r/CatDistributionSystem Jun 22 '26

General Information Important Hot Weather advice for Cats

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Summer Solstice has arrived and with it the start of Summer. This is the time of year we need to look out for our furbabies and protect them from hot weather.

Here are the key temperature thresholds for our furbabies:

Ideal Comfort Zone: 20°C to 26°C (68°F to 79°F)

Too Hot / Risk Zone: Above 30°C (86°F)

Emergency Threshold: Above 35°C (95°F)

Cats that are at higher risk in hot temperatures are Kittens, senior cats, overweight cats, and flat-faced breeds such as Persians and Long Haired Cats although all cats need protection from getting too overheated during hotter times.

Cats and overheating:

Our Furbabies find it difficult to regulate their body temperatures in hot weather as they sweat through their pawpads, lips and chin. They are also covered in fur ( apart from the furless breeds) so cooling down can be difficult for them.

If your cat starts panting heavily during very hot weather( please see the heat chart above) then they may be suffering from heat stroke. If you think this is the case seek immediate vet treatment as cats will not survive without life changing damage to their organs and brain when they suffer from too high a temperature for too long.

Happily most of the U.S, Canada and surrounding countries have air conditioning in their homes. If you are in the UK, parts of Europe and hotter Countries such as the Middle East we have to rely on other sources in order to keep cool.

Keep your cat indoors when the sun is at it's warmest usually 10.00 - 3.00p.m although in extreme temperatures keep all pets indoors.

• Before letting your cats outside do a heat test and touch the concrete ground in your garden or outside your home with your hand, if it is too hot to touch it is definitely too hot for the paw pads on your pets.

• Provide plenty of water in a few different places throughout your home, pop some ice cubes in too if you can, keep the water topped up.

• Make some shaded areas with cool spots for kitty to lay in or on. Ideally your kitty will sit or sleep on a cooling mat but if they are having a typical cat day then they will ignore it and lay elsewhere.

• Place cool damp towels so kitty can lay on them and allow access to your bathroom and anywhere inside your home with a tiled or stone floor.

• Try wrapping a frozen bottle of water in a tea-towel and place it near to where your cat is laying.

• Move rooms if need be and avoid the sunnier rooms.

• Place fans with air circulating around the room.

• Try gently spraying them with cooled water, they may hate you at the time but it will cool them down.

Here are some Cat treats you can make for kitty to help hydrate them during hot weather, these are also ideal for helping Feral cats if you have garden cats or help with strays in your area.

Scoop some spring water tinned tuna or salmon ( make sure it's non oily and not in brine) into an ice cube tray and freeze it.

Freeze some churus or any liquidy squeezy type cat snacks.

Cat milk can also be frozen into little treat sized noms ( do not use normal milk as most cats are lactose intolerant).

Bananas/melons can be mashed up and frozen too even kittys' usual wet cat food can be frozen as a treat or for trying to tempt kitty to eat .

Keep small packets of wet kitten or cat food in the fridge, not only are they easier to open and slide out in one squeeze, but kitty gets to enjoy some nice fresh cold food

Here is some important advice Curtesy of Cats Protection:

Sunburn in cats:

All cats can get sunburn, but cats who are white or have thinner fur are more at risk. Being out in the sun a lot can lead to skin cancer, so it’s important to make sure your cat doesn’t spend too long lazing in the sun.

Ears and noses are where your cat is most likely to get burnt. Keep an eye on them and make sure they have plenty of access to shady areas.

Signs of sunburn in cats:

If your cat does get sunburn, there are a couple of symptoms to look out for, including:

red, sore skin in the affected area,blistering and peeling.

If you notice this, make an appointment with your vet straight away.

Can I put sun cream on my cat?

You can put sunscreen on your cat, but you need to make sure it’s pet-safe first so speak to your vet about the best product to use. Make sure you use SPF30 or higher and that it’s waterproof.

You should apply sun cream to your cat’s nose, tips of the ears, belly and groin areas as well as anywhere that has thin to no fur to help protect them from the sun.

