Cat parent of 4 rescues a soot-covered kitten who was stuck in their chimney: ‘It wasn't until the emergency vet cleaned him up some that we saw he was black and white’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Sep 19, 2025 4:00 AM EDT

I know it's only Septem-purr, but it appears Santa Claws has come early this year. So much for a white Christmas!

When you were little, what was the one thing you wished Santa would bring you on the 25th? Was it a pony or a puppy? Or, perhaps, something a bit more feline? Santa doesn't always grant our Christmas wish (because that's what keeps us writing letters), so it's only fitting that the cat owner in this story receives a pre-Christmas gift in her chimney. No, it wasn't a sleigh or a pouch full of presents. It was a bushy-tailed kitty cat who was black, white, and cute all over!

We can't all be so lucky, but it seems like the cat distribution system has been working overtime to spread some early Christmas cheer. The cat owner explains that three years ago, this little furry baby was trapped in their chimney. Eventually, the cat emerged, and they expected him to cower in fear. Boy, were they wrong.

Instead of running away and hissing, the cat stayed put and assured the owners that he was here to stay. Where's the milk and cookies?! Check out the photos below to see how he went from a gray kitten to a black and white king.

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  • AMERICA 1 LITTER BRA 10 DAY "It's been over three years now and we love him so much."
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  • "Meet Rex, our chimney cat the cat distribution system brought us"

    This boy was stuck in our chimney and when we finally got him to come out rather than run and escape out the open
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  • doors, he wandered over to me and wanted pet. So the CDS had brought us our fifth cat at the time.
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  • cat covered in gray soot after coming out of a chimney
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  • cat covered in gray soot after coming out of a chimney
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  • He was so covered in soot that he was gray at first. It wasn't until the emergency vet cleaned
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  • up him some that we saw he was black and white. It's been over three years now and we love him so much.
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  • sweet cat receiving affection from human
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  • black and white cat sitting on a sofa
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  • big tailed cat sitting in a box
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  • mihonya_ That big, fluffy tail! <3
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  • crafty_and_kind Sign of a professional chimney sweep
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  • Purple4199 I love his tail so much. It's so thick!
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  • smileycat007 That's a lot of tail for a compact size cat!
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  • Purple4199 It is! He's only 10lbs, and most of it is probably his tail.
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  • Rabbitrules87 "Santa sez I belong with you now."
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  • Purple4199 I fully expected this cat who has been trapped in the chimney for days to come flying out and make a run for it. But nope, he just sauntered around and had no desire to leave.
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  • avid-book-reader Bet the chimney's clean as a whistle now.
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  • Purple4199 If we didn't name all of our animals Star Wars names we could have named him Bert, from Mary Poppins.
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