Woman walking her dog hears crying coming from inside a truck's tire, finds a terrified orange kitten stuck there, and starts a rescue mission with her husband.

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Sep 28, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

Kittens constantly find themselves in the most unlikely of places before they're adopted.

When the Cat Distribution System sends a cat your way, you'll know it's there. The cat will meow, and meow, and meow, and you will find him. They might be right there on the street corner, or they might be abandoned next to your hiking trail, and maybe even in the classic place of the bins behind your house. But we swear that some of these cats are found in such unlikely places, or downright weird places. Mostly, these are kittens, because they're so small they can weasel into so many holes, and because their sense of tenacity is developing very fast.

Take this one orange kitten, for example, who was found by a woman walking her dog in a place no other than inside a truck's tire. Not on, not above, not below. The kitten was inside the tire itself, right where it connects to the metal frame. If that's not some hidden talent, we don't know what is. But then again, it is an orange kitten. Orange cats are notoriously cheeky and quite dumb. If the Cat Distribution System hadn't left him stuck in that very weird place, he might've bolted right off, far away from the woman who was supposed to save him.

Just as this woman was pretty much surprised to find a kitten in a tire, so were we when we heard about it. But the thing is, we hear about kittens stuck in places quite often. It's not unusual - but it's still surprising to know about another kitten stuck in another place, an original one. So now we add inside a tire to the list.

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The dog is pratically pointing - there it is!

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What an unusual sight to encounter

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"Mom! Mom! Is this my tiny new brother?? Pleeeeeease!"

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Husband running for the rescue like a superhero

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Out and about! Or, more likely, out and wrapped like a burrito

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Such a cutie, love him already

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Even the other resident cat is curious about this little guy

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She stays with him, such kindness

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Om nom nom, fill that hungry belly

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We love every name with Cheez here in the great Cheezburger network

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Trying to get that sticky stuff out

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She tries really hard

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Dirty little adorable creature

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Fleas are always a problem with strays

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If he's orange, most chances he's a boy

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A tired face, ready for a royal nap

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Still cleaning these black ears

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Heated bottle to complete the purrito

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What a pawdorable face

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It's hard fighting the fleas

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Finally, dried and fed

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Sleeping the streets away

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What bright orange he is when he's cleaned

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And now, for the full rescue process:

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