Kidnapped cat found abandoned in California with no way home, until cat loving Redditor steps up to make the long journey back home to Washington: ‘Someone mentioned hero in the last post which I absolutely would not argue with.’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Jul 20, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

Relationships and cat kids are complicated. Often when they end there is a lot of shouting, bargaining and begging related to the feline fur baby whom you had both raised. But this story shows what happens when it all goes wrong and your ex does something completely unhinged.

Coming to us from Reddit's r/bayarea subreddit this story tells the tale of a poor feline fur baby who found herself stuck in the middle of her pawrents' parting. And through the fog of war, she suddenly found herslef being whisked away by her cat dad to the other end of the country, and subsequently left to fend for herself on the streets of Cali. a heinous thing to have done to a cat, but luckily one that will not cost too dearly for the feline who was properly chipped, meaning that the rescue who caught him could promptly call mom and tell her the good news.

However, this is where things got tricky. Being at the other end of the United States means a car ride is simply too long and a flight would be the only available option for their reunion. Problem being that cats need an accompanying hooman to fly alongside them and our cat pawrent protagonist sadly could not afford the air fair. But after posting about her sorry situation on Reddit, one kind cat lover stepped up to take their burden on her shoulders and shell out the cash and time to bring this cat kid home to mama. Safe to say it was once heck of an emotional reunion.

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Whaaat?! This is some next level kind of madness. As though it is not unhinged enough to find yourself in the middle of a bitter breakup that resulted in your cat being catnapped and taken to the other end of the country only to be dumped. But then you actually find someone wild enough to simply say yes to bringing your cat child home? Honestly, the internet does some seriously sweet and unexpected stuff sometimes and we are 100% here for it. Makes you wonder what you could really be doing with a free weekend doesn’t it?
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You know, it is often said that inaction can be just as bad or worse than negative action. A phrase meant to remind us that it is always better to do something than to have not done it. And when that thing is helping others, well, then you have better believe that it is worth it. Sure, this kind volunteer spent money and time to reunite a family. But at the same time she will furever have a friend who appreciates her, the memories of her good deed and one heck of a heartwarming tale to regale others with.
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