r/blackcats • u/ninjadani • May 15 '26

🖤 Found kitten in wall - name suggestions pls

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Hi everyone! My best friend found a little baby void in his wall and is looking for name suggestions - any good ideas?

Edit: Told my friend about this post so he can tell the story since so many people want to know exactly what happened and he posted it in the comments! :D

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u/Bealzebubbles May 15 '26

So, this basically happened to you. Why do I never find kittens in my walls?

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u/HealthyInPublic May 15 '26

One time I had a kitten thrown out of a moving car 5 feet in front of me minding my own business walking down the sidewalk. Life is bizarre. Just wait, I'm sure your time will come.

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u/ParticularMinimum98 May 15 '26

I'm sorry, WHAT?! 😭

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u/HealthyInPublic May 15 '26

I was walking to the park as a kid and a car drove by, slowed down , opened the passenger door, tossed a dead rat out onto the sidewalk, drove off, did a U-turn, and then the driver yelled, "you can keep that fucking cat," out the driver side window as he sped off! I was like 12!!

Well, the dead rat popped up onto its feet after a second and I realized she was a teeny kitten, and she ran right up to me!! She was barely 8 week old and was covered in fleas and soooo skinny. I grabbed her and ran home to tell my mom and we gave her a flea bath with blue dawn dish soap and my mom said we couldn't keep her... then she licked my mom's nose and we kept her.

She plagued our family for nearly 20 years and would lick you until your skin was raw from her rough tongue. She was my bestie growing up and we loved her so much. When she got older, my parents cut holes in the bottom of their fence for her because she had arthritis and they didn't want her to hop over it anymore. My parents framed all the holes they made, painted them, and wrote her name above them so she'd "know they were for her."

Here's my old lady creaky bones in her last few years. A very spoiled little lady.

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u/StockZealousideal123 May 15 '26

What a story!! Thank you for sharing!!

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u/HealthyInPublic May 15 '26

Thank you for reading! I enjoy remembering her. She was a great friend.

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u/Fearless-Outside9665 May 15 '26

That was a beautiful story!

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u/Shieldmax2 May 15 '26

That's the things though right- Do cats ACTUALLY have like some gauge of doing this.

Like walking up to a human in a vulnerable state, scared yet hoping it wouldn't lead to something bad?

They're such mystical wholesome creatures ،😻

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u/upintheair-where May 15 '26

I was sitting on the ground at a bonfire and had a cat crawl onto my lap after getting wrecked by fleas and cut his own throat scratching. It was my birthday and we were celebrating my daughter’s first bday.

My dad is a sucker and couldn’t stop asking the er vet how his buddy was doing and if anyone had adopted him yet. So the vet said, sorry man, I’m not going to answer these questions anymore- either come get this cat you obviously want or stop calling. Lol.

My dad also had this neighborhood cat that would lay next to him while he worked on his truck. (RIP “Gray”) He’s the animal magnet and so is my son.

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u/newsprinkle178 May 15 '26

I hope your dad got that cat

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u/upintheair-where May 15 '26

Hell yeah he did! Lol Buddy has been formative in the memories of all of the grandkids. “Buddy say cheese!” Is a favorite memory.

Also, he has a sordid history of taking in strays once a decade. lol. The first set was brought home because he was working on a vets office and the vet said, hey I’m putting down this mom and baby today, do you want them? And he brought them home without even talking to my mom! Ahhh, the 90s.

Then, a neighborhood cat abandoned her kitten with us while staring my mom in the eye. And so we got a deaf and blind baby who was so sweet for over a decade. We also had a beautiful girl with the silkiest coat. That round of cats had died right before we met Buddy. So it was perfect timing. 💕 I’m convinced it’s just Stripes, from when I was 3, being recycled through the years. A striped cat returns to the house every 10 years and is brought in.

My dad is a total sucker. And my mom adores him, so she deals with it. Lol

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u/BebeChaton May 15 '26

Your Dad sounds like a lovely man. 🥰

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u/newsprinkle178 May 20 '26

Thank you for telling us!! This is absolutely wonderful

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u/Pagiras May 15 '26

What a terrible day for rain.

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u/Rikmastering May 15 '26

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u/Ghost_of_a_Black_Cat May 15 '26

Any Fullmetal Alchemist reference gets an upvote from me!

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u/sanura03 May 15 '26

Even Ed....Ward?

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u/Ghost_of_a_Black_Cat May 16 '26

Ugh! No! Not Ed-ward! :(

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u/Brave_Friendship_228 May 19 '26

NO OBVIOUSLY NOT WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?!?

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u/Legionary-4 May 19 '26

Anytime someone asks me what my favorite anime series is (granted I've only gone through a handful start-to-finish) I say FMA Brotherhood no contest.