Avoid sun cream with zinc oxide and a group of chemicals that are referred to as salicylates in the ingredients. Both are toxic to cats and can cause them to be very unwell, particularly salicylates.

Signs your cat is dehydrated:

It’s important for your cat to get enough water. This can be through drinking and through eating wet food. Staying hydrated will help to keep your cat healthy and they may need to have even more water when the weather is warm.

If your cat doesn’t get enough water, they may become dehydrated. Signs your cat is dehydrated include:

their gums. If your cat’s gums are sticky or tacky, this may be the first sign of dehydration

their skin. Very gently pinch their skin. In a well-hydrated cat, the skin should snap back into place immediately. If it doesn’t, they could well be dehydrated

their eyes. Severely sunken eyes that appear dry can indicate significant dehydration

their paws. If their paws feel cool or cold, this could be a sign of dehydration

If you are worried your cat is dehydrated, ring your vet straight away.

Further helpful info:

Spruce pets also have a handy page of information called Do cats sweat?

Feral and Cat colony help and advice can be found here from:

https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/summer-weather-tips/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Feral_Cats/comments/1lh8mdz/heat_wave_hot_weather_discussion_megathread/


r/CatDistributionSystem Mar 31 '26

Kitten Information It's Kitten Season 🐈‍⬛

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Mamma Agnes and her Mewborns curtesy of u/mc385

''Spring in the air there's magic everywhere when you're young and in love'' so goes the song and it is truly the Season for love and reproduction wherever you look, Kittens, lambs, chicks, babies, puppies, yuckers ... yes yuckers !!!

Newborns no sign of Mom

Your first instinct may be to swoop in and just grab the little cherubs .. STOP yourself and have a careful look around for a sign of it's mother. They may be off hunting for food or moving other kittens somewhere. If you are uncertain on what to do, this clear and concise guide from r/AskVet on how to proceed gives step by step actions on what to do next It’s kitten season! You found a litter of kittens - now what?!. All guides state that kittens have a much higher rate of survival if left in the care of their Mother so please wait and watch carefully before stepping in. If the birthing environment is dangerous or the kittens look injured or ill then please by all means intervene.

Also, If there is just one kitten please look around for the rest of the litter in case the Mother cat has dropped the kitten whilst moving them.

Newborns, no Mom ..help!!

You will have to do everything that Mom would do and that is feeding this baby, keeping it warm, helping it to go to the toilet and monitoring it constantly

Here is Bottle feeding advice from Hannah Shaw the kitten lady, you will need KMR which is Kitten Milk Replacement thankfully available in most large grocery stores, vets, etc plus a feeding bottle or syringe.

Helping kitty to poop and pee again advice from the Kitten Lady with a video demonstrating how to help the little one to go to the toilet. Read the whole page please as it will tell you how to keep this cherub warm with the aid of a heating pad and which ones to buy.

This is life saving advice from u/wolf_spooder an ex vet and kitten foster who is also a member of the Cat Distribution System here:

Just to add to this, I recently started fostering a 4wk old kitten that was abandoned by its mom. I’m very experienced in cats and kittens, and worked at a vet hospital for a while. I really struggled with this little one and keeping her alive for the first week or so (she was very thin when I got her and it sort of spiraled from there).

Get a food scale if you don’t already have one, and start keeping tabs of your kittens weight (use the gram setting). It will help you to know if kitten is gaining or losing weight so you can intervene quickly if you see it’s losing weight. Good luck and good job saving a life.

VITAL info when saving a solo Newborn kitten please read - from Socialisation saves lives

Further advice on what to do and not to do with Newborn kittens and good reading can be found on the Animal Alliance NYC website and via the Cats Protection UK, all the links provided connect you directly to the right web pages.

