Homeless kitten with ameowzingly long tail follows couple home after surviving winter outside, adopts her fluffy self purrfectly into her new home: '[She's] been living rough for too long'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Mar 18, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

There are certain things us hoomans are just not meant to understand. The first is the stock market (literally who understands this even one tiny bit), the second is airline ticket prices (why are they more expensive on one day and then half price on the next), and the third is the Cat Distribution System. These things are all bigger than us, controlled by a universal force that cannot be comprehended by the hooman brain. All we know is that when the CDS decides it's your time, you will be presented with a cat to take home.

You might get an orange cat, a standard issue kitten, or, if you're lucky, a rare and unique cat like the one in this post below. On the outside, she may look quite normal, but as soon as she unfurls her ameowzingly long, fluffy tail, you realize that this princess was never meant for life on teh streets. Now she's safely snuggled next to her hoomans in her new home, and we couldn't be happier for her.

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    This little sweetie followed me and my boyfriend 4 blocks home last night

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    We found her crying on the sidewalk

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  • Can you imagine this precious angel living on the streets? Not knowing where her next meal would come from? It must take a lot energy to be that cute and maintain that floofy tail - she needs a warm bed and some tuna, ASAP!

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    Appears to be just a kitten 🥹

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    Lord ByronsCup That taaaaaaaaail.
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    ladymorgahnna Cat Parent The way your bf is looking at her says it all!
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    Ovenbird36 That is one of the longest tails ever.
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    SardonicusR With stability and good nutrition, I think she is going to look amazing in a few weeks. Congratulations!
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    RandomBoomer Cat Parent Sometimes people post just- found photos of cats that look sleek and well-fed and my first thought is "That cats belongs to someone." Not
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    here. That poor kitten has the look of someone who's been living rough for too long. So glad you've taken her in. Her and the tail, which deserves a mention all its own.
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    thisistherevolt • 3d ago You gotta call her Phoenix, that tail and coloration. Beautiful baby.
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    TheMuteVegan · 3d ago 99% tail. 1% cat. 1111% Kitten. 413* cat. 1393* adorable. 143% awesome.
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  • We might even say 179% awesome, but everything is a matter of purrspective. We hope we get chosen by the CDS sometime soon - we could always add another cat to our feline family. Purrhaps a tiny, black kitten? We wouldn't say no.

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    mikewastaken Please keep us posted. I want to see how she grows into her tail!
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    Zranju A kitten that's had enough of the street life. I'm happy for you, OP!
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    Frymaster99 Looks a lot like mine!
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    greenbutterflygarden She looks like my fiv kitty, juniper, without the mask
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    BootyofBethlehem She's perfect And yes! She is a girl! You have a calico! And they are almost always female :) You are so so very lucky, please love her as hard as you can. I had a calico and for 22 years she was my soul mate.
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    Dull-Ad-1258 Top 1% Commenter Little ragamuffin out there all by herself on the sidewalk in the winter. You were both fortunate to find each other. She will grow up to be a magnificent looking, loving companion full of silliness, chaos, cuddles and concern, and we will all be here waiting to see the updates enjoying it all from afar.
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    8trackthrowback TAIL
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    Dulce59 It's a little hard to make out from the photos, but I see some spots on their nose, which can sometimes be a sign of underlying issues (like ringworm, for example!) I'm sure you're already getting them checked out professionally, I hope it's nothing besides dirt thank you for being a good human
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    kattko80- You're amazingly kind people for taking in this poor little cat. Her life would have been cold and short otherwise. God bless all three of you!
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    rynally197 Uh oh. Looks like we may have found our new Reddit star kitty
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