'I found him abandoned by a river': Tiny Orange Kitten Found By Heartfelt Hooman Bean Near a River, Nurses the Fuzzball Back to Health in Furbulous Foster Story

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Apr 27, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Happy Caturday, I Can Has-ers and lovers of all things feline. We know that Caturdays are usually for funny feline pics and hissterical cat memes, but we want to warm your hearts today with a heartwarmingly wholesome rescue story! Picture this, you went out for an adventure into the nature and find yourself sitting calmly by the edge of a river. You start to hear something that doesn't sound like gurgling water, so you look around, and find a tiny, fluffy kitten just on the other side of the water!

The heartfelt hooman bean in this story quickly picked up this little kitten, took him home, and immediately began nursing him back to health. He got him scheduled for a vet appointment, gave him a huge bed to sleep on, and gave him all the love his little heart could bear. Scroll down to see more pictures and read the full story below!

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    Found what appears to be a dumped kitten at a local river
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    So small! Do you think his bed is big enough for him? Just kidding, this little guy deserves all the fluffy bed he can get after being found all alone by a river. This is the beginning of a beautiful life for him!

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    Any info on what to do to get this little fella comfortable in his new home would be awesome. He seems to only be a few weeks old. He's eaten some raw kitten food, had a good drink of water and had some dry food as well. He is a little shy & sits in the corner but loves being held. Going to the vet tomorrow. (the little brown stains on his face are from the wet, raw food)
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    tOmzuk OP 1 day ago • Enjoying some beautiful, crisp H2O
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    What a coincidence, we also enjoy some beautiful, crisp H20! We think that we would be best friends with this kitten, we already have so much in common. What a cutie-pie!

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    tOmzuk OP 1 day ago .
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    morris0000007 · 1 day ago Omg the poor baby!!! So tinnie
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    tOmzuk OP 23 hr. ago Not so poor anymore, snuggled up in the warmth with some pet milk & a belly full of food! Stoked we found him.
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    tOmzuk OP 20 hr. ago .
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    Update: we have a few friends dropping off some ball toys, scratching post and a few other bits and pieces... this wee guy also used the litter tray without any sort of prompting... unbelievable! He is very happy at the moment & is getting as much attention as we can give him. We are thinking he may be some sort of Ragdoll, I was Googling and apparently the cross eyed situation is a trait of a Ragdoll. Upon
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    researching, I have also looked up Ragdoll characteristics & how to properly care for them. I am going to go down & get a wee brush so we can groom him too. Didn't think we'd end up with a kitten today, but definitely not upset about it!
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    chagirrrl 18 hr. ago You have benefited from the cat distribution system
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    Few-Explanation-4699 1 day ago . edited 11 hr. ago Give him a nice warn bed, lots of food, lots of cuddles and a litter tray. Get some cat milk and warm it up a bit (luke warm) and he will love you for the rest of his life. Well done and thanks for caring.
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    zonikita 18 hr. ago . • edited 13 hr. ago Do you think the blanket you gave him is big enough Wishing you many happy years together?
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    Bellatrix-_-19 hr. ago You have been chosen by the cat distribution system. Feel blessed and accept the gift of gods.
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    • princesmoke 17 hr. ago That he already likes being held suggests he is naturally friendly, affectionate, and relatively brave/comfortable with humans, which will only increase as he grows up and grows comfortable with humans who treat him kindly. You may have found a new best friend and teacher for the next 20 years. Congrats.
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    ItsyouNome 16 hr. ago Looks like my maine coon mix
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    MonicaNarula · 21 hr. ago Thanks for taking care of the kiddo!
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    giveitrightmeow. 19 hr. ago eeeeee also cool name, river.
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    sghilliard 18 hr. ago You've been adopted
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    streeteditions 17 hr. ago Unfortunately, some people just can't handle responsibility and then other species suffer. Every time the local colleges close for the semester there's suddenly an enormous amount of feral cats around because students have left/moved and they just don't have the ability or maturity to maintain the animal's care. Or even think of an animal shelter as an option? I grew up on farms and think I have a fairly realistic attitude about
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    animals, but I've just been stunned by the increasing amount of reckless abandonment I've seen over the past few decades. So thank you for being both humane and responding to another living being's needs!
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    tOmzuk OP 8 hr. ago • Wee fella is getting comfortable quite quickly. He had a nice long sleep in his superking sized bed, woke up & all of his wet and raw food was demolished, milk gone too... and in return he has blessed us with a few extra turds and some strange yellow liquid in the litter tray. I think we are going to call him Benedict, a little orange like a yolk with hints of white... like an egg.
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    He has been smooching himself on me when I sit next to him and give him pats, very happy boy. We are heading out to the river this afternoon once my flatmate finishes work, just to have another check for potential litter mates.
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    • Separate-Ad9638 20 hr. ago all stray cat moms abandon their kittens when they are a little grown up, its a tough life out there.
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    Bugbear259 14 hr. ago Kitties like their food and water separate. This comes from deep instinct from their "big cat" days. Lions/tigers etc do not like to foul their water sources with their dead prey so they keep their food away from their water sources.
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    Today's little house cats do not like to smell their food near their water and will be better about drinking water if it separate from their food. Hydration is important for kitties because it's the renal system that goes out first as they age. The more you know
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