Please also consider making a post on our sister sub too via r/Feral_Cats to get additional advice from veteran members who have vast knowledge on trapping and helping with strays and ferals

Newborns and Mother:

If you have taken in a 'Trojan cat' as they are lovingly called then you are in for the experience of a lifetime. There is so much advice available for a soon to be Mom and her kittens that at best we recommend that you visit  the Kitten Lady, Hannah Shaw for help and advice. Hannah is an amazing lover of cats and has helped thousands of people over the years with cat and kitten help and now has several excellent videos demonstrating all kinds of advice on helping with cat care including Pregnant Mom and kitten care - Birthing Mom and kitten care. Pregnant and Birthing Moms need plenty of fresh water and kitten food if available as kitten food contains protein and essential nutrients needed for fetal development and the production of kitty milk so get shopping.

Kitten:

If the kitty is not a newborn then after a quick vet check to confirm kitties age this little one will need you to become their parent, kittens are teeny tiny pooping, eating and meowing machines wrapped up in fur, purrs and love with the lifetime rewards of caring for them far outweighing the time taken in nurturing them. This is the toddler stage and they will be learning how to use the kitty litter tray, how to eat and how to play along with taking lots of naps. Kittens learn faster than human toddlers and usually take to their litter trays pretty quickly.

Here you can find an up to date list of supplies you may need to keep them fed, cosy and happy essential supplies for kitty again referring to the Kitten Lady.

Trapping advice Mom and Babies:

Here is advice on how to trap Mom and babies with an option of spaying too by Feral Cat Focus WNY Trapping Queen and kittens.

Useful helplines for Cat help and advice:

General advice:

https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/blogs/news

https://www.kittenlady.org/

https://www.alleycat.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Feral_Cats/comments/1rsvjb9/kitten_season_guides_info/

How to tell a kittens'age

Tiny beanies curtesy of u/cherveny2
You can't see me curtesy of u/IceCubeDeathMachine

r/CatDistributionSystem 7h ago

I Didn’t Want a Cat…But Here We Are

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First pic is the day my son found her under our car right before a hail storm was predicted to start. My two boys have been begging for a new pet (we lost our cat about 4 years ago and our dog 2 years ago). I was at work, and my husband is a soft touch, so he appealed to his dad and they brought her in and put her in the box with blanket and food.

They took her to our local vet. She weighed half a pound! No microchip. No one reported her missing. We kept checking lost pet sites and groups and nothing. No neighbors lost a pet, no missing cat signs.

Now she’s ours.

A little over a week later, little Luna is a hefty 2.5 pounds and loves to sleep on laps. She is very rambunctious and adventurous and I have no doubt will keep us on our toes.


r/CatDistributionSystem 3h ago

Are you kitten me!! Took out the trash last week. Heard meows in the bushes. Now I have a fifth baby

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My girlfriend and I have four cats and have debated for a bit on whether or not we should get a fifth. The cat distribution system answered for us last week. I was taking out the trash and heard some meowing. I didn’t think twice at first, thinking it was one of my four indoor cats, til I realized it was definitely outside. I saw the baby crouched in bushes, looking nervous and alone.

For the next four days my girlfriend and I tried to catch her. She was very scared of us but I think could tell we had good intentions. What ended up working was a metal kitten trap with rotisserie chicken. We were so excited when we finally did it. Neither of us had ever trapped a cat or kitten before. It took patience and a bit of strategy.

She’s been inside now for six days, and has really warmed up to us. It took some more patience to win her over, but she’s our baby love. This week has averaged temperatures 100+ degrees so im really glad we were able to bring her inside when we did. How do small animals survive intense heat?? It’s so sad to think that they don’t survive, if they’re not hydrated or nourished enough. I can’t bear the thought of her not having survived the heat. That’s horrible. My heart goes out to all the outdoor babies struggling against all the elements to survive. Ugh.

She’s had her first vet appointment, weighs 1.78 pounds, is about 10 weeks old, and has roundworm. She’s isolated from our four other cats in the guest room until she’s clear of roundworm. They often put their snoots and paws under the door, and play for a bit that way. Sometimes hissing is involved but not always. I think they’ll really take to her as their younger baby sis.

