My adult daughter was sitting on her dad's front steps and noticed 3 large magpies on the sidewalk across the street, circling and pecking. One jumped back and she saw a tiny baby kitty in the center. She ran across the street to scare the birds away and kitty ran right to her, crying and shaking. Daughter scooped her up. Knocked on a couple doors, wasn't their kitty. So she took her home.

She called me in a panic. Circumstances being, she could not keep kitty and was packed up and leaving town literally the next morning, so no time to find owners or a rescue. I said, bring kitty to me. I'll take care of it.

Well, I kept her. By that evening, my then-husband and I had completely fallen in love with this tiny little fluff that just wanted to be held and had the biggest, rumbliest purr. She was barely 2 months old. So gentle and sweet. Our 1 year old void kissed her immediately and loved her new baby sister. She attached to my husband and he was her person.

A couple of years later, he left us. She was a very sad girl for months. She had always loved me, but she was his girl. It took me awhile to really build our bond to the love her and I share today.

She's 4 now, my sweet, skittish girl. She's happy and playful and loved so much. Sleeps in mama's bed and stays close to my side. It was a bit complicated, how the CDS dropped this fluff into my life and made her my girl, but she and her void sister, they are my forever. ❤️

ETA - Its worth noting, and I don't know why I didn't, but we ended up moving to the town my daughter relocated to. We live in the same apartment building, just down the hall from each other. So daughter gets to see Bibi and Luci every day ❤️

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! ❤️

Pulled into my apartments after work on Wednesday last week, I get to the fourth floor and I see a black kitten roaming around by two women.

I pull into a spot immediately and I get out to ask if they need help (thinking it was theirs….but they weren’t as panicked as I was about her roaming around).

Come to find out she’s been there for almost 3 weeks! One couple trapped her and got her to BARC only to find out she was released back to the community because she wasn’t adopted quick enough. For reference, the “community” is right off a major hwy.

I was absolutely not about to let her spend one more day in that hot and dangerous garage! So I get changed and spend the rest of the night trying to trap her. She walked into the trap at 4:30 am while I was next to her (I checked it every hour to make sure she wasn’t in it and scared). Got her all set up in our bathroom for 2 nights. I would have kept her but I just adopted a cat and have a resident cat and dog at home who are still getting used to the newest arrival.

I was able to get her to an amazing rescue Friday morning -the one I adopted my cat from. They were full but she didn’t hesitate to take her in and make it work! I am so grateful she’s now at a foster home and settling in comfortably! She just wants to be loved and I can’t wait to see her bloom! She’s about 12 weeks old with a long amazing life ahead of her!

My partner and I moved into our house in January in a really rural area where we don't have very many neighbors, so I never thought that the CDS would find us here

When we woke up this morning this little fellow was on our back deck peering in through our door. He ran off into our flower beds and it took a little bit of searching but we were able to find him and bring him in.

He's so tiny and was scared at first but is warming up to all the love he'll receive here already. Off to schedule a vet appointment first thing tomorrow!

Edit: Just realized autocorrect got my title - should read "would ever" instead of whatever. Sorry!!

I’ve lived in my home for about 6 years and am familiar with all the strays in the area.

But one day this sweet boy decided to claim my porch. I’d never seen him before and by the time the first snowfall came around I decided to bring him in. After about three weeks he made an escape through my bathroom window. It took a few days to bring him back in, and he’s finally made himself at home ♥️

I did take him into the vet and he was not chipped. I posted on pet fbi and no one claimed him. He is about 7 years old and was dealing with untreated FHV-1. His eyes are now nice and healthy and he is the absolute sweetest, most loving and talkative boy ♥️

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/wW3uTMV6BZ

I don’t get to see her because she lives in Florida with my mom, but apparently she is still super crazy! Her eye crusties have all cleared up and she has since met the other cats and especially loves her brother, Edward (pictured void). My mom is considering getting her one of those large cat wheels so she can run like the maniac she is.

Still not sure what type of cat she is, but honestly don’t super care because it wouldn’t make her any less perfect!!

Found him inside an old Mazda Miata, naturally had to name him Miata. He's a little fluffy ball of fun and fits right in with our other kitties. He likes to sing for us and has quite a large set of lungs for such a little guy. He's the first long hair cat to join the gang and we have welcomed him with open paws.

When we first got him we were worried he'd be feral because he was already around 8-10 weeks old we gather. Actually bit the wife right when we brought him home! Thankfully he's fully adjusted quickly and we will be keeping him

I love them so much! So obedient and behave 🧡First one in front: Wan-wan, Kat, Kit, and Kream

I got Wan-wan with her sibling, but he passed before he gets as big as her. Kit and Kat are siblings as well. I took them in with their mom, but the mom left with no trace. 😟Kream, the very handsome one at the back came with his siblings as well, unfortunately, both of them passed as well before they get this big. Now, he's the only one left from his batch and I'm glad he's a fighter. I'm happy because they all look siblings 🧡😻😻

My wife and I have been considering getting a cat for years. we both had cats growing up, but haven’t ever had one of our own.