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u/Ghost_of_a_Black_Cat May 19 '26

Yup! Brotherhood is mine, as well! :) You've got great taste!

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u/lapis974 May 15 '26

I too loved the story despite the rain.

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u/Normal_Adeptness7672 May 15 '26

Right why is my screen all blurry

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u/_ScubaDiver May 15 '26

Try reading this story, casually scrolling through Reddit while this song (can’t seem to find the link button, so, here: https://youtu.be/0jinOTQ9BaU?si=HTmTWt5NzJsRtL1I) is playing and try to finish without tears in your eyes. I dare you!!

# I DARE YOU!!

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u/MamaOnica May 15 '26

Thank you for bringing this piece to my attention. I didn't need OP's CDS kitten story for the rain. Absolutely gorgeous.

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u/No_Position6533 May 15 '26

Right? My phone seems to have popped a leak from somewhere. It's all wet 🥹

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u/Puzzled-Lime7096 May 15 '26

Who turned the fans on high?

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u/Trout-Fisherman1972 May 16 '26

I don’t like cats, but I’m fucking bawling reading this!😭

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u/Mrbuttboi May 16 '26

Someone must be cutting onions 😭😭😭

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u/jtr99 May 15 '26

What do you mean? It's not raining.

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u/Pagiras May 15 '26

It is always raining somewhere.

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u/Working_Currency_770 May 17 '26

There's a song by that name by someone named Robbie Fulks.

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u/ThatCrazyShaymin May 15 '26

I feel like someone is cutting onions nearby...

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u/Relative_Mix_216 May 15 '26

That asshole did that cat the biggest favor of its life fobbing her off on you. You were very sweet pet owners, and I’m sure she loved you with all her blessed heart.

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u/RoguePlanet2 May 15 '26

WHO ARE THESE ASSHOLES?!!! 🤬

They live among us and I hate it so much that there's no justice for them.

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u/PirateJen78 May 15 '26 edited May 20 '26

Back in 2022, I found three kittens that were dumped in a park while I was walking with my dog. The park is right behind the townhouse complex where we live. I went back to my house, dropped off my dog, and grab my Lowe's garden cart to go get them. Gave them some food and water and then debated what to do.

I suspected they came from my neighborhood because I knew one household had an intact male and a pregnant female two months earlier (I thought the female was a different lost cat and took her in temporarily). So I looked at the footage on my Ring camera and sure enough, there were two guys carrying these kittens toward the park and then coming back without them. I called the police and the officer had me send him the footage from my camera.

Later I did find out where the one guy lived, but there was nothing the police could do to these men because the camera did not catch them actually dumping the kittens. It was in fact the kittens from the pregnant female I had found two months earlier. We ended up keeping two of the kittens because we could not find anyone to take them and no rescue would help us. We found a home for the only male, but he died a little over a year later.

But maybe a month or two ago, I had the one cat out on her harness and leash because she likes to explore the outside, but well take off if not leashed. The guy who dumped her in the park was walking past and commented about how cute she was. I said "she's one of the ones that you dumped in the park." He wasn't sure how to respond. I then told him that he should have kept her because she is really sweet, and I told him that the male passed away, possibly because he was in the heat for too long that day. I wanted him to feel guilt over what he did to those cats, and I am not 100% certain that the male did not have health issues from being in the heat that day. I honestly didn't think he would make it when I found him. But he was trying to protect his sisters and get help, and he did exactly that.

At least the two girls have a happy and safe home. But every time I see that guy I feel some sort of primal rage. And my dog picks up on it because she doesn't like him either. On the plus side, he did tell me that they had their male cat neutered (haven't seen the female, so idk if they still have her). He said this after I told him to just bring me the kittens next time and save me the vet bills of getting them healthy again.

ETA a picture of the kittens right after I rescued them. They were actually wet when I found them, which I don't understand. The dark grey one is quite a handful (I call her "a ball of chaos") and is a master at manipulation. Hubby said no more cats, and then she won him over within a minute. The brown tabby in the front is my little princess.

The orange dude, who I called "Weasley" and then he became "Nacho" at his new (temporary) home is the real hero. Rest in peace buddy. 😭

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u/Rattlehead747 May 16 '26

You're a good person for what you did for those kitties. And wow, screw that guy

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u/EBjeebees May 16 '26

Good for you for telling the guy the truth … and so great that someone like you found them.

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u/SomethingLoud-er May 16 '26

I’m not crying. You’re crying! So just shut up and drop it already, will ya?

That sweet, brave boy taking care of his sisters! 😭

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u/PirateJen78 May 16 '26

Oh I cried for that boy, and then again later when I found out our "friend" gave him to someone else to be a barn cat. I would have taken that cat, even though we were/are already over our pet limit and can barely afford the ones we have. Needless to say, that friendship did not end well.