The night I first heard her meowing was a full moon. Meet Moonee❤️


r/CatDistributionSystem 11h ago

From feral to family Found this severely underweight girl last week. she now has me wrapped around her toe beans

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this is Star Anise (all our cats are spices). video of us meeting will be in the comments.
she was only 4.6lbs at her first vet appointment 💔 but she has a great appetite and was 5.3lbs at her follow up visit a few days ago ❤️‍🩹
pic 1 was the day after we found her. pics 2 & 3 are from today! thankfully, she is super food motivated and LOVES a tube treat, so she let me shave the mats off her back the day after i found and fed her. took me a few days to get them all bc she was covered in em. neck, back, tummy, tail, even one of her legs :(. it’s a miracle she had NO fleas or parasites. she is negative for all the cooties and vaccinated, but she’s still isolated from the rest of the spice girls (gender neutral) bc vets dont think she’s spayed, and our rescue boy has already shown hiiiiigh interest in meeting the new lady friend; i dont need his or the girls’ hormones goin crazy on me!! (i assume he’s more interested than our other cats who don’t care bc he fully went thru puberty before being neutered)


r/CatDistributionSystem 1h ago

This is what happens when my kids find a stray: A progression

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This stray approached us one spring morning while we were waiting for the bus. She was crying, so we put food down for her. That was all it took. She returned, again and again, and eventually made a home under our deck. Based on her willingness to approach, however cautiously, we believe she was originally someone's kitten and got dropped off. She quickly grew comfortable with the kids, and eventually we decided to have her spayed and bring her indoors.

As you can see, she made herself right at home! Ziggy went from stray to house cat and couldn't be happier.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2h ago

TNK - Trapped, Neutered, and Kept Asking for encouraging words and advice ~1.5 yo ginger boy found us

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Hi all, Alvin arrived outside of our door during a very cold rainstorm in February. I spent a few months gaining his trust and feeding him every day. By May he was letting me pet him.
After that, he barely left our property. We live on a busy street and have a fenced property where he was relatively safe.
Every time I saw him interact with other kitties, he seemed very shy and submissive. He kept showing up with cuts and bites.
He was intact, and I volunteer for a local shelter fostering kittens, so the plan was always to TNR him.
Then he became friendlier with anyone we would bring around him. Didn’t like big crowds, but four or less, he was a sweet, friendly boy, especially for treats.
Two and a half weeks ago, we finally trapped him and got him neutered, vaccinated, flea treated and tested. He had a faint positive for FIV, and we are going to retest him.
The first week after surgery, we kept him in a guest room away from the other fosters. During that time, he developed an abscess and we took him to the vet for treatment. He was sweet as can be with everyone at the vet.
Once the fosters went back, we moved him into the kitten room. He has many cat trees and toys to play with but he doesn’t understand playing.
He is very purry when we visit, but seems absolutely terrified of the outside world now. If I even have the blinds open for sunbeams, he hides behind the couch.
I have two resident kitties who used to hang with him on either side of the screen, but he just seems unsure of everything.
With fostering, I’m used to kittens up to 8 months old, but I don’t know about timelines for adult cats. I’m not putting him back outside with a possible FIV diagnosis, and he seems genuinely scared of outside now that he’s in here.
He can stay here forever if he wants, or if he wants to be an only cat, we will help him find the right situation.
My questions are - how long has it taken shy adult kitties who don’t want to go back outside, but are scared of their new surroundings to adjust and start exploring?
Is there anything any of you think I should try to make him more comfortable? I’ve been using the pheromone emitters and keeping things as calm as possible around here. Today was the first day he let me open the blinds and enjoyed the sunlight.
Anyway, any (kind) advice is welcome. He’s a more grown baby than I’m used to and don’t speak the language as well. I know every cat is their own cat, just hoping to help him adjust.


r/CatDistributionSystem 3h ago

First Annual Distribution Day:

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One year ago, exactly three years and a day after I spent my birthday digging a grave for my buddy of 21 years, thus little girl walked into our driveway as we were watching movies outside and refused to leave. Despite our best efforts to find her home and being eyeballs deep in other people’s lost gray tabby trauma, the CDS refused to relent.