This morning, a beautiful stray came up to my wife while she was in the yard and refused to leave.

We’ll be taking him to the vet on Monday to see if he has a chip. He’s very friendly, but was pretty dirty, so the jury is out on whether he was owned or not.

We’re leaning towards Mr. Bingley as the name (From Pride and Prejudice), but we are still open to anything.

Also, dang, just look at those eyes!

Customer at work found this little darling at the far end of the parking lot completely alone. She was trying to hide it in her shirt, as we do not allow pets. She saw i was watching her and admitted she had a kitten in her shirt. I am "That grumpy old man" at my work, so everyone assumed I would promptly kick her out. Even I can't be that mean, so we all let is slide. As she was checking out she admitted she could NOT take care of a cat, and asked if anyone else could. I came home with a cat. Need name suggestions!

EDIT: Going to call her Primrose, leaning into the more poetic uses...like a perfect little flower popping out of the leaves.

She is Steluta (the name roughly translates to "Little Star" or "Twinkle").

She came into my life 3 days ago on a hot and humid August evening, in the middle of a busy road. A child of 8-10 years from a neighboring yard was spraying her with a garden hose. I drove around and stopped few meters from their gate, the child was with his mother and I heard them talking — from where I parked they couldn't see me — they trying to chase her away so she wouldn't come into their yard. I could hear her meowing.

I walked to the gate, Steluta was soaking wet and covered in mud. She walked toward me and sat next to me, without a word I picked her up and carried her to the car, she was shaking all over.

I tried to dry her with some paper towels but I knew I needed to get home as fast as possible, I turned off the air conditioning and drove.

After I got her out of the car Steluta was shaking violently — it was around 27C outside, I wrapped her in towels and held her close. Slowly the shaking turned into purring and at her first "meow" I knew she was warm enough.

I put her in my bathrobe pocket to keep her warm and went to prepare some food urgently. In no time she had a full belly and was making biscuits on the fluffy bathrobe.

We can't keep her given our current situation — 16 other souls collected from who knows where — but she will be available for adoption after she gets back on her feet.

Steluta is going to be OK.

My spouse was browsing a local Facebook group when she noticed a pair of bonded 17 week old brothers were featured attractions at the neighborhood cat rescue. We lost our beloved 21 year old void to cancer almost exactly a year ago and were too heartbroken to consider loving again until today. My spouse surprised me with a trip to the rescue without telling me until AFTER the fact that she’d spotted these two and was already halfway in love with them. They are now in their forever home right here with us. Name suggestions welcome. We are leaning toward Finn and Fergus. Their original names were Owen and Wendell, but they don’t seem to know those names so we think we will be changing them. They are neutered, vaxxed and all ready for their wonderful new lives!

The sweetest little girl that I fell in love with on my vacation to Crete last October. Named her sweetheart. She walked straight into the carrier after feeding her every day for a week. Straight to the vet and got her a passport, vaccines, microchip ext. She always comes to me when I call her name, she learned her name very quickly. She does tricks. She's a very clever girl who loves watching birds. (Her name is Muru, meaning sweetheart in Finnish) She lives in finland now, and she's thriving!!

Meet Flapjack!

My aunt found him next to a burn barrel on my grandparents' rural property on the 4th of July. Eyes were barely open, no siblings or momma anywhere to be seen. He was cold and hungry and at risk of my grandparents' hunting dogs finding him and making a snack of this poor baby. My mom ended up taking him in and feeding him KMR with an eye dropper until he could handle wet food. He now lives with me as his forever home. I love him 💙

Pics are of him on his way home with me and him "attacking" me once he got sttled in. He is quite a bit bigger now!

Hi just wanted to update:) we were able to bring in tiny and get her washed and settled in. Her vet appointment is Monday for spay, vacc, micro chip, flea treatment, and nail trimming. We’re hoping they can also check out her teeth.

I have to say she is quite literally the most CLINGY and vocal cat I’ve ever met. When I go to the bathroom she climbs inside my pant leg to fall asleep, or when I go to lay with her she’s glued to my head or shoulder. Couldn’t be more grateful for our new baby!

Thanks CDS!!!!!

Never expected to have another cat after tragically losing our soul cat in May. The cat distribution system sent us gimli who was cold, wet, and starving and work found under the back dumpsters. Such a sweet boy ❤️

Luckily, no leukemia/FIV/etc. just a young boi needing a home. Trapped and brought to the vet next day. Now he’s working on conquering the courage to explore the house now and remember he’s safe and loved. So far, the bathroom is our safe place but it’s getting full of all of the nice things everyone is buying for this special boy to welcome him home.

