'She was under the engine... I had to help': Person Rescues Kitten That Was Stuck Inside of a Car and Instantly Gets Adopted by the Tiny Fluffy Feline

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 30, 2024 9:00 AM EST

Oftentimes, it is not you who finds the kitten, it is the kitten who finds you. Sure, some of us go through the process of deciding… do we want a cat? Is it the right time to adopt a cat? Can we afford it? Will we be good owners? Some of us get that, but most of us really don't. We think that everyone knows at this point that the cats adopt their humans and not the other way around, and that certainly seems to be what happened right here in this story. 

These people, yes, did rescue a kitten that was stuck inside of a car's engine, but did they really save her or did she get chosen to be saved by them? We think it's the latter. But either way, the kitten is happy, the humans have gotten their own little Christmas miracle, and the real winners… are us, because we got to read this story first thing in the morning, and we are going to hold onto this huge smile all day long. 

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    r/CatDistributionSystem • 7 days ago Twigster21 Saved a kitten from a car engine, now we have a cat
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    And that is how it happens, friends. When the cat distribution system chooses you, then there is no going back. You may think that you are not ready to adopt a cat, but we promise you, if the cat chose you, then you will come to change your mind. 

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    How can you ever say no to keeping this cutie? She looks like a tiny ball of feistiness and cuteness, and really, if you, for some reason, resist it and are not able to adopt, we will be right there in line, waiting, and we are sure that many, many people would feel the same. 

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    I have helped rescue cats at work before, there is a large field behind our business, so I am known as the cat lady. I am allergic to cats and have homed all the kittens I have rescues and neutered the feral cats and released them.
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    So when a girl at work phoned me she has a kitten in her engine bay who had travelled from her home to work and now was trapped in there, I had to help.
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    She was under the engine, meowing away, but so little. She had obviously climbed in there for warmth and dryness. After getting under the car, she popped up above the engine and I was able to scruff her. She came out fighting but 5 minutes later was happily snuggling into my neck.
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    I phoned all of the places I know, having done this before and it's kitten season, so everyone was full and the only option was place that unfortunately it they are full the kittens future is not the best. So I phoned my bf and he took her home and locked her in a spare room.
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    Now we have dogs on property, I am allergic so we went about looking for a home for her. We took her to the vet, she was 5 weeks old, and scared of human interaction, hiding in the Christmas tree of the spare room. Fast forward a week, vet visit 2 and the difference is notable.
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    She's been moved into the flat downstairs, so she can see outside, has the run of the space, she's met with the dogs and she absolutely loves humans and I just have to deal on my side. She's such a sweetie. Then I found out we rescued her the day my sister had to put down my late mom's cat.
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    Not sure if she will be ours, but right now, she is safe, fed and needs not climb into any engine bays.
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    horwaith 7d ago • Are you allergic to her? That the most important part right now.
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    Twigster21 OP • 7d ago Yes, on meds as much as I can be and my boyfriend has been forced to love her (and any and all neighbours I can find that want to have a snuggle with a kitten).
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    LindaBitz • 7d ago • Edited 7d ago • Not to downplay your allergy, but I want to share some info. I've been around cats all of my life, but every time we get a new foster cat or litter, I am messed up for about a week with the itchies. Then it subsides. I sometimes wonder if people allergic to cats maybe need to give it a few weeks to see if it gets better?
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    Twigster21 OP • 7d ago You are right, I do get better. Took 6 months with the first rescue cat. Also some amazing suggestions in the chat to try alleviate the reaction.
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    MySaltySatisfaction • 7d ago Your late mom's cat sent you a baby in need. Thank you for responding to the call. She cleans up really nice.
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    kaitygrizz 7d ago • lookin like a mechanic in the first pic
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    Ok-Letterhead4601 • 7d ago • This how us mechanics become cat owners.
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