Rescuer races through a midnight rainstorm to save a box of week-old kittens abandoned by a busy road: 'I ran to bring them into the safe confines of the house.'

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 2, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

Every cat person who sees an abandoned litter of kittens has a sense of action raised in their hearts like a lioness protecting her cubs. And this person is no different with the four kittens they've found.

It's impossible to stay indifferent in the face of kittens in need. When these small creatures with even smaller meows are lost, abandoned, and left for their fate - all human hearts feel their pain. But then there are the people of action, the cat people whose love for cats is stronger than anything. It's almost like the Cat Distribution System instills in them the courage, drive, and tenacity needed to make sure the kittens arrive somewhere safe, ideally to a forever home. And this person didn't just rescue the kittens, they also adopted all four of them into their home, making them part of their family.

And on top of the already cute rescue mission (that had its own complications of weather and time), the names this family chose for these kittens are even cuter. Cat naming is a tough job - but, apparently, not when it comes to geek pawrents. You see, when you're a true geek with a strong passion for a franchise full of great characters, you have a lot of choices of who to name your pets after. Just like this one pawrent who decided to name their kitten after a Star Wars character, these kittens' new family decided to name them all after The Lord of the Rings hobbits. That's double dedication - both for the kittens saved, and the franchise loyalty.

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    Went for a walk and we found this cute bunch by the roadside last December. They were huddled on the grass, next to a relatively busy road. I was restless, mama cats wouldnt leave their kittens so openly. They might be abandoned by the owner.
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    We decided to keep an eye for a few hours, placed in a shoebox and relocated them to a safer location nearby hoping that the mama cat would return.
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    It rained heavily a few hours later. I ran to bring them into the safe confines of the house, and went driving around town late at night to source for cat milk / midalac. Boy they were hungry.
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  • To be honest, despite us being rather expawrt about cats (if we dare to say so ourselves), we never knew this multi-feeder device for kittens existed. And truly, it's genius. It doesn't explicitly state if this person had it in advance or that they deliberately bought it for these four floofballs, but either way - it's such an awesome and efficient way to feed these tiny kittens the milk they need.

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    Back then, I estimate their age to about around 7-9 days old. Seemed well groomed, healthy and fat. Which means mama cat was taking care of them.
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    3 months on, Merry, Bilbo, Pippins and Frodo bring so much joy to our family.
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    One likes to cuddle (Frodo), Bilbo likes to watch the TV, Merry plays hide and seek, and Pippins being the smallest of the bunch seem to like minding his own business.
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    tamptheearth Thank you for taking these sweeties home. They're so lucky to have you
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    OP fqh I feel its the other way round, we are lucky to have them <3
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    OP fqh I apologize sir!
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  • Justice for Sam! If they adopted four kittens and named them Frodo, Bilbo, Merry, and Pippin, it's almost as if there's something missing. To be honest, we'd name one Samwise instead of Bilbo, to follow the fellowship's path, but we totally understand why someone would want to honor Bilbo by naming their pet after him. He's great.

    And besides, it just means that this family is destined to rescue another kitten and name him Samwise. We will keep an eye out and see when the Cat Distribution System will send them one, and return here to give you the happy update.

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    FVCKEDINTHAHEAD Bless you for loving them
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    OP fqh Thank you, and bless you too
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    Fluffy_Muffins_415 Somebody is up to chewing the whiskers off of their siblings. It happens at my house as kittens transition into cathood
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    OP fqh I was curious myself seeing the whiskers on Bilbo was cut. Thanks for sharing!
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    PartsUnknown242 Was there ever any sign of mama?
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    OP fqh Unfortunately no. We were suspecting this one cat that we often caught near the vicinity of the house, but upon closer inspection, that cat has balls *
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    Jigelipuf Omg we foster all the time. This could be a game changer. Have you used it a lot? Is it hard to clean?
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    OP fqh Super easy to clean. This made our job much easier feeding these babies, no need to manually feed each one. It wont last long though, prolly around 2- 3 weeks of daily use, just nice to wean them off milk. The kittens liked to nibble and the nip eventually sheared off.
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    Fred-the-stray I'm sure they all demand second breakfast
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    OP fqh Elevensies is a must!
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    CompetitiveSoil7901 That's awesome! Did you have the wipe situation? Too?coz I had to wipe their arrs to you know go and pee?
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    OP fqh Ah.. was told to do the same to help them . But we were lucky, these fellas poo'd and pee'd well, although they did splatter bomb the entire bathroom in the first week or two.
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