'Went on a family vacation to Puerto Rico and came home with a kitten': The story of how any situation can be struck by the cat distribution system

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Aug 9, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

The cat distribution system strikes when you least expect it! 

Like when you're sitting by the poolside on vacation with your family in Puerto Rico. They were minding their own business at the hotel, when this void kitten was hanging out next to them. She was really friendly towards them and was there for half an hour. The following evening, they went back and saw her again. They decided to call a local rescue, and the rescue told them that they'd drop off a carrier at the hotel so that the couple could take the kitten home. They caught the kitten themselves with a can of wet food and waited for someone from the rescue to take her. They got her to the vet and gave her everything she needed there. Then it was easy: just buy her a plane ticket back home! She's a year old now, and has a brother. Something really quirky about her is that her tail is freakishly long. Read the full story below, and remember that the cat distribution system doesn't care whether you're on family vacation, in the middle of a crisis, or living your best life. Enjoy! 

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    Just stumbled on this sub, I thought you guys would appreciate hearing about this little baby!
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    Went on a family vacation to Puerto Rico, and came home with a kitten (she was estimated 7ish
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    months). Went thought we found her by the pool at our hotel, and the first night, she was super
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    friendly and let us hang out with her for a solid 30 minutes. And then the next night, my partner
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    had a drink or two and reached out to a local rescue (that usually does TNR), and first thing in the
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    morning, they said they could drop off a carrier at our hotel for us to take her home. We got the carrier,
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    and we caught her ourselves (they gave us a can of wet food, to make it easier to get her) and we waited
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    for someone from the rescue to take her, and they got her into a vet, and they gave her all of her
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    necessary shots and spayed her for us, we just had to add her to one of our plane tickets. She's around a
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    year old now, and she's settling in nicely. She has an older brother, who took a little bit to get used to her, but now they're good!
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    Her name is Sprout, and her tail is freakishly long, and we hope she doesn't grow into it, because it's very cute.
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    (First pic is shortly after we brought her home, second pic is within the past week!)
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  • It's true that the cat distribution system strikes whenever it wants. I can't imagine flying abroad home with a cat, but it must be one of the most exciting things to experience. When I was in Thailand, I actually met a really cute and tiny black dog. I named him Porky, and he was always coming around our tent Airbnb. He would sit with us and eat with us, and he came into our room and slept with us too. He was so cute and resembled a little black pig, which is why I named him Porky. Anyway, I really considered taking him back home with me, but then I discovered that he actually belonged to the Airbnb, so I had to leave him. And if you haven't ever been to Thailand, it's a good idea to go. it's absolutely beautiful with some of the best food there is. Everything is on the spicy side, so remember to be careful!  

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    7GrenciaMars What a great story! Best souvenir ever!
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