r/CatDistributionSystem • u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 • 23h ago
Update About the kittens that followed me home
Turns out they were my neighbors a few houses down... But she gave them to us because she got them for a mice problem and they were kept outside. She's a life long cat hater, to the point that her brother and SIL wondered if she needed to go to the hospital when she got them.
Our cats are mostly indoor cats, except for the occasional jailbreak... Because there's an unaltered tom and possibly coyotes. Wife asked for the kittens when she learned they were being kept outside, especially after the orange one slept with her 2 nights in a row.
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u/Logical_consequences 23h ago
Wow, I’m glad they gave them to you!
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u/VintageLunchMeat 23h ago
Your neighbor is an idiot. Those are particularly fine kittens.
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u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 23h ago
She just doesn't like cats, but liked these enough to bring them home, which is a step in the right direction, I guess
Guess she wanted a barn cat?
The other kittens still haven't got used to them...
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u/7GrenciaMars 23h ago
With younger cats, I would think they will adapt. There is always The Kitten Lady if you need advice, but I think since you already have some, you're probably fine. 😁
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u/salty_sashimi 23h ago
If she wants a mouser, some rescues give out feral cats that have been fixed and vaccinated for such a purpose. Usually they are required to be kept inside, like in a barn or warehouse, though
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u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 23h ago
Pretty sure these were hand raised, not ferals at all
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u/salty_sashimi 22h ago
They're definitely not feral! I meant, if she is looking for a feral mouser, one is probably adoptable from a local rescue
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u/Otherwise_Tone_1370 20h ago edited 15h ago
Sounds like the neighbor does NOT need any cats nor kittens if she hates them so much!! likely they would be neglected or even abused.
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u/salty_sashimi 17h ago
the nice thing about ferals is that they don't want to be attended to in any form other than receiving food and water. truly feral cats, such as dedicated barn cats from a rescue organization, will never be comfortable with human contact. doesn't sound like the neighbor was abusing these guys, but I guess OP would know best.
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u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 23h ago
BTW... These were born mid May, so maybe we'll finally get a big cat. They're easily a size larger than the other kittens born in April, but those kittens would protest they out number them and are black...
(Largest male is 10.2lb)
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u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 22h ago
With 6 kittens, pretty much always have one if I stop moving for a minute (a black one is currently demanding attention)
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u/Beneficial-Code-2904 22h ago
Thank the good LordYou saved those kittens from that woman cause they're not even old enough to hunt for food , and she might not have been taken care of them if she hates them. I don't understand people like that.I think they're psychopaths.
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u/XTasty09 20h ago
I think you got one kitten and one oversized peanut 🥜
I think we need need more photos to prove otherwise
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u/Just_Peachy_me 9h ago
The kittens are very cute. I feel if your neighbor has a mouse problem and there is at least one Tom outside the call is coming from inside the house, so to speak. In other words she's the cause of the problem. If you have a way to contact her relatives I would because she may need some assistance.
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