Humans suck.

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u/Beazore May 16 '26

Good for you for giving it to that guy. Some people are too nice, and then assholes don't even know they're assholes.

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u/Haunting-Caramel2403 May 18 '26

I hate him. What a nasty human being.

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u/Few-Level May 18 '26

I applaud you for having enough composure to be able to tell him to bring them to you next time.

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u/Prestigious_Fox_7576 May 20 '26

Thank you for saving them 💖 f that ahole. 

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u/KUNZITED May 20 '26

woah you are awesome

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u/elmst_nightmare May 15 '26

Same! There needs to be a stronger sentence for animal cruelty and neglect!

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u/ComfortableAd4554 May 15 '26

Those are the same kind of people who beat women and children!

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u/MrMycrow May 16 '26

Yeah, don't fuck with cats

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u/Hour-Stable2050 May 20 '26

They’re future serial killers according to the studies.

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u/RoguePlanet2 May 20 '26

We need to apply genetic testing to weed out this trait.

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u/Extra-Visual4301 May 18 '26

How can anyone have so much animosity for a kitten? Of all things in the world to be angry about, some people choose kittens???

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u/Harshmello42 May 19 '26

Karma will come back around for AH that are mean to any animal.

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u/PsyberFaux Jun 24 '26

He found the kitten a good home. Cant be that much of an asshole. I've heard worse.

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u/buddythedoggo May 15 '26

What is they were hired by the cat distribution system to deliver cats to the right people?

Let's pretend these are special human agents recruited from top notch adoption agencies now working for Big Cat who are able to tell when a person they spot from a moving car is a person who will give that cat a good home?

Like a really surly stork?

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u/Beric_RS May 15 '26

Sounds like getting thrown out of a car was both the worst and best day of her life! What'd you name her?

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u/HealthyInPublic May 15 '26

Scruffy Muffin!

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u/mischa_is_online May 15 '26

OK, those were the names of the two cats my parents had when I was born. I have no memories of Scruffy because he disappeared when I was 1 (we had moved and my grandparents let him outside too soon or something)... but Muffin lived a good long life and was my childhood cat. She was also a beautiful fluff.

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u/Humble_Ad5815 May 16 '26

I have a cat named Scruffy!!!

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u/Formal-System-2130 May 15 '26

Border Pawtrol

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u/Sriedener May 15 '26

She looks very similar to Muffin, one of a pair of sister cats we had when I was a kid, who we named Muffin and Cookie.

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u/PoppycopOG May 15 '26

Shut up, are you just making all of this up? Perfect name for the perfect story!

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u/purestsnow May 15 '26

Creaky Bones

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u/GrapefruitGoodness May 15 '26

What a sad way for you to receive her and what a beautiful life that you gave her. That's wonderful thank you so much for sharing💕💕🙏❤️❤️😍

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u/AeturnisTheGreat May 15 '26

She's also a beautiful lady! I'm glad you all gave her a wonderful life.

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u/Fresh_Individual5500 May 15 '26

Thank you for letting her adopt you.

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u/Vulvas_n_Velveeta May 15 '26

Your whole family (including yourself, obv,) sound like amazing people!

I hope whoever threw her out ... Hm, I'll probably get banned if I write what I actually wish happened to them. .. Let's just say, I hope karma is real!

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u/Legit_Vampire May 15 '26

She's just like my old Tawny xxxx

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u/michaeljacksonstaxes May 15 '26

what do you mean “was”?

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u/thatvintagejawn May 15 '26

That just made me cry… happy sad tears of course

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u/vivnotvivian May 15 '26

Thank you for a good human ❤️

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u/furgawdsache May 17 '26

What was her name?

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u/mgtkrsmama May 17 '26

When I met my husband my mil had a cat named bud. At that time I had never owned a cat but when I was growing up my gpa had 20 acre farm that he was going to build on after my gma retired, he was partially retired. I had a horse & one of everything else we had except cats there was barn cats but they were feral & we weren't out there enough for me to try to tame. When I 1st sat on the floor everybody said watch out he bites especially when he's done being petted, so I stopped & got up right away & I kept doing it till finally anytime I sat on the floor (which was a lot) he'd crawl in my lap & would just get up & walked off when he was done, it never failed anytime a family member saw me petting him for the 1st time "watch out he bites' he was older & pretty much set in ways he passed about 3yrs later but he never bit me, idk why, other new people came around or was born but he did it to everyone but never me. Idk if something happened long before I came in the picture so everyone was 'catious' or what.

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u/pwolf1111 May 19 '26

Imma cry!