Gentle couple finds tuxedo kitty living in cardboard box in parking lot, they break down when they learn her story of abandonment but immediately take her home

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Feb 5, 2026 5:00 PM EST

Everyone has a story, even animals. 

It can be heart-wrenching to see an animal in pain or in need. They can't help it, and it can feel like you're responsible for them. The cat in the story below has not had an easy life. This couple found the cat living in a cardboard box in their parking lot. They saw a little bowl of food and water, so someone has been caring for the cat, but probably not enough. They decide to take the cat to the vet, and it's there when they see how the cat has been treated. The poor kitty has an injury on her stomach, revealing that she was probably victim to a hit and run. The couple cries over the cat, and empathizes with her life. They try to do everything in their power to help her, and they start by taking her to their warm home. 

When you find out someone's past, it can really change how you perceive them. Knowing they went through some sort of great struggle, pain, or trauma can make them seem more human in your eyes, make them seem stronger. Going through these things and coming out the other end seemingly okay is not a given. So many people have horrible experiences, but don't change or grow from them. Often times, it makes things worse, and someone can become resentful or mean over bad experiences. But if you're able to see past it, then all the better. This story is one of wholesome and pawsitive outcomes, despite life working against them. 

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    The other night, my partner told me about a cat they saw while taking out the recycling that
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    morning. I did not see said cat while leaving for work. When I went to go pick her up from work
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    later that day we started to talk about it and decided to check the area in which my partner had
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    previously seen the cat. To our amazement the cat was there surrounded by others tenants in
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    our apartment building, after talking to the other tenants we learnt that the cat had been
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    around the property for 1-2 months living in a cardboard box with a wet towel and a food dish
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    in the far corner of the ground floor parking lot. We decided to get our spare cat carrier and some food and water and try and
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    corral the cat. In haste I forgot the treats upstairs and when my partner returned with the treats |
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    had already found the cat and picked them up remarkably easily as the cat had ran up to me after I made some pss pss pss for it. So
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    we took them to the our vet to see if there was a chip or tattoo to get them home to their
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    owners. Surprisingly there is no chip or any tattoo, but we did learn that it's a She! The next step
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    was to find she fixed as we have a boy cat at home. After the vet left to check via shaving her belly for
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  • It's so sad to read something where a cat was injured, but these people are really saving the tuxedo princess. I remember when I adopted my cat, and it's so similar to the story here. I also saw a carboard box outside, and wondered if there was something in it. Lo and behold, when I looked in, I saw a little tabby staring up at me. I was so struck by the emotion in his eyes, that I knew I had to save him. I got to a point where he trusted me, and finally over the course of a month I was able to take him inside. I already had my cage and treats prepared to win him over, and we've been together ever since. 

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    a post spay scar. The tech discovered that she had sustained some pretty awful trauma on her belly in the form of deep red and
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    black brusing. The vet told us that due to this and some damage to her back paw that she was likely
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    the victim to a vehicle strike. This broke me and I haven't cried like that in a long time. The next thing we wanted to do was work out
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    what was best for her, we learned our vet can't take her and sent her home with us until we can get in contact with the SPCA / any
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    other organizations that can help us look after the medical aid. So now it is the next day and she is
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    staying in our bathroom with in the cat carrier with a towl and some food, water and toys.
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    Looking for advice for what you would do in this situation?
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    Thank you for taking the time to read.
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