2 newborn kittens abandoned next to coffee shop in box saved and adopted by cat loving cafe customer, growing his 10 cat fur family by 4 smol paws, cat dad says: ‘I legitimately panicked for a while; thinking about whether I should take them.’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Jun 2, 2026 12:45 PM EDT

You never know when the Cat Distribution System will call on you to take in a cat or two, but whenever it might be, you'd better be ready. Something that this story's pawrent was most certainly not.

It is tough, you cannot possibly be expected to live your life in the constant knowledge that sometime soon you might be called upon by the Cat Distribution system to save a cat. But to a certain degree that is the burden we take upon ourselves as cat lovers anyway. Let's be honest, who amongst us who does not even have a cat has found themselves out and about with cat food at the ready to give to a stray in need of feed? Yeah, that's what we thought.

But when this story from Reddit's r/cats subreddit pawrent came across two cute kittens curled up in a box he was less than prepawed for the leap than he thought. Perhaps it was his late night and lack of sleep that knocked him off his game, but in the time it took him to deliberate what to do with the kittens in question they could have been half way down the next block. Well, not really, but it does give us food for thought about how we prepaw ourselves for the fateful day the CDS calls upon us.

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Honestly, we get this guy. Especially after a night out and very little sleep. It is not all too crazy for a cat lover to imagine that they are hearing the tiny sweet meows of a kitten. After all, when we are feeling delicate like that, what more could we want than to have a cute kitten or cat to dote on. So naturally the mind wanders and takes us to where we want to be. But in this case the kittens were real and the reality that he was going to have to step up and take care of them was setting in. Now to see what this cat lover decides it best to do with this cute pair of kittens.
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Ah see, we knew this feline fan would end up doing the right thing. It is a crying shame but when it comes to cats on the street there is often little that shelter can do, especially when they require special care. So it is usually for the best that a cat lover comes by and takes ownership of the situation, resting the responsibility of caring for these kittens squarely on their shoulders. A place that they know is safe and dependable. Just as these kittens find themselves in. sure there is a long way yet to go from here, but at least these cuties will be safe and sound.
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