon, or if he’s too young!

Sorry to ramble! Any thoughts you lovely people might have would be appreciated!

Little update on the two kittens!
A video I took yesterday of them playing/fighting
They’re doing really good! Both of their eyes are fully open now, they’re starting to actually play with each other, and they’ve been eating really well. It’s crazy seeing how much they’ve changed in such a short amount of time. I believe they’re just over 3 weeks now!

The black/white one we decided her name is Oreo, and Midnight for her brother. Oreo really loves to climb around me and now explore my face 😆 while Midnight seems to prefer my lady haha.

They went from being these tiny little blobs that mostly just slept and ate to actually running around, playing, and being curious about everything 😂

They’re both gaining weight and seem happy and healthy. I’m still learning as I go since I’ve never raised kittens before, but so far everything seems to be going really well.
Here’s some pictures over the time since my last post!

In my cart now is some litter and a box, along with some indoor playpens I’m deciding on, as they’re just about big enough to crawl out of those plastic drawers they’ve been living in

Update on mama cat:
As for their mom, unfortunately we haven’t seen her since that night. She left them at the house that morning and never came back, and we haven’t even spotted her around the street or anywhere nearby since then. I was hoping we’d see her again at some point, but no luck.

Also, I realized I never mentioned this part in my original post: the kitten she took with her that morning was actually the same kitten that ended up being brought back that night

Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/gRNTruoZKp

Well, no one ever did come forward to adopt these muppets, so my husband and I had a Very Serious Talk™️ and, at the end of it, decided they had better just be ours! HOA be damned.

That was a couple weeks ago and so much of their personalities have continued to come out as they've grown! Meep is a Snuggle MACHINE who likes going under blankets, mrowing dramatically in the kitchen for food every few hours, and vampire-stamping tiny holes in the covers of my library books (while I am reading them). It seems pretty clear that we have claimed each other, but Moop is my husband's girl—her favorite spot is his shoulder, and she starts purring as soon as he picks her up. I have never met a sweeter, more mild creature. She rarely meows, and if you hold her like a baby she will close her eyes and go straight to sleep in your arms.

Cat People, how do you survive? All the soft snuggles, the purrs and mews and chirps, the nuzzling, the flops, the hysterical sleeping positions, the tiny, soft-footed pony races down the hallway. At least 27 times a day I feel like I am going to explode with all the love and joy they give and make me feel.

Thanks for tagging along for the ride—my husband says "no more fosters," but I'm not leaving anybody out on the stoop, you know what I mean? 😉

For anyone who missed our first post, the Cat Distribution System hit us with a bulk delivery this week! We went from having zero indoor cats to suddenly taking in Mama and her 5 little "Ninja Kittens." Living and doing rescue work out here near the border, street animals are a common sight, but having this entire family show up seeking a safe place to rest was the most beautiful surprise. We knew getting them a proper medical evaluation was our top priority so they could finally relax.

Today was the big day, and we successfully got Mama and all 5 babies to the clinic! The vet did a full check-up, started the kittens on some much-needed vitamins and dewormer, and advised us to hold off on vaccines for one more month so they can build up some more strength first. Mama will also get her pre-spay blood work done next week. It was a big, stressful adventure for them, but right now, they are just enjoying a very well-deserved, completely safe nap together in their transport basket! ❤️

A few days ago, I posted a video of this cat trying to break into our catio, and then running toward me when I opened the door to feed her. Since then, she’s been staying in our bathroom (in quarantine until we’re sure she doesn’t have any contagious illnesses or anything transmissible to our other cats), and she seems very happy with her little “hotel room” and all the care and attention she’s getting.

A few hours ago, she had her first vet visit, and it turns out she’s much younger than we thought! Her cloudy eye made us think she might be older, but it’s most likely due to an injury. Her teeth are those of a young cat, around one or two years old, and she doesn’t seem to have ever had kittens.

She was dewormed, received flea treatment, had a wound on her paw cleaned and treated, and we did an FIV/FeLV test, which came back negative. Overall, she seems to be in very good health!

We’re looking for a forever home for her (location: Uruguay), but in the meantime, she’s safe and happy ❤️

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.

Back in May, my wife and I were chosen by the CDS and rescued Darryl Strawberry. When we found her, she was an itty bitty feral kitten who had been abandoned by her mama and was in really bad shape under my In-Laws deck. The emergency vet we took her to initially said that she was a boy. During her recent check up, our family vet let us know that “There isn’t anything to chop off. Congratulations, she’s a girl!”

Obligatory name explanation: our nephew wanted to name her Strawberry. When we still thought she was a boy, we decided on Darryl Strawberry (of Mets baseball fame.) Her name will remain Darryl Strawberry. Her soul patch demands it.

Original Post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/comments/1tddt8w/the_system_got_me_again_this_is_darryl_strawberry/

So 7 month ago I found this lil guy by a bin who we called ripley only to find out ripley is a jonsey ( this was confirmed by the vet 6 days ago when she asked if he was a girl or boy then popped his tail up and said "two pom poms")

So in the first few weeks it he limped alot and the vet told us he has a floating knee cap and it was quite rare to see in cats (puberty seems to have helped fix it or its would of cost £2000) it dosent hurt him and most time either myself or jonsey put it back into place.

He got his shots, chip and a good once over.

