'Poor guy was surrendered to the emergency vet clinic': Frozen tuxedo kitten desperate for help gets surrendered and falls right into the hands of a loving human who's tuxedo cat crossed the rainbow bridge in 2025

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    "Ralph the Smol - Found and Surrendered"

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    Meet Ralph! Cat distribution system had this one fall into my lap. Poor guy was surrendered to the emergency vet clinic frozen from the rain and hypothermic.
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    I wasn't ready to take on a kitten this soon having recently lost my girl earlier in 2025 (who eerily enough looks like this little guy) but my family member works as a Vet/Dr gave me a call over the holidays and here we are.
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    Winter_Football_4593 In my youth, I was a tired, overworked vet tech who was always taking home these unwanted surrenders. One day we had the smallest little sad kitten, her whole litter was euthanized due to advanced upper respiratory infections. The vet held up the tiny little girl and said "It's a shame, this one could probably make it but there's no one to take her or devote themselves to healing her." At the last second I said "Wait! I'll take her!!"
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    Her whole life, due to being very sick as a kitten, her little head was crooked. She was the cutest little thing and was by far one of my favorite animals this universe has graced me with.
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    hello-eg OP Ugh I love that. The foster for this little guy was a Vet Tech from the hospital. We wound up staying in touch and I had her watch him recently while I was out of town. She got to bring him to work all the time and all the folks there loved it b/c they got to see him again and play with him. Always nice to give those folks a happy story ending.
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    SardonicusR As I tell our veterinary clients who discover a kitten at the right moment, the universe is frequently listening. Just not always in the way you would expect. But it seems to work out on a regular basis.
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    hello-eg OP It's so crazy how life works. I was chatting with that family member months ago about how I plan to wait at least a year but to keep their eyes out knowing they encounter a bunch of these instances as an emergency vet. Cut to this holiday season and they were like "I know you want fluffy and looks like your old cat - I had to reach out."
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    djlauriqua Aww I'm so happy that the person who found him surrendered him, even if they couldn't keep him. So many people look the other way. And now he's allll yours!
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    hello-eg OP All mine!
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    ShartlesAndJames oh Ralphie I am so happy for you and your new hooman slave, live long and prosper, both of you!
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    hello-eg OP Human slave being the accurate term - aka "the payer of the rent." ②
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    Perle1234 Guess you better ready yourself for Ralph!
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    hello-eg OP Wreck it Ralph - he's definitely entering that stage for sure
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    kirbysgirl I need ALL the Ralph pictures! He's ADORABLE!! My goodness!
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    hello-eg OP Oh, I have PLENTY! King Ralph this past week.
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