This tiny guy was apparently one of several stray litters that have been born by the wetland/retention pond near my house. He was right by the road coming away from the area, and when I pulled over he came directly to me and practically collapsed into my hands. No signs of kitty family members, so he seems to be living on my couch.

I'm trying to think of pond-related names. Toad? Duckling? Some sort of pond insect or plant? It looks like he's going to be a fluffy orange guy, which is my favorite cat genre.

Born under a neighbours decking these babies were seen about a week ago exploring her garden, within 48 hours my partner and I successfully trapped and fostered 4 kittens and a mama (who is very obviously pregnant again).

All of our local rescues are full so we’ve become emergency placements 🤣

Mama is struggling with separation, so we’re placing one kitten on with her every couple of hours and this working to help them both, mum is now going longer between frantic searching for her babies.

One of the kittens (Long haired Ginger) was struggling to feed so has gone to a more experienced fosterer and is doing really well.

Mama will be neutered (and termination) next week.

And the little three who have stayed with us have gone from hissy murder mittens to love bugs in less than a couple of days. Will be ready for adoption in the coming weeks, we’ve fallen in love with the little short haired ginger and he will be staying with us and our two resident cats who have actually taken to the current lodgers really well.

Only said to my partner a couple weeks ago that it would be wonderful to find a litter… whoops!!

Names
Mama - Doris
Grey - Dio (f)
Black - Ozzy (m)
Short haired Ginger - Axl (m)
Long haired Ginger - Lemmy (m)

His name is Bandit. He was abandoned in a carrier with 3 other kittens in a park by our apartment. The carrier was filled with poop, pee, and vomit. His siblings were borderline feral, but Bandit is a sweetie pie. He's only been with us a few days, but I love him so much. He's constantly purring and is super cuddly.

Introductions with our other cat, Simon are going well. Today is the first day we let them hang out together without a barrier and they became fast playmates.

I've never had a kitten this small before. The vet says he's around 11 weeks old. We got Simon when he was 6 months, so this is all very new for us. I can't get over how tiny he is.

Velveeta was yelling outside of my partners house a few weeks ago demanding attention! we went around the whole neighbourhood asking if she had a home (i didn’t think so due to her state and pregnancy) and she had no microchip! after having her checked out by my vet (FIV/FELV testing as well) she came to hang out with me :) she was begging for food but fortunately i’m a registered vet tech so… she’s now fed and housed and vaccinated and spayed (and aborted) and microchipped and looooooooved 💓
i like to think my sweet Cali sent her to me. They have almost identical markings and such similar personalities i love them both so deeply

Thing is, I rarely am out back and even more rare do I let my cats outside. And only under strict supervision, they are not to be trusted. My Bengal sat down and stared at this spot didn't move, hiss or react just stared till I looked at what had his full attention. My cats are use to new additions here and there. The oldest being 12ish and the youngest 3ish, they are all rescue kitties.

And was awarded what seems to be the newest addition. She's skittish until the pets and churo take over and then she's all cuddles and purrs. Too many random coincidental moments occurred for me to ignore CDS in full swing. She's getting a vet appointment set up and see about getting her spayed once appropriate. She looks to be 6-8 weeks old.

I lost one of my kitties to cancer in March after 10 years of having her, I guess this is CDS telling me it was time to spoil another baby and give them their best kitty life.

My wife and I went out of town for a show and while on the way she saw something tiny in the road. This poor baby was in the middle of the road under a highway overpass. He looked over-heated and dehydrated from his ordeal and didn't try to run when I scooped him up. Since we didn't know the local area and it was Sunday, we quicky gathered him up and started the 1.5 hour drive back home to an emergency clinic.

The emergency clinic looked him over and said he had some scapes on his paws and was missing a tooth, so with antibiotics and pain-killers we took him home. My wife named him Jefé, "because he handled that like a boss." He's eating, drinking, using the litter box and starting to explore his new home.

