'Imagine Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more?. That's what she does instead of meows.': A kitten is rescued from a couple’s ceiling vent and given a new lease on life, love and a furever home

Cats are a crafty bunch, that much is for sure. There is hardly a nook, crack or cranny that they cannot wiggle their way into and boy oh boy do they go for 'em. As is the case of the ceiling catto protagonist of this story. At first presenting as a mysterious sound in the walls, this catto led a curious couple on a days long detective hunt to figure out where he was hiding. And much like every game of hide and go seek, eventually the hiders are found. And this tiny little hider was found hiding out in the ceiling, of all places. And after some careful coaxing from its hidey hole the kitten was free.

This is a truly unique case for the Cat Distribution System and is not something that you will hear often when it comes to cats being delivered to the hoomans who need them. Perhaps this couple are particularly fond of escape rooms and the CDS was feeling whimsical that day, who is to sa
 

GET YOUR WEEKLY HIT OF WHISKERED PURRFECTION - SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER!

Author image for Laurent Shinar Laurent Shinar
Advertisement
  • 01
    2 months ago, we started hearing what sounded like a scared kitten in the apartment bathroom in what we thought at the time was the wall (Hence "Floyd"). We called building maintenance, humane society, animal
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 02
    Cheezburger Image 10546134528
    via Lodgik
  • 03
    control, etc and no one could help us. Finally, after 24 hours, my SO took matters into her own hands and after some investigating where she found it was actually coming from the ceiling vent, she rescued the cat herself.
    via Lodgik

  • Perfect proof that if you want a job done right you do it yourself. Sometimes the weight of bureaucracy just weighs everything down and slows it to a grinding halt. But true feline fanatics will not wait for the approval of some organization or another to get their hands dirty and save a feline life.

  • 04
    Cheezburger Image 10546134016
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 05
    Cheezburger Image 10546135296
    via Lodgik
  • 06
    We estimate that Floyd was two weeks or younger when we found him. We couldn't properly care for him so we rushed him to the humane society where they fostered him out.
    via Lodgik
  • 07
    口交
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 08
    After having a literal ceiling cat, we kind of felt obligated to adopt it, you know?
    via Lodgik
  • 09
    We were finally able to adopt him on Monday, where we found out that "he" was actually a "she", but we had already grown attached to "Floyd" so she gets to keep the name.
    via Lodgik
  • 10
    FROST Fre Whoper us know wh you th REUT Sins S
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 11
    The white cat in the last two pictures is Frost. We got her from the Humane Society when she was 2 years old around 9 years ago. We're pretty sure she was also taken from her litter too soon and she never learned how to properly socialize with other cats. We're slowly
    via Lodgik
  • 12
    introducing the two cats to each other, and while Floyd is eager to play with Frost, Frost... well, she seems excited by Floyd, but does not quite know what to do with the little bundle of pure energy in the shape of a kitten we call Floyd. We're still
    via Lodgik
  • 13
    spoo 3
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 14
    keeping Floyd in the bathroom most of the time while they learn how to socialize with each other.
    via Lodgik
  • 15
    So, we've had our ceiling cat for 6 months now, and I thought I would give an update on how she is doing (I'm hoping this is allowed? It will more than likely be our only update).
    via Lodgik
  • 16
    Cheezburger Image 10546136576
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 17
    Frost and Floyd get along really well together. We were following a guide about how to introduce a kitten to an older cat, but we ended up abandoning that guide halfway through. Whenever we
    via Lodgik

  • What a wonderfully wholesome update and a great couple of cat names to boot. It is truly inspiring to hear about senior cattos who manage to get along with kittens, as they are usually very pawticular about the kinds of cats they will interact with, so there is no guarantee that they will get along with ceiling cat. 

