Kitten scurries around California garage, owner sets traps to catch the mischievous little guy and the two are inseparable

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 1, 2026 6:15 PM EDT

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From Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem, this person tells the story of how they got Walter, a stripped little kitten. He received a notification from his camera system that there was movement in the garage. He lives in California, so it could really be anything. Then he sees in the camera this little fluffy guy walking towards the dog's food bowl. He snuck outside, blocked off the open side of the garage and tried to find the kitten. He left a door open into the house in case the kitten wanted to run in there. Two hours go by and this guy's been running around. He takes a break and goes inside, and when he looks at the camera again he sees that the little guy has now gone in the opposite direction toward the standup fridge and freezer. 

He knows the kitten is too small to set off the trap, but he ties a string to the trap door and ran it out the window on the other side. He then set up a camera pointed towards the trap so he could know when it was inside. An hour later, the kitten was inside eating again and this time the guy could pull the string and get him. He got him into the house and into a two story kennel ready for fosters (in case the cat distribution system blesses him). Meet Walter! He thinks that maybe the kitten is separated from his mom, but he plans on making the rest of their lives happy and together. 

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    Received a notification from my camera system that there was movement in my garage. I have a California garage so that could
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    have been anything but I saw this tiny little fluff walking towards my dog's food bowl.
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    I snuck outside, blocked off the open side of the garage and tried to find it. I even left my utility
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    room door open hoping it would run in the house.
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    After two hours of sweaty frustration (it's 100% humidity) I went back inside my house hoping that another camera
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    caught where it went. Went back to the garage camera and saw that the little had gone the opposite direction and into the
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    attached "shop" part of the garage where the standup fridge and freezer are stored.
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    Knowing it was too small to set off the trap, I tied a string to the trap door and ran it out the
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    window on the other side. I then set up a camera pointed towards the trap so I would know when it was inside. An hour later, the
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    kitten was in the trap eating again and this time I was slick enough to get outside and pull the string.
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    This little guy (I think) thought he was 20 lbs and tried his best to bust through the trap. Got him in
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  • I think it's so funny the way this guy trapped the kitten. He really worked hard to get him. He must be a cat person because no one would work this hard to capture a kitten lost in their garage, most people might just let the kitten roam around and not care much. Read the story below. 

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    the house and in a two story kennel I keep ready for fosters, etc. After 20 minutes of hissing and spitting, he let me pet him then pick him up.
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    A few times a day I open up the kennel to pet him and play with his toys. Starting out with holding
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    once a day but he should be sleeping on my head by next week.
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    Everyone, meet Walter (tbd).
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    Not sure if he got separated from momma or what but he's very healthy other than fleas, which I'll
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    deal with today. Reset the bug trap and bought a kitten trap just in case any others show up.
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