He is now the most talkative cat i have ever known he chirps and meows with you if you talk to him ( sometimes I worry he knows I call him stinky)

He pays his rent buy killing spiders,flies and moths.

He recently got his pom poms taken away and is currently dealing with the cone of shame.

I want to say thank you to everyone who helped the night I got him and gave me great advice, you guys are awsome

Last year my SO heard a cat crying out from outside and saw a small kitten on our front porch. For the next week I made it my mission to catch her. I put food and water out every day. Every time she saw or heard me she ran away. Finally I figured out that I had to sneak around from the back door and close the door on the carrier. Set her up with all the essentials in my basement bath room and took her to the vet the next day. She was estimated to be 5 weeks old weighed 1.5 lbs and was covered in fleas and boney. After two weeks isolation she could be introduced to her brothers. One welcomed her immediately the other hid behind the couch for 10 days. Then we discovered she had ringworm 😑. Luckily her cat brothers and my SO didn’t get it but I did. Constant house cleaning and regular treatment cleared it up fairly quickly. Spayed in the fall and here we are a year later, one big happy cat family.

My dad was walking his dog and heard meowing. He video called me showing me this kitten in a wall. I told him he had to rescue it! It was so scared it kept going farther back into the hole. I made him take his dog home and grab supplies to get the kitten. He went back with a carrier and kibble. 🤦‍♀️ I enlisted help from a fellow cat lover and she brought some squeeze treat to lure the baby out. But it was just too scared to move. She ended up just shoving her whole arm in and pulling the kitten out. It worked! Looking at its backside, I'm pretty sure it a lil boy cat. My daughter said he was found in a wall, we should name him Walter. 💙 Of course!

Larry was awarded to us about 9 (actually 11 months) months ago. We recently hired a mobile detailer for my husband's work truck and the appointment was today. The guy brought his wife and she took one look at Larry and said that's my cat!

So, get this: his person in their family was their young son, who's name is LARRY!!

Larry (cat) was part of a feral family that she adopted; she still has an uncle and a sister of his. Larry had been missing for 6 + months when he came to us. She had stopped looking for him because her nasty neighbor all but admitted to dumping him up by the freeway while the family was on vacation.

She has pictures of him as a kitten and young adult. He's around 6 years old. She doesn't want to take him back (thank God), she's bringing me his records this afternoon and was crying with joy knowing he found such a good home. His name was Puss in Boots because his eyes reminded them of the Disney character.

My husband and I just look at each other in wonder as to this mornings events. I mean, what are the odds??

Edit: amended arrival date

I'll try and include a video in the comments of her going crazy chasing my lazer pointer. We named her Hersberry as in Hers a berry special kitty. The family is attached, our other cat is very suspicious but she'll get used to her. I dont know what else to say. Shes cute. How many sentences do you need. Look at the pictures. Cute kitty. Words not needed. Fuzzy face. Little beans. She cuddles. Seriously dude how many sentences are needed per post. It says 2-3 more. Last one hopefully. Nope not yet. Finally.

It has been a month since we took in Bibi, a kitten who was hiding under my boss's grill cover for three days. This is a very uncommon video of her remaining still for over ten seconds. She's curious about anything that moves and most things that don't. She's healthy, and I'm incredibly thankful. She's officially worm free and out of quarantine. In one month, she's managed to triple her weight. We're going to have her spayed. The first available appointment we could get is September 14. She was around twelve weeks old according to the vet when we first found her, so this would make her around four months old now. I'm hoping that the September 14th appointment isn't too far out. Everyone says I worry too much. She is very happy at the house, but I'm still in the process of getting our other two adult cats accustomed to a kitten in their space. They are both older and very set in their ways and she wants to play, and they hiss at her when she tries. So she's been sleeping in my room and watching a lot of TV with me. I feed them together and they all get along then but they eat faster than her and they try and eat her food too if I don't stop them. Still trying to figure out how to make it all work. Nevertheless, I'm so happy we found her and that everyone caved eventually and let me keep her.

link to my previous post

It has been just over a month since Rusty jumped into our lives (literally), so I wanted to share a happy update!

By some miracle, Rusty has no broken bones, no parasites, no FIV, and no fleas. He has a completely clean bill of health! He's received his first round of vaccinations and weighed 2.57 lbs, which means he's currently about 3 months old. He goes back for his second round of vaccinations on August 10, and we're excited to see how much he's grown over the past month.

He's eating so much that it's honestly amazing how something so tiny can house so much food! He loves to play his little heart out, and he absolutely adores cuddling with his big brother, Charlie. Our senior cat, Mango, is still a little wary, but even he can't resist those baby snuggles.
Charlie and Rusty have formed such a special bond. They groom each other constantly, and you can hardly find one without the other.

We love Rusty so much and can't wait to share a beautiful life together. 💙

I went back to the river family today with kitten food and all the kittens came to eat. Mama ate the most but each one got their time in the bowl.

They came much closer, I was even able to pick one up (it jumped away and mama yowled at me every time I got close again) but I was able to pet them before they ran off.

The food was almost gone when a male cat came up, and they all shrank back into the bushes to see what he was gonna do. He took the last few bites of the food. Probably the dad.

Plan is still to bring a carrier and more food when my paycheck comes in 2 days so I can take em to the vet. I don’t think it will be difficult to get them in the carrier but I will have to watch closely to make sure they’re all in there. The smallest black one is the most skittish and only came out after all the other cats had started eating.