Vet builds a custom wheelchair for a kitten with a spinal injury made with rulers, hot wheels and tape, proving that kindness is made out of love and time rather than money: 'He was really wanting to play and walk around,so I used what I had'

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Aug 3, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

Kindness does not always have to cost a lot of money. Sometimes, it's made of tape, rulers and hot wheels.

We always say that cats will be cats no matter what. Being different does not stop them from living their best lives all the time. A blind cat will still find a way to do shenanigans. A deaf cat will scream just as loudly as any other cat for his breakfast. My cat? My chonky cat who's been overweight and on diet food basically her whole life does not let that stop her from running at full speed across my stomach in the middle of the night. They don't know that things can be different. They just want to… cat.

And that is what happened to the beautiful kitten in today's story. He has a spinal injury that prevents him from using his back legs. But that doesn't stop him from wanting to be a cat. So, his caretakers built him a custom wheelchair to help him do that. And they said this:

"The base around it and the legs do start with cardboard, lots of tape, some zip ties. And then the legs weren't quite strong enough. They kept kind of giving out when he would try and turn, so then I got these rulers for 99 cents and put them there. Hot wheels that are ambulances. I was just trying to figure out a way to keep him standing on his own for a little bit amount of time, but then he was really wanting to play and walk around. So I used what I had, and I kind of built it off how wheelchairs are that we already have at the shelter. They're just not small enough for him because he's just a little guy. I'm very happy with it, and it seems to have brought a lot of joy to the people at the shelter and hopefully some other people as well."

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We cannot even tell you how obsessed we are with this kitten. He is the absolute cutest. And although usually it's more difficult to find homes for kittens with disabilities like this, we are not worried about this little one for a second. He's going to find his purrfect forever home in no time.
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