Person crocheted adorable sweaters for their newly adopted three-legged kitten to keep him warm a day after his operation, and he doesn't let being a tripod stop him from jumping around and living his best life

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 5, 2026 2:15 PM EDT

Cats will not let anything in the world stop them from being their best cat selves. 

One of our favorite things about cats is that they do not let anything stop them. We humans are not always quite as strong. It's enough for one migraine to catch me off guard, and my whole day is ruined. Meanwhile, my cat, when she was sick, pretended that everything was fine for two weeks, playing around, causing chaos, doing everything normally, until she couldn't anymore. Until I caught her, red-pawed, with a fever higher than she has ever had. Cats don't let illness or disability stop them from living their best lives. A deaf cat will scream louder than any other for his breakfast. A blind cat will still play around and cause chaos just like any other. And tripod cats… probably don't even realize that they are one leg short of other cats, jumping around, playing, and doing as many shenanigans as they feel like doing. 

The cat in today's story certainly didn't notice. Or maybe he just didn't care. Why would he? Everything in his life started working out purrfectly right after his operation. The following day, the right human found him and he got adopted into his forever home. And not only that, this human, knowing that cats will never let you know when they need something, knowing that their new kitty was probably cold after his operation as he's recovering… this human crocheted him some shirts. The cutest kitty shirts that we have ever seen. And now, warm, happy and loved, this kitty, tripod as he is, is jumping around and doing everything that any other cat would do. And his human… is crocheting new shirts for him as we speak because he just seems to absolutely love wearing them. 

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    "Adopted a tripod cat a day after his surgery, so I crocheted him some recovery shirts."

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    He's my sweet new baby and looks so handsome in his shirts
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  • He looks like he is enjoying every second of wearing these shirts. He looks like he is full on modeling them, and we could not be more smitten with him if we tried. 

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    No_Fan429 Soooooo cute!!! (Both the kitty and the little shirt!) But I would worry the stitches would get caught in the yarn, especially after the surgery site really starts healing and the stitches become "longer". Let me know if that happens!!
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    A few years ago we had a kitty that needed his same leg amputated. He was doing awful in the cone of shame so we cut the bottom ten inches off a pair of leggings and cut a little leg hole, worked like a charm!
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    scissorbaby OP His incision is glued shut, and our vet thinks they used the dissolving stitches. So far, so good! Today is his 3rd day with a shirt on, and I keep making him new ones and changing them every day so he has a fresh and clean one on He is our 2nd tripod baby both were adopted the day after their surgeries.
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    debiski He's adorable! Thank you for adopting this fine gentleman.
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    scissorbaby OP We already had 5 cats and my husband has been saying we're maxed out, but I fell in love with this guy so hard lol. And his adoption was free! The Bissel Pet Foundation covered his adoption fees, how could I say no?!
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  • Hey, when the CDS decides something, then no one has a choice in the matter. Six cats is a lot, sure, but if they are all meant to be yours, then without that sixth one, your family never would have been quite right. 

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    Oh_juliet He deserves a billion little sweater vests!
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    scissorbaby OP I'm working on another one right now
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    LezlieLR Oh he is so adorable! Cats do really well even with one leg missing. He will bring you lots of happiness. Cute sweater, too!
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    scissorbaby OP He is the 2nd tripod kitty to join our family! His brother is missing his back right leg, and doesnt jump much. This guy can jump!
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    gojira54 So adorable and that little fat belly!
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    scissorbaby OP His big brother, who is being the friendliest with him so far, is 18lbs. Topaz said "I wanna be just like him!"
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    No_Damage_2950 Adorable but I DEMAND to hear his lore!!!! Starting with; what is this gentleman's name?
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    scissorbaby OP His name is Topaz make a donation and pet some kitties, and while my husband was telling them that we adopted a tripod there a year and a half ago, they said "we have a tripod kitten!" And of course I fell in love. We went to the shelter to
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    We had a gem hunting trip planned before I start a medical program in school, but my husband said "you can have the trip or the kitten" and I picked the kitten! my husband has been saying we're maxed out at 5, but Topaz is number 6 in our house lol. Plus Jenny, shes from the block and stays in our yard.
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