‘She slept on my right arm the whole way home and then woke up and explored the truck and myself.’: A man’s work trip to the middle of nowhere leads to a miraculous encounter with an abandoned cat who instantly adopted him, becoming his constant companion

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Oct 23, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

It is no big secret that the cat distribution system is a thing of wonder. Somehow managing to match hoomans to cat children that are nothing less the purrfect for each other, and then setting up meet cute situations for these cute couples to meet and fall in love. Heck, if they could translate this to hooman relationships, it would change the dating game forever.

But until such a time we will have to make do with wholesome and heartwarming stories like the one we have lined up today that tells the tale of am n who works in rather remote locations who rather unexpectedly gained a new best friend for life while out at work in one of those desolate locations. And even with the lack of people around, and even with the dangers that involve leaving a kitten out in the wilderness, the CDS managed to work its magic and bring this purrfect couple together.
 

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    I was in the middle of nowhere on a pipeline near Cameron, WV. I set my GPS base up near an intersection in the back country
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    ARI
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    (dirt roads) and she came up to me and started meowing and pawing at my boot. She's incredibly healthy, fur was very clean,
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    no dirt in her eyes, paws were clean, didn't smell, and had no ticks or fleas on her. Someone had to of dropped her off,
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    she's not feral and she's not shy of humans, they Atleast had somewhat of a conscience because they dropped her right beside a
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  • Just what in the heckin heck has happened here? The CDS has truly pulled off some impressive stunts in the past, but this is a whole other level of impressive. To plop a kitten in the literal middle of nowhere, with so much certainty that it will be found by the chosen hooman is unreal. They are truly stepping up their game. Next thing you know, there will be a cat waiting for Elon Musk on Mars…

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    flowing creek for a water source. She slept on my right arm the whole way home and then woke up and explored the truck and myself. I
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    brought her home and gave her some grain free food and fresh water and she's currently sleeping now. Next Monday I will be
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    taking her the to vet and getting a check- up and her vaccines if she is old enough to get them. Her name is Ryder (since she rode by my side the whole way home).
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    She's my RYDER (her name) dude, this cat is seriously the sweetest living organism on this god don planet
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    man I sv. r, and she just found her voice today! I take her everywhere and she always follows me, we take walks through the park
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    near my house and she climbs trees, she brings me leaves from outside and drops them near her food bowl so she's tryna show me she's
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  • This could not be any cuter a match up than it already is. Like, someone needs to turn this into a movie as soon as possible. Possibly starting Channing Tatum and Reese Witherspoon. It would be the emotional rom-com of the decade. The tale of a heartbroken man who is healed by a mysterious kitten, who then falls in love once again.

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    contributing, so don cute dude. Got her checked up at the vet and everything looks great, got her vaccines and I am
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    feeding her grain- free food. She had her taste of catnip treats and now she begs me for it everyday...somedays I give in. She'll come
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    right up to me and sleep on my chest and bury her head into my neck and purr like a motor.
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    She flicks her tail around when she wants pets. She's my homie dude I love this cat
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