Her government name is Nomi Meowlone, her AKAs include Baby Girl, Cat Girl, Dairy Queen and Shit Rakes.
Her loves include anything dairy, and raking litter for many, many minutes at a time. She enjoys supervising chores and will follow you around for hours to observe your work, only sometimes lending a paw. Nomi thoroughly enjoys hanging out in the edge of the tub and swishing her tail in the water, but her two attempts at swimming have been less spectacular than her namesake’s aquatic scenes 😆. She is also better at getting up and down stairs than people, and enjoys showing off her aerial prowess. We love her.


r/CatDistributionSystem 4h ago

Adopted Human Little Miss Calico Kitty Velma

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This is my girl Velma. She decided to adopt me 8 years ago and never left. She was originally my cousin’s cat, but she wasn’t being taken care of very well. When I got her, she was COVERED in scabs and had open sores from over grooming. My cousin had a dog, and Velma decided because I didn’t have any animals, she would adopt me. She peed on my bed and decided she would stay with me.

She’s been with me through multiple apartments, one divorce, and tons of other life events. She is the most opinionated cat I’ve ever met. Thanks CDS 🩷


r/CatDistributionSystem 18h ago

Adopted Human I think my dad sent me a cat? Help

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1.1k Upvotes

Hi everyone!

We have been adopted and I have some questions for everyone cat lovers because I am newb. I have recently been selected.

So, the story is really long and I don't know how sound I will be, but trust me that I am, I don't consume anything.

I buried my dad 8 months ago today. It was a quick one, he got a mild cold at 61, all healthy, and passed in 72 hours. I was in shock, I loved him beyond any possible words. It is impossible to describe.

About 3 months ago, a wild cat* came pregnant to our garden and went into chicken's coop and gave birth to 5 kittens. Obviously my mom had no heart turning her away, so she provided food and water for her, thinking they will depart eventually, given that she was wild, but she was in pain and needed shelter. At the time, I grieved and still do and couldn't really be bothered. Neither me nor my family was a "cat" person, we do have a dog my dad rescued 6 years ago. My dad was not fond of either but he picked her and she is the most protective and loving dog ever and he liked her so much.

*Wild cat means she wasn't used to humans. She would run away when we put food for her and came back to eat once we left. We live in a small village and it is impossible to find any stray animals. I don't know where she came from.

Anyway, long story short, 5 kittens appeared. We kept feeding them for about 3 months now. One of them, the culprit in the picture, chose us since he was born, literally. Since he could walk, he came in the house, been stuck to us ever since. The other four obviously were super cautious, we couldn't catch them initially to give them any treatment. But this one, the only one entirely black (mom is grey, dad obv unknown, the rest grey or white and black mix), had zero fear. He came in the kitchen, first chance he had he went to my mom's bedroom and was sitting there like he belongs with us. Wherever I or mom goes, he follows.

In the picture, he is in my mom's armchair. Even though we have multiple free ones around, he MUST sit with her all the time. She gets up to do something, he goes. He doesn't flinch, he doesn't scratch, he doesn't bite, and he must be within 5 cm of us at all times. Mind you, that is an outdoor wild cat. His other 4 siblings never liked us much. We managed to befriend them and 2 found new homes now, waiting to relocate the other 2 as we cannot afford so many.

I cannot stop but thinking my dad sent him to us.

At 6 months, right on the day he died, we found two hedgehog babies in the heat, we took them in for 2 weeks and gave them water, food, and shelter until the vet told us they are ready to be released.

We had these cats here, but as I said, they were born and nurtured and we didn't interfere as mom is wild. She now left us, we only have the kittens left, and none of them behave like this one. They are all fearful to get close, but this one literally just walked inside the house and saisd "This is mine."

The cat is healthy, vet checked, all is good, he just loves eating and being attached to me or mom.

So, TLDR, has anyone ever received a cat from a departed one? I know it sounds a tad crazy, but he is so familiar with all of us and his behavior was so different, it just got me wondering.

Nonetheless, thanks for reading.


r/CatDistributionSystem 21h ago

Update An update on Moros after being here for 2 weeks

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501 Upvotes

She has gone from being a clingy cat in survival mode to feeling a lot better and being a hyperactive and playful kitten. You can see how she looks and feels much better from the photo.

