Kitten that was rescued from a storm drain with a broken leg has to have its paw put in a cast, hilariously uses the cast as a launcher to run faster: 'This little guy moves fast!'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 18, 2026 12:45 PM EDT

One of our favorite things about cats is that nothing stops them from creating chaos. Nothing at all. 

Cats adapt. That's one of the coolest things about them. They have one goal in life. That goal is chaos. And they chase that goal without letting anything get in their way. Absolutely nothing can stop them from committing crimes. A cat with three legs will use all three of them for chaos and not even notice it's missing a fourth. A blind cat will use its super hearing to commit the purrfect crime, especially if it includes screaming and running over our stomachs at 3 AM. You would think that a broken leg would put a paws on feline shenanigans like these, but no, not even that can make it happen. 

This is something that has been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt on r/cats when Bug's story was put up. Bug, as he was being rescued from a drain pipe, sprained one of his paws, and the vets had to put him in a cast. But Bug was committing crimes from the second that he was rescued, and a single cast was not going to stop him. In fact, he has discovered how to use said cast as a launcher - so he can run and commit his crimes faster. 

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    Skeletal Mew OMG his tiny bones!! Where is the fracture exactly? I can't tell!
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    atxceo OP They said it was very hard to see. Top paw, what would be considered the pinky. The vet said they even had a difficult time locating it but they believe it's there.
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    Ad_Bogdan27 WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS ARM???
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    atxceo OP He's a rescue kitty we pulled from a storm drain. X-rays showed he has a small fracture on his paw. The vet splinted him and he's about two more weeks to go before it can be removed.
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    We're slightly concerned there may be radial nerve damage but we won't know until it's off and he has a chance to put weight on it completely. He uses it as a launcher when he's running and this little guy moves fast! He's already escaped the room we have him in several times as soon as we open the door. He reaches the other end of the adjoining room before we have a chance to catch him! He's ready for it to be off.
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  • Oh yeah, this little one is beyond ready to take that cast off. He's exploding with energy, ready to take over the world. Or maybe not. Maybe he likes the cast. Maybe he likes having a launch pad for his shenanigans. You never know what it is that is going on though their itty bitty brains. All that matters right now, though, is that he's still enjoying his life even when he's restricted like this. 

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    atxceo OP That's his launch phase
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    Suknator Patient name: love bug Omg
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    ivyandevergreenn What a little smoosh!!!
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    Takilove Good lord, he is precious! Sending healing vibes little bug
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    TeaNo6652 His little bonker reminds me of Tater Tot
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  • Ever since Tater Tot, every single kitty in a cast that we see absolutely makes our hearts clench. Sigh, we miss Tater Tot a lot. He was so small, but he made such a big impact. We legitimately cannot look at a single picture of a kitten in a cast without thinking about him. We hope he's catching lots of sunrays and happily chasing butterflies across the rainbow bridge.

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    Electronic_Ad3576 OMG he is so precious! Love Bug, such a sweet name
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    RightRudderz Hopefully, like most youngsters, that will heal extremely quickly.
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    Impressive Sell_1136 Aww little Bug don't worry little man, my childhood kitten Faye broke her foot and had a cast for half a year but she went on to love a perfectly normal life
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