Kitty falls down from the docks, swims struggling to go back to shore, and kind hoomans go out of their way to rescue him and bring it back to firm land

Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer

Oct 16, 2026 12:45 PM EDT

Everybody knows that cats don't usually like water, but sometimes they can't get away from it, no matter how hard they try…

We've all seen those videos of dogs in summer, swimming happily in their hooman's pools. They look like they're having the time of their life, and we're rooting for them! But with cats, that is rarely ever the case. There's a reason why most people don't give baths to their cats on a regular basis, and that's mainly because they don't react well. The cat can end up getting stressed out, and we can get a few bites and scratches as our war scars.

This doesn't necessarily mean that all cats hate water, or that you'll never be able to give your furbaby a bath even if they come home completely dirty. It just means that we need to be more careful with the way we approach the whole cat-water issue, since some of them might be scared of what water means.

I've mentioned before that my cat is a rescue, and the first time they brought her home, she was covered in dirt from head to toe. She needed to get a bath, since she couldn't be in the house all dirty. At first we thought she was just a grey cat, but after the bath, we found out that she was actually black and white! A bath was definitely necessary after all. That first time, she reacted well. She seemed to be too scared to try to do anything, but now, I can't be sure how she would react. Mind you, she's getting dangerously close to needing another bath. She spends a lot of time running around and hiding behind and under furniture, so yes, she comes out all covered in dust quite often, and although I get her clean as best as I can, I might find myself in need of scheduling another bath soon.

In this case, it wasn't that the cat was escaping from bath time; nope: the poor thing fell out of the docks and into the sea, and was desperately trying to swim back to shore.

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People were staring down from up the dock, and they lowered a bucket tied to a rope so the cat could climb inside and they could pull it back up. At first, it looked like it was working: the cat jumped in, and they were pulling the bucket up. But physics got in the way, and since the kitty was not well placed inside, he fell back down into the water.
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They tried to lower the bucket down again, but by that point, kitty did no longer trust the safety of that thing and wasn't willing to go back inside. That's when a young man decided to climb all the way down to the place where the cat was trying to hold on, so he could help it out and rescue it manually.
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Finally, after grabbing the cat and helping him swim the remaining distance to the shore, the cat and the human got there safely. Kitty was placed on the ground, and he was free to climb the rocks at the beach and run wild along the dry land. We are so happy that these people were kind enough to help the poor kitty in distress. Even though they can swim on instinct, I'm more than sure that it was less than a fun moment for him, and it must have been a relief to get to the shore at last.
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Kitty falls down from the docks, swims struggling to go back to shore, and kind hoomans go out of their way to rescue him and bring it back to firm land

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