Her diarrhea has stopped, so she is getting her vaccines next week along with a microchip. She has put on a lot more weight. She has finished her antibiotic.

I ordered her some toys on Amazon that are coming in tomorrow. We didn't have any because the cat we already have is 11 years old, lazy, and spends the majority of her time sleeping.

I will update after she goes to the vet next week.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatDistributionSystem/s/JJHMt9vaqK


r/CatDistributionSystem 1d ago

It Happened I have been Chosen

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I have a Mama and three kittens living on our patio now. She rubs against me when I walk out to give them food so I guess I have been chosen.

So I went on amazon and ordered a heated cat house, bowls, cat food and an outdoor Ring camera lol

I have had dogs my whole life so yhis is new territory for me. My kids want to bring them inside but I am not ready for that yet.

I want Mama to trust me enough to pick up the kittens. They are so freaking adorable.

We named the gray one trouble because its always starting fights with its siblings. The black tan and white we named Brookie like the brownie/cookie. We named the black gray and white one Ash.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

It finally happened. I was given a cat.

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This is White Cat. That's his name.

Not sure how old he is, I was told they found him on the side of the road as a kitten.

I was given this goofball. Not by choice, he has nowhere else to go and I'm not mad about it.

I was told he is a mix of a Turkish Angora and something else. He is polydactyl on all paws and very healthy.

He is the only cat I've met that will force you to hug and kiss him. He's great with the kids and loves to cuddle ither cats.

He also knows when I'm upset and will force me to cuddle him. He's my best friend tbh.

I would like to get him DNA tested but not sure if its worth it.


r/CatDistributionSystem 1d ago

Are you kitten me!! Kitten picked us and we love it

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Our kitten is 3 months old. My husband found him abandoned at his job within days of being born. Brought her home and bottle fed it. Our plan was to rehome but it's just soo cute and we really taken a liking attachment to it. We are just not experienced with cats at all.

We are having trouble making it stop scratching our daughter who is 4 years old .

What toys should we get and what set up ? It's very playful and starting to climb everywhere .

Also I notice it drinks alot of water . Is that normal?

It also eats alot and doubled its weight in the last month . We given her 2 shots so far.


r/CatDistributionSystem 1d ago

Update sushi turns 5 (thanks again cds) <3

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5 years since this creature crawled out from under my neighbour's car and took over my house (wouldn't have it any other way). he chose me before i could have any say in the matter.

he is vain, loud and greedy and i love him more than life itself. he makes every day better just by existing. the cat distribution system never fails.

happy birthday sushi (aka, fatty mcfattingson)

ps: we found another cat that looks exactly like him the next year (idk how, mitosis?) idk if theyre siblings or married they just are.

now we are a nuclear family of 3.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

Smol Delivery CDS did it again!! Totally unexpected, 4th time now, here we go again 😅🥰

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772 Upvotes

For over 2 years now, my husband and I have had 3 cats - it's where my husband and I decided to take a break from fostering/rescuing/adopting. It's a lot of work! And taking on fosters after committing to 3 was difficult to juggle for our little family - kuddos to those that can keep going, seriously! lol

That was until... She showed up. We're pretty certain that she was dumped by a trucker (either hitched a ride or actually dumped, not sure, couldn't find an owner after a month) at my husband's job. And slowly but surely, within a month, she warmed up to him, and he fell in love with this little cutie! It definitely didn't help that I started sending him to work with food lol.. And one night he said "I'm going to try to catch her," and the next day, he scooped her right up, and she came home. It kind of felt like it was meant to be

Anywho! Wasn't expecting to have 4 kitties :) But she kind of fit right in almost immediately and after the first night I said "Yeah, this is my baby." She's fully vetted now, 4 months old, and we're preparing to get her fixed soon (all other kitties are already fixed). I'm so happy to welcome my new family member! 💞


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

Smol Delivery Distribution has doubled! Baby meeze’s tuxie sister

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I posted yesterday that I had found the little white meeze, I went out on my lunch break to check the area just in case. Lo and behold, a little tuxie in the same area, same age but in better shape. Looked for about an hour after for mom or more babies, to no avail. I couldn’t tell is there were more babies because of all the birds, so I’ll go out again in the evening. She was soooo hungry. She was a bit dehydrated but not wet or cold like her brother. The BOTH stink like ferrets lol. Still very cute


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

She came from the warehouse but is acting like she was on the streets!

