Random woman drops off newborn kitten with a broken tail and an umbilical cord still attached; The couple, lost, take the kitten, but they unexpectedly end up completely falling in love with it and adopting it

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 23, 2026 7:00 PM EDT

The CDS has some of the strangest ways of finding us, but sometimes, it's simple. Sometimes, it does home deliveries.

We've spoken endlessly about how the CDS can find you anywhere and anytime, whether you want a cat or not, whether you are ready for it or not. Seriously, we have seen some of the most insane stories. We've seen someone be handed a kitten at a drive-through Starbucks window. Yes, just like that. In the apron pocket, the kitten went home with them. We have seen a kitten fly through a window directly into someone's lap. And no, we have no idea how it happened. Neither do they. The only thing we know is that the kitten was adopted by them, and that is the only thing that matters. 

It can happen in the silliest ways, but it can also happen quite… normally. Although, despite the simplicity of the concept of the CDS making home deliveries, we think that the person on r/CatDistributionSystem who shared this story didn't find this normal at all. Maybe if the kitten had simply walked up to their house, it would have been something different. But that's not what happened. It was a person - a random woman came knocking on the door of this couple's house, holding a newborn kitten in her hands. The kitten was so young that it still had the umbilical cord attached to its body. Its tail was broken in two places, and the whole thing was so suspicious… that we would have had to take the kitten too.

We don't know exactly what the situation was in this story. The person who this happened to doesn't know either. But one thing is for sure, and that is that the kitten was not safe in that woman's hands, and she is much, much safer in her new home. 

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    "Newborn dropped on our doorstep"

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    A woman knocked at our door this morning holding this abandoned newborn. It still has an umbilical chord. We can't find kitten formula locally but the vet has said use human formula diluted.
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  • The whole thing is so, so sus. If we had looked through the peephole and seen this - a stranger, frantic, with a newborn kitten, we don't know if we would have even opened. No, we would have. We would have done the same thing this couple did. Because that kitten needed a home. 

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    "Tyche abandoned as a newborn - 8 Weeks Update"

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    You may recall our little kitten Tyche who was dropped at our doorstep as a brand newborn.
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    She was tiny and very frail and looked as though her tail had been broken. It took us two days to track down some kitten formula for us and a week to get a bottle but she held on and has thrived.
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    We weren't intending to get another cat, we are expatriates and moving with pets can be expensive and logistically challenging, but Tyche Pocketpuss is ours for life. As
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    long as we live she and her big sisters Tuxedo Karma Chameleon from Algeria and Tabby Serendipity Seniorcat (formerly Sparecat)from Mongolia (both presents from the CDS) will never know a day without love and safety.
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  • And this is why this was clearly a CDS home delivery. Because she looks purrfect in this home. This is where she is meant to be. These are her humans. These are her friends. She is right where she belongs. 

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    "Tyche- Abandoned as a Newborn, 8 Month Update"

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    A TRIUMPH THE SECRET BARRISTER FERNANDA PIRIE THE RULE FERNANDA AW A 4,00 TO ORDER THE WORLD
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    8 months ago someone knocked on our door and handed over this brand new little life. Her umbilicus was still attached and wet and her tail had been broken in two places.
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    We hadn't anticipated a new cat but the CDS came right to our door. Kitten formula isn't easily available here so we started her off on human formula while we tracked down a supply. She came to work with me, kept us up around the clock and scared the life out of us on a few occasions but she ended up thriving.
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    Today Tyche is strong, healthy, affectionate and enjoying life with her two kitty sisters.
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