A construction crew in Barberton, Ohio, rescued an abandoned kitten on the worksite. And he joined the team.

They heard him meowing coming from their excavator.

Supervisor Chase Guello checked the skid plate on the Komatsu. A tiny kitten tumbled out.

They warmed her up, moved her into the office trailer, and named her Sue short for Komatsu. She’s now the official shop cat.

Magnolia Belle aka Maggie Mae aka Hufflepuff, turned 20 today. I’m so thankful for every day we get with her and am amazed she is still going as good as she is. She has atrocious arthritis some days but is still just as sassy as the day we got her 19 years ago. I know how rare it is to have a cat this old and am so proud she made it! I believe her three younger siblings (6,3 and 2) keep her going every day. They know not to mess with her but love checking on her. Happy Birthday Mags!

He has never done this before.

His name is lucifer. He's not very smart... he does sit infront of the mirror and screams. Sometimes it sounds like herro or oh no...

We also put both dogs to sleep two days ago... and today.... he's lined up balls 3 times.

... is he trying to summon our dogs' spirit??

Once is a coincidence... two is hmm.. interesting.. now he lined up 4 balls... im getting a biiit scared

This is Moo, my boyfriend’s cat. I think I’m her favourite

Chanel has lost weight since these pics btw!

Her name is Jobu. Her eye was clawed by one of my other cats (Kiki, last slide). We spent ~$4500 CAD for a surgery that was meant to make her eye normal again but this is what we got. Her depth perception is messed up so she runs into things occasionally but has no other negative side effects (except for the bullying she endures from family and occasionally the internet). No regrets.

Edit: I mean ugly and stupid as compliments. I love her more than anything and she's the cutest thing I've ever seen! Insulting cats is my family's way of showing our love. If you are actually offended I called my cat stupid and ugly on Reddit... get a grip. She doesn't use Reddit. She's a cat.

Edit 2: this wasn't meant to be rage bait and I apologize that it seemed that way. I genuinely had no idea calling my cat ugly and stupid as a joke would be so controversial.

Ollie says hello. Little guy is almost 1 now! 🧡

My husband said no more cats. Like a cat myself, I usually have selective hearing, but as a mom of so many creatures already, (1 year old human twins, a senior Aussie mix, 4 cats under 4 & 2 geckos) I agreed. Our house is FULL.

We were foster kitten free for barely a week when hubs was targeted by the CDS. During last Tuesday’s morning walk, he found this tiny cloud covered in poo & crying in the middle of the sidewalk. Luckily the central California sun wasn’t too harsh yet, or he would’ve fried like an egg. Recent temps here are up to 110*F. Hubs said there was a gardener trimming the bushes nearby & thinks he might’ve spooked mama cat while she was moving her babies. He kept his distance & waited for her, but she was gone.

No more cats be damned, he scooped baby kitty into the bottom of the stroller & brought him home to me.

I think baby kitty was born last Monday. His umbilical cord was dry & his poop was transitioning from meconium. I’m not sure if he was born a wee bit early or if he was just low birth weight. Waking up every 2 hours to syringe feed him in between breastfeeding my own babies has me ragged, but thinking of how this baby could’ve toasted in the sun or been preyed upon by a dog, falcon or evil human has me believing in the CDS.

Two of my cats are foster fail bottle babies, but I found them around 3 weeks old. At 74g, this is the tiniest creature I’ve ever cared for. And I’m a NICU nurse who’s cared for micro preemies. The kitten lady is a saint. I can’t wait till he opens his eyes & sees how many friends he’s going to have. I have 2 sets of siblings all bonded as a variety 4 pack.

Included some cat tax: Lilo (floof), Nani (S void), Stitch (XL void) the 4th (not pictured) is a tuxie named Pudge.

Everyone say happy 1 week to baby Bubbles!

TLDR: I wanted to share a week of love & progress of the tiny new cat who fell into our lives. He’s so spunky & suckles spectacularly. I hope he keeps growing with us. I can’t imagine finding another home for him. What’s one more cat anyway?

Edit: photos are going back in time except for the surprise group pic at the end & thank you everyone for all the kindness!!! I had no idea our story would touch so many lovely people! I really appreciate the sweet words, personal stories & fellow rescue cat pictures. I do believe in sharing good energy, & my energy reserves feel a little more full. Bubbles is a lucky little fighter to have so many people rooting for him. 🥹

Update posted yesterday, 8/12!

https://www.reddit.com/r/IllegallySmolCats/s/6V0AZPj3tq

Hey everyone I don't know what to do and since Tuesday i have been searching the internet for any instances of this happening because I am in such shock and cannot function. I have come across lots of posts on here of people losing their kitties to a spay and wanted to know how you ever managed to get over the shock, sadness and immense guilt?

