UPDATE: Three kittens saved from an incoming typhoon after a kindhearted passerby leads them to safety with a can of tuna: 'It was a midnight rescue'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Mar 19, 2025 4:00 AM EDT

A cat's worst nemesis is water. It's a tale as old as time, cats fighting away every droplet of evil, but cats truly are not comfortable in the wet, damp confines of unbecoming bodies of water. And when it comes to foul weather, feral cats, and a kind passerby, purrhaps the cats have found a new hero that can save them from their worst fear. 

Growing up, I had an indoor/outdoor cat—Pookie. This scrappy, scraggly cat was the lord of the block and she was tough as nails, commanding the respect of every creature that passed our front yard. However, when there was a speck of dew on the grass or if she accidentally scuttled into the sprinkled leaves of her favorite bush, she'd leap into the air like a high-flying cartoon, screeching and mewing in dismay at her dismal fortunes. Alas, no cat is immune to the distrust of water. For whatever reason, cats want nothing to do with it—which is why the heroism in this next story not only saves the lives of a few kittens in the Pacific Islands, but it also saves their drenched floof dignity. 

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  • TLDR: I was cleaning my mom's house when I saw a post about a typhoon and thought of the kitten in the bushes. I quickly rescued it and brought it back. The crate I used was old, so I went home to
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  • grab a bigger one. On my way back, I found two tiny, abandoned kittens. They were starving and weak, so I took them to my mom's house, fed them, and helped them pee. It was a tiring midnight rescue.
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  • FULL STORY: I was taking a short break while cleaning my mom's house when I saw a Facebook post announcing that classes would be suspended tomorrow due to a typhoon. I thought about
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  • the kitten living in the bushes. I rushed to grab the crate I could find to rescue it. Fortunately, the kitten had gotten used to me after I fed it tuna twice earlier in the evening, so it was relatively
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  • easy to catch. In less than 10 minutes, I had the kitten and brought it back to my mom's house. The crate I used was an old one that had previously been used by
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  • my infected cats. While I had thoroughly bleached it, I still felt uneasy using it with other cats. So, I decided to go back home and grab a new, bigger crate. On
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  • my way to get it, I heard a kitten crying from the other side of the road. I decided to take that route on my way back, thinking I might be able to check for any other kittens. I found two tiny,
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  • abandoned kittens-probably around a month old. They were so small and weak, and they immediately ran to the crate when I opened it. It was already 11:30 PM, and it
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  • was too dark to check the area properly for any other kittens, as I didn't bring my phone. After I brought the two kittens back to my mom's house, I grabbed my phone and went back to check if
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  • there were any more, but I didn't find any others. I then returned home to get another crate because the big one was already being used by the kitten from the bushes.
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  • It was a long and tiring midnight rescue, but I managed. The new kittens were absolutely starving and had no idea how to eat wet food. I didn't have kitten milk, so I fed them what I could. After
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  • feeding them, I gently stimulated them to pee, but they haven't pooped yet. Now they're finally resting. These little ones were totally unexpected. If anyone can help with kitten food and for vet check, I'd really appreciate it. I'm from the Philippines, by the way.
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  • truly_beyond_be... Boosting for food and vet care for these kittens! Thank you for all the work you do!
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  • camarhyn Good job helping them out! I hate when people abandon animals. They'll have a much better chance at life now.
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  • icarusancalion Oh, thank god you found them. You're such a good person for saving these kittens.
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