Two Rescued Kitten Siblings Learning To Trust Humans (Viral Thread)

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Dec 29, 2020 9:00 AM EST

It takes a lot of work to get a feral kitten to trust you, let alone two of them. But it's the kind of hard work that's worth every second.

This viral thread on imgur by straightcreepen tells the story of two feral kitten siblings who were living in an industrial area near a junk yard and were picked up by a rescue. The kittens would have had to have been euthanized had they not been saved and later tamed, but luckily, they were in the hands of people who know how important it is to help feral kittens.

It took time, and it took love, but both kittens learned to trust and love the humans around them. And now, the sweet boys have been adopted - together!

Read their heartwarming story and maybe share it with someone who has misconceptions about feral kittens and the joy they can bring.

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"Meet River"

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"And his brother Rain - they were trapped on the mean (and very cold) streets of Saskatoon, SK, Canada in January of this year."

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"They were living in an industrial area near a junk yard with their mom, and 2 other male cats (the rescue trapped them all but this is just about the babies)"

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"It took a lot of cuddling and snacks"

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"But River came around pretty quick even though they were roughly 5 months old on intake"

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"some will say you can't really tame over 4 months - I think it's arbitrary, it's easier if they're under 4 months but you can tame any age"
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"Rain took a bit more convincing"

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"He was skeptical about the process"

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"But positive association and lots of exposure to people"

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"And soon River was about that snug life"

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"And Rain came along right after him"

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"These handsome boys would’ve been euthanized without a feral foster home to work with them in the area we live in"

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"But luckily their foster (not me this time) knows that all kitties are worthy of living a good life"

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"These two goofballs got adopted together and get to live happily ever after."

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"I hope this post helps change some hearts and minds about the value and tame-ability of feral cats / kittens and maybe encourage people to foster feral cats / kittens of their own. I've heard people say you can't tame past age X, or it's cruel to tame they'll never be happy inside (as I have a former feral taken in at roughly 8 months of age tucked into my lap right now haha) but where I live we can't trap neuter return (TNR) due to bylaws (working on permission) so feral fosters are highly necessary to bring in cats with unknown temperaments - where 9/10 the cats are friendly but 1/10 they need someone with the patience and space to allow them to decompress and either remember how or learn how to pet cat."
"You can see me work with my own fosters on Instagram @feral2friendlysk - but all cats I will feature are rescued through SCAT Street Cat Rescue (Saskatoon, SK, Canada) - these guys are having their first ever Christmas indoors and I think that's pretty special!"