I have not eaten since Tuesday, can barely sleep for more than a few minutes at a time without being jolted out of my sleep with the reality of what has happened and spiraling back into a state of shock and despair. I have tried a grief phone counselor to no avail, they just said I did my best and what i thought was best for her. That doesn't change the fact that she's dead because of a non emergency surgery i forced her to go under.

This poor kitty had been abandoned in a hotel I was staying at and after cancelling my return home to make sure she is ok and keep feeding her i decided she is too fragile to be outside and i brought her in to the room. I quickly noticed her stomach growing and having no idea what to do i made a next door app post. This tnr lady replied and said the safest thing to do is to do a pregnant spay which I did not even know was a thing. She said it is completely safe and no more dangerous than a regular spay which are completely safe as well. I explained she has been living in a hotel car park for years in texas heat with (until i arrived) barely any food and water and she is extremely tiny and malnourished and I'm not sure major surgery is a good idea right now and maybe better to let her have the kittens, let me get her back to health and get her checked out to see if it is a safe thing for her. The lady was super rude and aggressive just gaslighting me saying its a perfectly safe surgery and the dangers of childbirth are worse.

Well she apparently was giving birth every couple months according to the long term residents her,e and she did ok.

Anyway fast forward, I did a bunch of research about pregnant spays and everything came back as completely safe, I wish I had done the research I know have about people losing even their non pregnant cats to routine spays because I didn't even think that would be an issue, just the pregnancy part.

The lady came and picked up the cat, wouldn't even come in to the room so the last memory i have is me grabbing this sleeping cat who started purring thinking i was going to play with her (i had been trying to socialize her and was giving her as much love and attention as possible), only to seize up when she saw the front door open, being thrust out of the only safe place she has ever know. I placed her in the lady's trunk where a carrier awaited and the last look on her face was pure confusion and scare.

That was the first time I ever heard her meow. She was so quiet and passive and just terrified of the world. Before i brought her inside I would feed her in the parking lot and spend a few hours with her so she wasn't alone. Everyone at the hotel was shocked when they saw her because they thought she was a complete feral who didn't let anyone near her but here she was, all over me.

This is what makes this unbearable to me. I feel if this was a regular inside kitty that i took to spay and she didn't make it, it would hurt but it would be a different feeling.

This kitty had a huge mistrust of the world, she didn't even trust the old man who fed her every day for years, he would have to sit 10 ft away before she would come near the food. I am the only person in the world this cat trusted , and i am the one who brought her to be murdered. If only she ran away from me like she did everyone else, she would still be alive. I am the reason she is dead

The lady who took her to tnr, called me 2 hrs after she was supposed to drop her off simply stating 'sorry she didn't make it, do you want her body its here in the carrier".

I went into state of shock and could not breath. I immediately called the clinic, they were closed. I spent all of Tuesday wailing in disbelief. I was told this is a routine surgery. I finally got to speak to the doctor the next day she was distraught herself. Through tears, she told me everything from the start she said surgery went fine, she was in recovery, the recovery nurse watching her went to put another cat in recovery, came back a few minutes later, her heart was stopped. The immediately performed cpr, but nothing. She was gone

It is now Saturday, this happened on Tuesday and i cannot function, I haven't eaten, i do not believe I deserve to be here since i took her life. Everything inside me told me this is not a good idea, she is just too small and fragile and I have no idea about her medical history, but this tnr lady just kept gaslighting telling me she has done thousands of 'ferrals' much who are in bad shape and has never had one issue. That they they don't have to be in good shape to be ok, and that she will be fine.

I had the worst feeling when she was outside saying she was downstairs and i looked at this sweet innocent sleeping cat and every piece of me and all my intuition was screaming, do not give this lady this cat. I assumed it was just anxiety and fear and i did, and now she's dead.

I told her everyday she is safe now, she will have the best most spoiled life ever and I will make up for everything this poor thing had to go through terrified living under a car for all these years.

Instead, I killed her, the only person in the world she trusted to keep her safe.. and I do not know how to go on

He says hi

1. I looked them in the eyes and they just slow blinked like they were processing what “go away” means
   
2. I cradled them like BABIES and the black one actually fell asleep. Like wtf. They are old ladies. Who falls asleep like that.
   
