'I feel so lucky to have found this sweet perfect girl': Couple hears cries, rescues tiny kitten from a car wheel well, and brings her home for a life of cuddles

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Sarah Brown • Writer and Editor
Apr 9, 2026 1:30 PM EDT

Dinner plans were canceled the second a tiny cry turned into a full-blown rescue mission. 

This one felt straight out of the Cat Distribution System playbook, just with a little extra suspense. One normal Brooklyn night, takeout in hand and Mario Party on deck, suddenly turned into a full rescue mission when a tiny kitten started crying somewhere nearby. After some quick detective work, they traced the sound to a parked car, shined a light through the wheel, and there she was, a teeny stowaway tucked deep in the wheel well like she had booked the worst possible ride share.

Out came the emergency bait, aka a can of cat food, and with some careful teamwork (plus a clutch neighbor assist), they managed to guide her out and into safety. Within hours, she upgraded from being trapped under a Honda to queen of a cozy studio room, complete with snacks, a bed, and humans already obsessed with her.

And the best part? She wasted zero time settling in. She purred, chatted, and flopped over for belly rubs like she had lived there her whole life. Classic CDS behavior. She was slowly introduced to her new feline roommates and started living her best life as Claudette, a former wheel-well hitchhiker turned full-time cuddle bug.

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    Saturday night in Brooklyn my Husband, our best friend, and myself were returning back to our apartment. We were coming home with some takeout, ingredients to make old fashioneds, and a plan to play mario party when I heard a kitten crying in distress.
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    After a short search, we narrowed down the noise to a parked Honda directly outside of our apartment. We weren't sure where she was located but her cries were loud and constant. Eventually I shined
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    my flashlight through the spokes of the wheel and I saw her little face looking back at me from within the gears underneath the car. Quickly, I ran into our apartment and grabbed a can of our resident cats' food as well as
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    their carrier. As soon as I opened the can, she was immediately enticed. My husband guided her through the gears underneath the car and through the wheel with the
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    scent. With the help of a Good Samaritan neighbor, we were able to put her in the carrier and take her into our apartment.
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    We, luckily, have a spare room in our apartment as my husband is a pianist and I am a classical singer that we use to record ourselves, teach lessons, and practice. We
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    set her up a little sanctuary room with food, water, and a makeshift litter box as it was too late to go to the pet store. Within an hour she was already comfortable: purring,
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    revealing her belly for tummy rubs, and chatting. She is the sweetest most easy going cat. She loves sitting on my chest and shoulders and sleeping there for hours.
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    We're slowly beginning the process of integrating her with our other cats. She has a clean bill of health aside from some worms and ear mites. When she's big enough, we will get her spayed, but she's a bit shy of 2 pounds currently.
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    I feel so lucky to have found this sweet perfect girl and shudder to think what might have happened if that car turned one while she was inside. Welcome to your forever home Claudette
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    VortexSamurai Awwww. what an adorable new little friend you have!!
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    Equivalent_Mud_3... She's yours now!
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    geoffrey214 CDS always delivers
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  • The CDS always delivers, and it never misses the address. One minute it’s a random moment, the next it’s a full-on forever cat situation like it was planned all along. There’s something about how these cats just know exactly where to go, like they’re following a map we can’t see. And somehow, they always end up exactly where they’re meant to be, right on time, every single time.

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    AdCapable7558 So glad you found her She's precious.
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    Most-Road-5366 Kitten struck the lottery when you heard her!!! So sweet
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    Catmom6363 Claudette is a beautiful little girl!! Thank you for taking her in, getting her checked out, and giving her an amazing furever home!! CDS strikes again!! She sure got lucky!!
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    FeralSweater That first photo is a portrait of a cat who won the Good Humans Lottery
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  • This cat absolutely knew she hit the jackpot with these hoomans. You can see it in how quickly she settled in, like she took one look around and decided, “yep, this is mine now.” The trust, the cuddles, the instant comfort, it all screams that she knows she is safe and exactly where she belongs. Some cats take time, but this one clocked it immediately and chose her people without hesitation.

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    Ecstatic Juggerna... Thank you for saving that precious baby girl. CDS works it's magic again.
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    Ok-Opportunity-2... What a beautiful name for a beautiful baby!
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    Friendly-Channel-... She's very lucky too! What a sweetie.
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    LindaBitz As a rescuer, I'm convinced there is nothing better than kitten neck snuggles. She is gorgeous!
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  • There's really nothing better than cat snuggles. The second they curl up on you, you're done for. You cannot move, you should not move, and honestly you do not want to anyway. They get all warm, start purring, and suddenly everything feels a little better. It is the easiest way to get stuck in one spot for way too long, and somehow still enjoy every second of it.

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    HollysStaff She's so adorable! Thank you so much for rescuing her and providing her with a great home!
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    Moliza3891 Awww, so precious! Wishing you both many happy and healthy years together.
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