'And I thought I was going crazy with 7': Heartwarming person rescues two stray cats; then ends up with 12 new cats the next day

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 31, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Top o'the meowrning to you, feline fam. Some people are just lucky, you know? Like, some people always find money in their jeans pockets or get every green light on their way to work. Others of us are stuck waiting 10 minutes just for the light to change. And this luck goes for being in good standing with the Cat Distribution System as well. We praise the CDS pretty much daily, and yet, we have only been visited by the CDS once in our lives. Although we remain feline faithful, we might never be as lucky as the purrson in this post.

They did the good deed of rescuing two stray cats from the streets, but the kitty cosmos had another plan for them. Overnight, the number of cats they rescued went from 2…. to 12! We love cats and we will always help a cat in need, but we've never raised 12 cats at once before. You need to be a real expurrt to get through that situation with your sanity still intact!

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    1072 JOHN DEERE JOHN DEERE
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    jnovel808 Two Trojan Cats!
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    IllustriousQuail8681 12 cute baby kitties i envy you you have won th the internet but keep them safe
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  • We do envy them, and at the same time, we don't at all. That's a lot of claws and tiny mouths to feed. We would want to be their fun uncle - drop by for a while, play with them, and then leave them with their pawrents. Maximum fun, minimum responsibility.

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    cluelessdetectiv3 I wonder how many I can hold at once
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    Bastette54 I want to know how OP succeeded in getting them all to stay in that corner for the time it took to get this picture. OP, are you a cat herder?
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    belai437 All with the same daddeh.
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    ohdarlingamber I feel like my depre son would be cured if I had a pile of kittens on me. ☑
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    geekg... r/trojancats had a field day. You have 2 heathy mothers... thats a plus
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    Separate_Edge_4153 And I thought I was going. crazy with 7
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  • The most cats we've ever had at one point was six, and two of them were fosters. We lived in a huge house back then, and all of our roommates loved cats, so we just took them in whenever it was needed. But 12? That's literally double what we had… and we can't even imagine how chaotic and fluffy it must be.

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    ChrislronsArt At least it's an even number so they can all get adopted in twos!
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    Tyler3118 Oh nooooo
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    GambinoLynn Your vet might cut a deal for you to get all 12 fixed if you talk to them about it! My vet is great about helping with stray cat situations if it helps prevent the population from growing.
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    AuDHDcat Man, I wish I lived by myself. I'd ask if I could have two. They are so cute!
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    Purple_Piranha_ Are you looking to rehome any of them? Sadly one of my "pensioner" cats crossed the rainbow bridge, and I do wish to get another kitten. All of these are adorable. If you are I would definitely be interested,
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    assuming we are in the same country and within reasonable distance. If they'd turned up at my place I'd keep them all, my living room is basically just a cat jungle-gym anyway
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    I'm saved as "That Crazy Cat Dude" in a lot of my mates' phones hahaha.
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    ArsenalSpider Better get them fixed before you get more. I'd start with the boys. Your local shelter might help take some.
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    MemeMaster420XXX CDS regional distributor
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    BellaSquared Now that is a kitten cuddle pile 666
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    raccoon_sparkles Oh my God, I want to visit and just stuff a kitten in every pocket and sneak back out.
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    bostoncreampie9 Jackpot!
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    TinsleyLynx Kittenpalooza.
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    Moon_Yogurt3 This photo just keeps getting better the longer you look at it. More and more kittens that I couldn't see the first time!
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    Notchersfireroad I want to just crawl into that pile with them.
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    Ksh_667 Endless paws, peets & little faces! What a wonderful cuddle pile
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    Dangerous_Strength77 Did the strays get wet? You're not supposed to get them wet or this happens... oh wait, nevermind. I was thinking of "Gremlins".
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    Low_Yogurtcloset_644 You changed the fate of some lovely cats, what a family you have
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