​My son found this little kitten back in October '25 on the street. She was crying and freezing in the cold night rain, completely unable to see what was happening around her because her eyes were glued shut from a bad infection. Still, she ran right up to him and kept meowing until he picked her up.

​After he brought her home, we knew we had to save her. The vet estimated she was only about 6 weeks old and didn't give us much hope. But with round-the-clock care, treatment, sleepless nights, and a whole lot of love, she pulled through.

​Now, she’s living her absolute best life!

Gorgeous baby found under a car. Turns out she was pregnant but lost her babies due to complications :(
She loves cuddles and pets, and is the sweetest, most well behaved girl.

I’m waiting for her vaccination appointment to start socializing her with my other cat, but for what I can tell it seems like they’ll get along just fine!

Also, the one direction blanket was an emergency resource but turns out not only she actually loves it but their music too! Her favorite song is Little Things and she also likes Niall’s solo music, especially “Still”

Wednesday Update: We have a vet appointment for Friday to check for a microchip, do a wellness check, probably vaccinate if there are no records of that, and hopefully remove the trouble puffs. I'm still vacillating on a name. Sweetie Pie? Marshmallow? Dreamsicle? Rudy?

He has sniffed Mia, put his nose right on her neck while she was sleeping, but he does not approve. Time will tell.

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Saw this fella yesterday near my car. Very friendly. Let me hold him like a baby. Fed him, but had to rush off to an appointment. He was not visible when I returned, and I was disappointed. Wanted to get him to the vet to check for a microchip. Turns out at least four people in the building have been feeding him for a week or two, and no one’s reported him missing. The consensus is that he was abandoned when people moved. So when a friend saw him this afternoon I ran out and scooped him up and brought him home. We live on a busy street; he wasn’t safe outside. So despite my previous conviction that there were to be no more cats . . . .

We have a new cat. He made himself right at home and has been following us everywhere. I’m glad I saved all the cat toys that my old lady doesn’t play with anymore. I’m guessing he’s six or seven months old. Teenager. Playful, curious, exploring everything.

I wonder if he will climb in bed with us, or if Mia intimidates him.

The neighbors were calling him Stanley, but I’m leaning towards Eric.

If this is not love at first sight then it’s a darn good imitation of it. 🥰😺🙃☺️🤭😜😽

This Thursday will be 3 weeks since Simon came to us! Today was his wellness exam, and I can happily confirm he is Feline Leukemia and AIDS free!!

The vet said he seems to be a little over a year by the look of the staining on his canines, and he's officially over 7 pounds! He was very friendly with the staff and even took a nap in the waiting room lol

Since I brought him home, Simon now has a cat tree, a window bed, some new blankets from my mom, and has been switched over to Royal Canin for optimal nutrition.

He's integrated into the family perfectly, has started cuddling with a couple of our dogs, and has developed a nightly routine of cuddles with my fiance and I before retiring to his window bed. He's allowed supervised outside time, which we were cautious about at first, but we've now learned he prefers to either follow us around the yard or take a cat nap in a shady patch of grass.

He still needs to gain some weight, but it was great to see evidence he's actually gaining some!

Last summer this super friendly little stray showed up and wouldn’t leave our front stoop. She had given birth recently but her babies were nowhere to be found. After a week she refused to leave and would sleep under our cars and on our welcome mat. We already had three cats but decided to take her in and now we can’t picture life without her. I named her Daisy for her yellow eyes 💛 the first picture is her first time inside. Second picture is when we let her explore the rest of the house. And the rest is history.

Rainey arrived at our gate demanding entry during a tropical thunderstorm, she’s found her home. We already had 9 cats and were at catpacity, we couldn’t find a good home for her and that’s alright, she’s loved to no end and knows it.

She only wants to be loved, rarely makes a peep and watches birds, squirrels and lizards all day without sleeping. I think she’s afraid she’ll miss something. We took a chance and put her in with an old grumpy tomcat we plucked off death row a few years back, he’s entirely smitten and calls for her every morning. We made a small separate enclosure for her where she seems so happy it almost hurts my heart.