Man goes on a surveying job when, out of nowhere, a loud kitten runs up to him, meowing and pawing at him until he picked her up and took her home: 'Someone left her, [so] I guess I have 3 cats now'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 17, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

One of the beautiful things about the cat distribution system - which is totally real and is working hard each and every day - is that it can catch you anywhere. You could be going on a hike when a kitten jumps out at you out of nowhere and forces you to adopt it. You could be having a regular day, chilling at home, when a cat randomly walks into your house. You could be having a midnight picnic and get adopted by a cat out of absolutely nowhere. 

That's the thing - once you get chosen, there is no going back from it. Once a cat chooses to adopt a human, the world will provide it with a good human to adopt. "The world". We mean the cat distribution system. It's the only thing that can explain stories like this - a man simply going to work, a kitten coming out of nowhere, essentially demanding to be adopted and… that's right, getting adopted right then and there. 

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    "Picked her up at a jobsite surveying today, someone left her. I guess I have 3 cats now"

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    I was in the middle of nowhere on a pipeline near Cameron, WV. I set my GPS base up near an intersection in the back country (dirt roads) and she came up to me and started meowing and pawing at my boot.
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    She's incredibly healthy, fur was very clean, no dirt in her eyes, paws were clean, didn't smell, and had no ticks or fleas on her. Someone had to of dropped her off, she's not feral and she's not shy of humans,
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    they at least had somewhat of a conscience because they dropped her right beside a flowing creek for a water source. She slept on my right arm the whole way home and then woke up and explored the truck and myself.
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    I brought her home and gave her some grain free food and fresh water and she's currently sleeping now. Next Monday I will be taking her the to vet and getting a check- up and her vaccines if she is old enough to get them. Her name is Ryder (since she rode by my side. the whole way home).
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    RedDeckTries Cats just like surveyors. I had one jump into my cab while I was unloading not long ago, but someone came out and claimed them pretty quickly apologizing.
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  • We do not know who in their right mind would leave a kitten as adorable as this one alone on the street. Saying that it is their loss would be a massive understatement. It is your gain now, and we have a feeling that the two of you will have a very happy life together. 

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    socom123 OP A bunch of party chiefs I work with had the same thing happen to them, I mean we d smell like the woods and the earth
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    FleeshaLoo She's beautiful! The CDS doesn't ack permission but it does reward.
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    socom123 OP Sometimes it do be like that
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    Entire-Ambition1410 Please make sure she's separated from your other cats until she gets ok'd by the vet. And introduce cats slowly and properly so the established cats in your home don't reject her.
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    socom123 OP Quick update: I introduced her to Cheese and Lexi and they both sniffed her for 10 mins, and then went on about their day. I switched out their toys to her, and then back to them so they would taste/smell her scent. I also did the same with their blankets. I would leave the door cracked just an inch or so and had them come up to her through the crack and sniff her. No hissing or growling or
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    hair standing up or anything. I am still isolating her in the spare bedroom atleast for another week or so until I can verify and trust that the other cats will treat her with respect and take her under their wing without any issues or conflicts of territory. Cheers
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  • This little fluffball gained a whole family - not just a human who loves her and will never abandon her again but two feline siblings who seems to have accepted her from the very first moment. We have no doubt that this is goin g to be a pawsome life for her, and we cannot wait to hear all of the updates along the way. 

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    CableNeither64 She's a cutie! Thank you for rescuing her!
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    LandofGreenGinger62 Aww, she's adorable..! Thanks for helping her. She gonna be a trucker kitty..!
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    butter_battle Hi, Ryder! You picked a good hooman!
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    dainty_petal Not cool to leave a kitten like that. I'm glad she's safe and sound with you. Her fur match you.
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