  • 18
    Cheezburger Image 10546135808
    via Lodgik
  • 19
    would separate them in different rooms for the night, they would cry for each other. Once Frost realized that she could play with Floyd, she became much more accepting. We still did our best to monitor their playtime, as eventually
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 20
    Cheezburger Image 10546136064
    via Lodgik
  • 21
    Frost would sound like she's about to murder Floyd and we would have to separate them... but eventually we learned that's just what Frost sounds like when she plays. Even Floyd's not affected by it anymore.
    via Lodgik
  • 22
    Cheezburger Image 10546135552
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 23
    We still glance over every now and then to make sure it's not getting too serious, but we're no longer on a hair trigger.
    via Lodgik
  • 24
    There have been some hiccups. Frost is... a very particular cat that only likes things on her terms. Like, she has no problem sleeping with us, but if one of us sits on the bed while she's on it, she will grumpily get off the bed
    via Lodgik
  • 25
    Cheezburger Image 10546136320
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 26
    instead of coming over and cuddling. We get that, but Floyd... well, Floyd is still trying very hard to have a nap with Frost.
    via Lodgik
  • 27
    Cheezburger Image 10546136832
    via Lodgik
  • 28
    Also, we had no idea it would be so hard to keep this cat alive. We were expecting Floyd to be food insecure after being trapped in a ceiling for 24 hours as a kitten with no food or water, but the problem was actually the opposite. We had a 'l of
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 29
    Cheezburger Image 10546137088
    via Lodgik
  • 30
    a time trying to find something that she would eat. She would turn up her nose at whatever kitten food we bought. We eventually found one kind of food that she actually ate, and after about a month of being willing to eat only that,
    via Lodgik
  • 31
    Cheezburger Image 10546137344
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 32
    she finally started to eat other food as well. Of course, if something wasn't food, she would try to eat it. My girlfriend lost one of her bra straps that way.
    via Lodgik
  • 33
    Cheezburger Image 10546137600
    via Lodgik
  • 34
    She also doesn't meow. Ever. I don't think we've heard her meow since she was pulled out of our ceiling. Imagine Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more?" and turn it into a mw. That's what she does instead of meows. If she's
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 35
    DrScholls DIRECHASM WARCRY ΧΟΧΟΧΟΣ
    via Lodgik
  • 36
    on your lap and you have to get up but she's not ready, she will let lose such a sad, pathetic mew that sounds like you've just murdered her entire family.
    via Lodgik
  • 37
    Cheezburger Image 10546138624
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 38
    Overall, though, we're glad to have her. Even though she's quite the handful at times. We weren't expecting to get another cat, at least not anytime soon, but... Since when did the CDS care about that?
    via Lodgik
  • 39
    Cheezburger Image 10546138880
    via Lodgik
  • 40
    Cheezburger Image 10546138112
    via Lodgik
  • Advertisement
  • 41
    Cheezburger Image 10546138368
    via Lodgik

For a weekly dose of animal-themed community challenges - Subscribe to our Newsletter!

Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Find us on Instagram!

Tags

chance second kitten reddit story imagine ceiling cat cat story couples meow love furever home rescue
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From I Can Has Cheezburger?

26 Photos of Cats Caught in Cute But Compromising Positions

26 Photos of Cats Caught in Cute But Compromising Positions

Trending Now

Black Cat Memes to Add a Magical Dose of Meow to Your Morning Coffee

Black Cat Memes to Add a Magical Dose of Meow to Your Morning Coffee

01
'My cat adopted this feral void kitten': Pawrents of the online feline family share their cat's cat adoption stories for a wholesome weekend read

'My cat adopted this feral void kitten': Pawrents of the online feline family share their cat's cat adoption stories for a wholesome weekend read

02
'We’re only a few days in and it takes time but i’m feeling so guilty': After adopting a 4-month-old kitten from the shelter, pawrents get a 2-month-old sibilng, and are now dealing with a catastrophic case of sibling rivalry

'We’re only a few days in and it takes time but i’m feeling so guilty': After adopting a 4-month-old kitten from the shelter, pawrents get a 2-month-old sibilng, and are now dealing with a catastrophic case of sibling rivalry

03
30 Cat Memes Made of the Menace to Society Known as the House Cat

30 Cat Memes Made of the Menace to Society Known as the House Cat

04
48 Feline Funnies Featuring the Cattest of Cats Being the Most Cat They Can Get

48 Feline Funnies Featuring the Cattest of Cats Being the Most Cat They Can Get

05
Siamese cat owners show how ‘toasty’ their multicolored felines' fur patterns have gotten as they grew up: ‘The perfect marshmallow for a s'more’

Siamese cat owners show how ‘toasty’ their multicolored felines' fur patterns have gotten as they grew up: ‘The perfect marshmallow for a s'more’

06
Advertisement