‘Menace’ the semi-feral cat warmly welcomes stray orange kitten into his paws, becoming his furever cat-dad within a day: ‘He instantly went into Daddy Menace mode when she cried’

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Aug 26, 2025 7:00 AM EDT

Have you ever wondered what it would be like for a slightly feral cat to meet a stray kitten? When you think about it, they are on two sides of the same kitten coin, where one is reeling from the street life and the other has just been saved from it. Is it pawssible for two hardened felines to find love and catship with one another? Yes, yes it is!

The pet parent who posted this next video explains that they saved a stray orange kitten, and their biggest hurdle would be Menace, their feral cat. There was no telling what Menace would do with the orange ball of fur, so they kept a close eye on their first meeting.

Menace, as expected, was very apprehensive. After all, if he's never seen a kitten before, he's right to be confused! Imagine seeing a smaller you for the first time—I'm sure your reaction to seeing an infant for the first time was similar! Menace surprised everyone when he took the orange stray under his wing (or paw) within the day. Lots of licking, nudging, and cuddling to be had now and furever. Scroll below to see the cutest moments from the video, and at the end, the entire clip! Brace yourself for ultimate cuteness.

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  • Menace meets the stray kitten for the first time...

    Introducing our stray cat Menace to the kitten for the first time
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  • Eager kitten! Does Menace feel the same?

    Shes ready to meet him!!
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  • Menace seeing her for the first time
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  • Apprehensive...

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  • He had never seen a kitten before so he was a little unsure...
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  • Since Menace was feral I wasnt sure how he would act so I was watching him close
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  • A pawsitive sign: Nose boops!

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  • Menace is paternal at heart.

    But he instantly went into Daddy Menace mode when she cried
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  • I was surprised to see how responsive he was to her
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  • More nose boops!

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  • Whatever she was saying was working
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  • Later that day....
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  • Cuddle buddies forever.

    Later that day.....
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  • I hope this brightens your day #fyp

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