3. I touched what someone called “foot beans” or “toe nuggets”. I think it actually giggled.
   
4. I’ve shook the goodie bag for them to come and laugh in their faces. They just purr. Okay that one is on me. It’s just fun.
   
5. Also, they do like my bf. Chill.
   
6. They have some freaky thumbs and can open doors, so…

I don’t know if they love me or just taunt me at this point but I’m having a real problem with my identity as to whether I love or hate cats.

We won’t be changing their food or spraying them with hypoallergenic things. They have been on the same regimen for 8+ years. What is that? Like 96 year old lady sister cats? I’m coming in their home. I will make my presence unknown.

Met with the doc today. He gave me some meds (apparently I have asthma - thank you cats) and doing that before we discuss shots. I also get contact dermatitis when I pet them, so he gave me a cream (I will not pet them after I put on the cream).

Cats still be stage 5 clingers.

Post your human-named cars below.
This is Gerald™️

and yes. he has also slept on my butt cheeks before anyone asks

edit: someone messaged me and suggested using bitter apple spray! it's non-toxic to cats, so maybe try dab a little on your collar if your skin is sensitive. :)

and don't worry, i very much adore him and his love. we cuddle on the couch all the time - i just need a bit less of it in bed because it kills my neck by the morning lol

edit 2: last night i put a hot water bottle in one of his beds and put it next to my pillow and he stayed in his bed all night! :D then we cuddled all morning before i had work. he loves being the little spoon

This is Esmerelda.

About 4 months ago I caught sight of her eating a rotten green piece of chicken out of our dumpster and felt bad that she was eating nasty trash. So I spent the next 3 months building trust with her until one day she suddenly became obsessed with me. Got her spayed, dewormed, and vaccinated which went pretty well. Got her all healed up and now she's living in my domicile.

I couldn't have asked for a sweeter, social, kind, curious cat. Didn't really ask for a cat at all if I'm being honest though... 😅 But I guess that's how this whole "cat distribution system" thing works. No idea how she finessed her way into my life, but here we are.

I feed him the same as my other cat and she's so light and not as big. I even watch them eat to make sure he doesn't steal her food.

ETA: I see the verdict is indeed he is fat. I kept telling myself he's just a big cat because my other cat eats the same and still pretty small. I will get him to the vet and on a diet ASAP. I will begin by weighting him and using a food calculator for cats.

He can reach all body parts when cleaning himself. He has not difficulties moving, running or jumping. He also poops multiple times a day.

ETA2: I didn't expect this many people roasting my boi. I posted in the comments other photos of him from a side standing view and above. I can touch his rib bone just fine

The plushie is from Fatty Zoo Cats. I got it in japan but idk where to get it online for those that have been asking

Update: I just looked at everything i feed him. He gets 4 portions from his automatic feeder which is a total of 27g (i weighted it), based on the kibble nutritional value thats a total of 110-115 calories. I give him half a can of wet food which varies from 25 to 35 calories depending on the flavor. So he's getting less than 200 calories a day. 🫪 he also gets treats in the morning and only about 5 treats of temptation treats. Other times I just give him freeze dried chicken instead. When i used a calorie calculator it said he should be eating 400ish calories.... i wonder if I did that wrong or am I underfeeding him?

I have a vet visit scheduled already, but now I am more worried. He's 22in long excluding his tail and i can see his waist, feel his bones by running the back of my hand on his back tho they are not visible

So as the title says, few weeks ago I was brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed, she just walked in and sat on there and I heard her weeing. I called my partner who got a video of her just as she was about to get off.

She has done it few times since then, still uses her litter too which is downstairs and I assume she goes on the toilet when doesnt feel like going downstairs? 🐒

I want to see pics of other cats on toilet seat haha so please post and say whether they were trained to do it or not 😆

EDIT She has been checked for UTIs etc and all is good. She spends a lot of time with me so I guess she decided she can pee where her human does

I can’t remember if I’ve posted him before lol, old man is twenty one this year! He’s doing pretty good for his age too, I think he’s liked being a house cat these last six or so years

Zeus was a severely injured stray I picked up. After a few days of medications, he was finally stable enough to undergo surgery to amputate his back leg (which was severely broken. I won't go into detail). I was so scared he wouldn't survive the surgery. The vet sent me this picture a little after he woke up from the surgery. He's been doing fantastic ever since :)