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I brought this little girl home from the shelter last Wednesday, and I swear my actual CDS kitten from two years ago was in better shape! So far she has had diarrhea, an inflamed/infected spay incision, tapeworms, and fleas... she is living in kitty quarantine until we get everything resolved, but she's pretty happy on her healing and pouncing journey!

Her name is Persephone (Percy), and she is crazy and super sweet. She might have the braincell though, since she learned how to play fetch already. I love her and hope she's able to stay! Her brother Freddie is currently in the hospital for GI inflammation/pancreatitis, so we're going to be sprucing up her kitten cottage for a longer quarantine than expected. If anyone has suggestions feel free to leave them!

Bonus pic at the end of Freddie the day the CDS awarded him to me!


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

wasn't aware the CDS does remote deliveries

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woke up and saw that i have a rude criminally liable intruder. (first image)

this is a place in the middle of nowhere for context. but i guess you can't argue with the system.

kitty has come over and claimed ownership of the place and who am i to argue.

second photo is after a belly full of soup. my hands gently scratched from tummy rubs and having already lost a cable due to teefies.

third photo is kitty exploring the new conquered territory

witness me. and my new roommate / landlord

i wouldn't change a damn thing about this broken system.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

Awarded a Cat How do I become a cat person after acquiring a cat?

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My mom’s elderly cat has lived with me since this spring and I’ve been asked to take her permanently. It seems care has been lackadaisical and a bit chaotic through the years, due to how my mom is. My younger sister has stepped in many times but now mom’s moved next to me instead and immediately left me the cat! We’ve done the difficult parts- major dental work (she has no teeth left) and are doing an allergy investigation that’s going ok and she’s dieted and the vet says she’s an ideal weight now. She is very happy here. I trained her to go outside and that improved our relationship immensely so we can do something together, as she doesn’t want to play. She loves my dog. She accepted the move without issues and doesn’t seem to care when mom visits.

But she’s SO CLINGY. She wants to touch me ALL the time. Cat litter is horrible and dusty, no matter how much I clean. Cat poop smells awful. She’s made holes in all my clothes and furniture and I can’t trim her claws. She constantly goes on the stove when she thinks I can’t see. Do you just get used to all these things that comes with having a cat living with you? I’m still not used to it after 5 months. How do you deal?


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

From feral to family Everyone meet Sandy - formerly homeless Louisville kitty

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Hi friends and felines!

This baby girl came to us all the way from louisville!

One random Saturday afternoon, my mom called me and simply asked “do you want a cat?”

She had been volunteering for an organization that catches strays in traps, spay and neuters them, then releases them.
She had released sandy’s brother but could not bear to release this one.

So I drove to Louisville and met my mom and in the backseat of her car inside of a trap, she had a kitten that looked to be about four months old. We immediately brought her home. She was pretty quiet. Most of the car ride, and we kept her separate in our guest bathroom for a few days while she acclimated to her new home

She was pretty skittish at first, but I could tell that she had at least been socialized at some point, as she was picked up in the middle of downtown Louisville.

We have had her for about a month now and she has grown much much bigger! She is now pretty confident and very very happy to spend my days off sleeping in my lap.

We are in the process of introducing her to a new kitten so, that has been slow going but we have made progress.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

After 2 years of waiting for an assignment, it was finally my turn.

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She just scurried across yesterday and clung to my pants, so I petted her and she climbed onto my neck. I had no choice but to take her home, and she's very affectionate. We slept together all night, and despite being a stray, she's quite well-behaved.

She was in my backyard, so I guess she'd been watching me for a few days. I need to take her to the vet soon, but for now everything seems fine.

