UPDATE: Missing kitten who claimed hooman by yelling and climbing his leg reunited with family after 48 hours of foster care with feline fur family, foster pawrent says: ‘I will miss this little stinker, but I am glad he is back home where he belongs.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Mar 16, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

Sometimes the shortest rescue stories are the sweetest, much like this one which tells the tale of a kitten who was rescued from the cold and promptly returned to his family after being missing for a mere 48 hours.

It is true, in most cases the longer the rescue takes the more harrowing the story is. Often involving injuries, illnesses or worse. Which is why we are excited to be bringing you this story which tells the tale of a tiny kitten who happened to somehow get out of the warmth and comfort of his home. And in a surprising turn of events, instead of being scared and hiding, this kitten went out in search of support to get himself home, or at least out of the cold that was worsening.

Honestly, it sounds like an animated movie, and we would be the first in line to buy tickets to see this tiny kitten named Tux weave his way through the world until he found his way home. Reuniting with his family who had been desperately searching for him the whole time he was missing. 
 

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    MISSING CAT "It's amazing how fast a sweet little kitten can grow on you!"
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    He then promptly tried to climb up his leg. When I got back from grocery shopping, he told me what happened. Since it was already in the upper 20s last night (and a low of 15 degrees earlier
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  • Ok, yes we couldn’t get the beginning of this story, sorry. But all that happened was that this kitten first yelled at his hooman hero and then once he had his attention began to scale him like a tree. Perhaps the kitten thought that the hoomans mouth was some sort of emergency phone that he could use to call someone who could help him get back home. But either way this kitten could not have been luckier to come across this person as a night out in the cold could have spelled straight up disaster for this poor cat child. 

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    this morning), we put him in our home office. Our resident cats rarely go in there. He is very friendly, trusting, and loving. Quite the purr factory. Doesn't appear to have fleas,
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    but since he's black it's difficult to tell. We already have 2 cats, so he will have to stay in here for the time being. They seem curious (especially my younger female cat) but otherwise not
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    particularly perturbed by the situation. I have already called the vet and scheduled an appointment for February 18th. I don't exactly know how old he is, but the consensus of other Reddit users
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    seems to be about 6 months. I'm not good at guessing kitten age, so I don't know at this point. I will likely go to the vet today to scan for a microchip (don't need an appointment for
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    that), but I'm skeptical he has one. The only thing I'm a little concerned about is he is squinting a little out of his left eye, but shows no obvious signs of discomfort. He doesn't like
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    being alone for long, so I've been periodically going into the office so he can cuddle. We have decided to call him "Tux" for now, although I don't know how long that will be his
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    name. I just needed something to call him in the meantime and that's the first thing that came to mind that made sense to me.
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    He's still a cute stinker. He's been fine today, except when he's left alone for too long, then the yelling starts. He's eating well and I got him kitten food today. Unfortunately I didn't get around
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  • Well, yeah that sounds about right. If there is one thing that we can all agree upon is that this kitten has learned that screaming at someone gets him what he wants and needs in life. Although you could frame it a little nicer than that and say that this kitten has figured out that the only language that he speaks that hoomans also understand is screaming. One way or another this cutie is well on his way to stealing the hearts of his hoomans and becoming a part of this family. 

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    MOND MONOTONO
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    to the vet today to check for a microchip, but I did schedule a vet appointment for next week. My husband had a board meeting for the nonprofit he's a part of this evening
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    (he's the board chairman) and he was a good boy and laid on his towel the whole time. He's a big cuddler. My cats are still curious of the new feline but don't seemed bothered. Not much else to report at this point
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    Turns out that this little guy already had a home, 6 houses down from mine. We returned little Bean to his family earlier this evening. It was a bittersweet ending to the last 48 hours,
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    but I am glad we could keep him safe and sound until his family could be located. It's amazing how fast a sweet little kitten can grow on you!
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    HAMM
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    I will miss this little stinker, but I am glad he is back home where he belongs. A big thanks to everyone for your kind comments, suggestions, and support. I appreciate everyone who had something to say.
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    MISSING CAT Missing cat. Answers by the name of Bean if you have seen this cat or know of his whereabouts please return
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