'He's safe now': Bat-eared stray kitten survives burnt toe beans and "melted" whiskers after a heatwave by selecting the neighborhood home with the best AC

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 10, 2025 7:00 AM EDT

It's too hot for kitties to be trapped outside! This kitten knew where to find a good AC unit, however, and despite his burnt toe beans and his crispy, melted whiskers, he found the courage and the strength to meow his way into rescue. His calls were answered by a cat lover at home who noticed the baby kitten shaking and skinny on his hot deck. 

But this heatwave wouldn't stop the inferno of love this kitten had in his heart, because he was determined to survive and thrive, basking in the cool breeze of a window AC unit and gazing at the shimmering glow of the oasis on the horizon. 

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  • Showed up on my deck during a heat wave
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  • He has burns on his toes maybe from the hot pavement. Right side whiskers appear "melted". A couple of superficial wounds. He has joined our family of two older DSH, a 16 month Maine Coon and
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  • a 6 month mini Aussie. Vet said he's was about 5 weeks old and weighs 1.28 lbs. wasn't looking for a fourth kitty but here he is. Time to fatten him up-you can feel all his vertebrae, rib and hip bones.
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  • Cats are durable little creatures. 

    Able to withstand many of the pressures and the dangers of the outside world, oftentimes, stray cats can live a pretty decent life on the streets without a hooman hand to help them. However, when the thermometers are bursting and the ground sizzles hot enough to cook an egg, someone's gotta step up and save all the stray felines out there! Lucky for this bat-eared kitty, they knocked on the right neighbor's door for assistance. 

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  • MuddlinThrough ⚫ Kitty went to different 3 houses checking for one with AC before choosing OP to be his new mum
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  • Pips-705 . Poor little guy has been through so much already in his short life. He definitely picked the right deck. He is adorable and he sure cleans up nicely. I love that first pic expresses himself well. he certainly
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  • OldMotherGrumble. That wee munchkin could fly with those ears! Hopefully he'll grow into them...little sweety
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  • StaplesLewis Master has given Dobby a sock! fulldarknostarz Bless you. His ears are the stuff of legends.
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  • orion_nomad Wowee he picks up radio stations from outer Mongolia with those adorable satellite dish ears.
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  • Blue13Coyote ⚫ He looks like one we found. We call him Pickles.
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  • whiteorchid1058 ⚫ He's got bat ears! He's utterly adorable and so glad he's safe now
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