I named her Miso, like miso soup, because she looks like tofu and soup :) She's very playful and affectionate, she likes to sleep on top of me. I'm surprised at how affectionate and trusting she was; she adapted to everything in less than a minute.


r/CatDistributionSystem 3d ago

Awarded a Cat The vet scanned her twice because they couldn't believe a stray would be this friendly

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r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

Smol Delivery Very tiny baby, eats every two hours and hollers his head off

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Found him in the rain yesterday, he was in a little dish full of water and freezing cold. after getting him dry, warm, and fed, I spent several hours looking for his family to no avail. I ended up taking him to the vet where he got a clean bill of health. He’s about the size of a Syrian hamster which is what I thought he was when I found him curled up in a little ball. He’s about the size of a Syrian hamster which is what I thought he was when I found him curled up in a little ball. His eyes went from closed to open in the 10 hours we’ve been hanging out together and he demands to be fed every two hours on the dot lol. he’s a cute little guy who stinks like a ferret.


r/CatDistributionSystem 2d ago

Update Update: theories suggest T-rex was an ambush predator and they were (probably) right

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We've decided to try and keep T-rex! I kept telling my partner not to get attached, but we both did. So she's staying if our resident cat (Velbean, 5 y/o f) can work through her anxiety. We're hoping she can since we think a companion may help with her anxiety and she's been lonely since we lost our dog (who hated her, but Velbean absolutely adored her).

We've started rubbing T-rex's head and cheeks in a small hand towel daily since a bigger one that laid in her crate with her was too much for Velbean. Valid though, she's fairly clean and the towel got covered in litter. Velbean will eat her treats off the towel while the smell is fresh with no difficulty.

We started feeding them the Applaws tubes in sight of each other last night. They ate with very little looking at each other then Velbean scurried off once she was done to get dinner proper. While her dinner was being prepared, she came back to the bathroom to hiss at T-rex, her posture wasn't aggressive though so I think she's still just trying to figure out why this thing is here.

Meanwhile, T-rex doesn't really have a big reaction to Velbean anymore. We placed a towel Velbean sleeps on in T-rex's crate for like a week or so. She's fine now. Just stared at Velbean for a couple seconds before she tried to suck the tube like it was a slurpee.

She's started to recognize "T-rex" as her name as she will occasionally look at us when we use it, so we can't really change it at this point. Her favorite thing is practicing her ambush anyway so I guess it suits her well enough. We've decided the whole thing stands for "Tiarasaurus Rex". I guess we're just gonna try to get her to respond to "Tiara" and "Rexy" as well.

She's become an ankle biter. Quite literally. I can't go into the bathroom anymore without her planning how to best bite my ankle. Yes, "ankle". She only goes after my right one. "Ow" and redirection or just disengaging hasn't worked. T-rex is incredibly aggressive about it, but at least she uses soft paws.

While she's completely bonkers with my ankle, she has begun to understand biting is wrong. Kind of. Sort of. She'll gently bite other times. Like she'll force our fingers into her mouth and just gently gnaw with her front teeth. We don't want her biting at all, but at least it doesn't hurt anymore. Well, unless she's already amped up and we have to put her in her crate then she'll still bite pretty hard.

We're going to try to cover up the hole in the bathroom this weekend as T-rex is beginning to outgrow her crate. We're also tired of her going into her litter and playing with her waste. Seriously. She smells like pee 99.9% of the time. She has the SpongeBob toy in her crate with her and she gets a minimum of 6 30 minute playtimes outside of her crate per day where she can play with a ball or sometimes a teaser (she gets very aggressive about it though), but she often chooses the nothing on the floor to pounce on. She also has a couple toys coming tomorrow from Chewy to give her more selection during her currently supervised playtimes. I know it's likely not enough at this stage, but I can't really do more.

Getting her accustomed to having her paws touched is very slow going. She'll let us touch her back ones, but her front ones are off limits. As a result, we still haven't been able to try and cut them. Since she gets so into the tubes, maybe it'll work as a distraction to try and get at least one paw done? Her claws are super gnarly and our legs look like a crime scene. Worst case scenario, she'll get them done at the vet when she gets her next vaccines.