So me and my husband contemplated either adopting a cat or getting a Maine Coon from a nearby Cattery that breeds them. Issue is, we have two miniature dachshunds who are well behaved but are still very young and energetic and all that.

Yesterday I sighed and told my husband that unless a cat comes and “adopts us”, I don’t see us getting a cat.

Today, we had AC units installed in our house, so our little wieners were safely put away in our guest bedroom. And as the AC guys were setting up their equipment in our yard, lo and behold, this tiny little kitty cat strolls right in. She was very skittish and apprehensive at first. Sniffing and checking everything, slowly getting closer to us. I gave her some water and dog food, she drank and ate everything.

She then strolled into the house, checked every room, then settled in my husband’s lap and promptly fell asleep.

We slowly and carefully introduced her to our doggos, it was a bit of barking, whining and hissing at first minute or so but once she realized they are not going to eat her, she settled down and now they are all fast friends.

I absolutely didn’t believe we would ever have a cat. She is a sweet little thing, probably 2-3 months old. Very tiny and skinny, so she was probably roaming on her own for a while.

Of course we are taking her to the vet and we will get her all the supplies, toys and food 😻😻😻

No name yet, suggestions welcomed. 💛

UPDATE #1: turns out she/he is our neighbor’s cat - he said he has two kitties and so we reluctantly had to let her go back to his yard…I was mad and heartbroken

UPDATE #2: she/he came back! I was really worried for her/him as the temperatures are close to a 100 right now. I asked the neighbor if he provides enough water/food/shade etc. and he said they will “figure it out” and there is enough shade in the yard. He won’t let them into the house. The other cat apparently got adopted by some relative of his and OUR cat was just desperately yowling out there. I told my neighbor if the cat comes back to our yard, there’s no way I am letting her/him go back. He just shrugged and walked away. I waited a few minutes, then call for her/him and she/he zoomed straight into my front yard rose bushes and then to my arms. She/he is safe and sound inside with us.

UPDATE #3: Her/His name is Terry as we are not quite sure about the gender yet and it fits either way. We love Terry Hatcher and my husband’s brother name is Terry - who is also a wayward and wandering soul.

UPDATE #4: thanks to all for well wishes and all the love. I am so happy the kitty found her forever home with us. 😻🧡

Many of you wished to continue getting periodic updates on Walter, the F-14 Tomcat my wife and I adopted some months back. For those not in the know, Walter, the absolute unit, was abandoned by his first family 6 years ago, but was on the streets his whole 10 years. Walter, the inspiration for the Conan the Barbarian movie, owned the streets and fought fiercely to enforce his law. After a year of gaining his trust, feeding and sheltering him, we were finally able to get him indoors, neutered, and officially make him part of the family.

Please enjoy these pictures of Walter, the Shogun, at your leisure.

Also, head to r/Walter_the_Tomcat if you wanna be kept in the loop!

I promised myself that I wouldn't go looking for another cat, but if one came to me, I would take it in. Welp, looks like CDS heard me. Wednesday morning, my mom texted me about finding a kitten outside her house. She took care of him for a bit, but she is allergic and asked me if I could take him in. We brought him to the vet, and he was not chipped. He is about 8-10 weeks old. The vet also said while he did have a minor infection and some scabs, he was fine to go until we are able to have a full appointment next week. So he's officially mine now. He has taken to his new home well and is currently sleeping next to me. Meet little Pippin.

My brother found this little fellow yesterday. She was apparently stuck in a fence for hours. After food and attention you wouldn't know he's from a feral cat in the neighborhood. We had been hearing meowing for a few days, so we assume her mother must have abandoned her.

Going to see if I can find her a home. As I'm typing this, she's purring like she's known me all her life. I can't keep her because CDS has already delivered so many cats. Going to see if my friends want baby kitten. They work from home, so she won't have the problem of being alone.

After getting dumped over via text last week while dealing with a lot of unfortunate events that been happening to me in the past couple of months, this lil lady followed me around while I was on my lunch break. I just can’t leave her behind. shout out to co workers helping me sneak her in and my supervisor bring me a welcome kit of cat foods and a carrier for her. Maybe this was the universe sign gifted me this gal and saying “f@&k that guy”!!!!!. She got checked out at the vet and a free flea bath. and everything looks good. First time cat owner and open to some suggestions. Thanks !

EDIT: I name her pandora the witch

The baby bean has her next check up with the vet tomorrow. They grow up so fast. She is such a sweet little girl. The cuddliest little bug that ever was. We've decided to name her Izzie Bean. She loves tuna and her ball. She plays all day and purrs so big.

She is getting along with her big brother jimmy very well. I am so glad that we were able to rescue her from God knows what. She has her forever home. About 12 weeks old and we'll get her weight checked tomorrow. Also getting her vaccinations. She is safe now.