Everyone is tough, until a little kitten starts hugging you... Which shows, how much this cat actually needed this. Whole life of fighting, and not carying about others- sounds like a dream to me- turns out, it is a nightmare, and to be saved from that he needed bit of love I hope author of this video is happy- i had to headbutt the wall, to fell like a male again...
And he got it😻 it's the most precious thing a feral cat like Grandpa Mason have and the rest of feral cats that turned their wild side around to hooman. I still think of Grandpa Mason from time to time 🙏🏼🌈🌠💖😽💙
When they captured him, he was given about 3 months to live because of his kidney disease. Well, he made it almost 3 years - full of love, snuggles, kittens and play. He was never hungry, lonely or cold again. ❤
Those Kittens gave him those extra two years. I'm so happy that he was surrounded by love when he passed. Makes my heart feel good. Rip mason you will be missed.
I've seen this many times, cry every time . Best part is when the ginger kitten puts his front legs around Grandpa Masons neck in a hug and they both sleep. He was a hero to so many babies. I'm sure he is continuing his duties at the Rainbow Bridge. Thank you again for rescuing him. Who knew?
@@twobats it was SOOOO sweet!! I was literally about to say the same thing.😿😿 I must've watched this video 100+x the past 2 yrs. I just doesn't get old and always makes me smile. R.I.P. Grandpa Mason😻
His last two years of life were at least full of joy and comfort with the presence of his kittens he cared for. RIP Mason, I'm glad you finally found a peaceful home.
2:22 the way he snuggled in even more with them made my heart melt. This poor angel just wanted some love, and he finally got it. He deserves to be happy.
@@meend6456 most people cant speak proper english. Including me. Our education system is failing. Our government wants us to speak like idiots. It's harder to explain ourselves.
Mason keeps switching between confusion and acceptance with the kittens. It's as if all he has known from other creatures is hardship, and he is shocked to find that the two kittens completely trust him. In the end, he sleeps more comfortably and happier than he has in years.
yes and by love you mean fun amd happiness at the end it was just happiness that is important your parents said go to school to have a good life and be smart but you go to school to get good job and good job for good money money for the things you need and love So at the end it was happiness that everyone was looking for fame why? cause its fun money why? because it buys things i love love is happiness too power why? being peerless and the strongest is the same but everything has limits of fun and it is boredom So the meaning of life is happiness. at the end it was fun behind that mask. there are many forms and different happiness, Its not just one its infinite.
@@laifuthelife8483 There are countless studies that prove materialism doesn't actually make people happy. We are not mindless consumers naturally, we were socially engineered that way. Family, understanding, support, and love is what we truly seek in life, whether it's falsely through material objects or by making friends or having children etc.
Like a card you get in one of the games early on. 4 stars, 1400 attack, and effect is "when placed face down in attack, treat card as if attack is 2800.
You could tell Mason at first was unsure of the situation with the cat hugging him that way; then he clearly chooses to accept the love he is being given, and return it. So beautiful!
Cats’ memories aren’t good enough for them to remember their siblings like that, unless something very rematkable happened to them (for example trauma, etc)
The bit at the end, where he snuggles down with the kittens and his ears , which have been defensively half-cocked, straighten out, is one of the most touching things I have ever seen.
I assume all he remembers is being a baby kitten himself and then being isolated and feral and all other cats wanting to fight instead of cuddle. Saw kitten and became a kitten himself.
I think it's more likely seeing that he's a feral cat that the only love he's had have been from other cats. Cats are very social. It's only when they become dependent on humans that they may lose interest in each other. I have a feral cat who took months to be able to trust me, but in the meantime he had found at least 4 girlfriends, and also a male cat who would stop by once a day to ask him to come out and play. Cats love other cats. They usually only fight over (limited) resources. Look at cat island.
Cats tend to move in packs and the larger the number the safer they will feel. Mason has probably been a dad himself or at worst had to baby sit while a mom in his pack has gone looking for food. Helping to raise new members of his crew unexpectedly introduced is probably par for the course.
@@nothri what no, cats aren't pack hunters, they're solitary hunters. Cat colonies is a thing, but that's a little different, cats in the colony individually hunt for food on their own and bring back extra. Furthermore all a cat colony is is a bunch of mothers and their kittens essentially. Any male cat you see in a colony is most likely the child of a cat that lived in the colony
@Paul Reeves Who hunts in packs and who doesn‘t strongly relies on their exact type of cat, their surrounding and their food source. Much food available (f.e Savanna, Citys) -> Packs are more likely to form, because social behaviour is an advantage. Less food available (f.e Snowy areas) -> more likely to be solitarily to prevent rivalry
I bet Mason was craving that type of love his entire life. He might not be very fond of humans, but that doesn't mean he despises everything. He probably lived a very fearful life, with pain and suffering. And now he gets to snuggle with kittens, something he used to be. It makes my heart flutter when I see them all drift off to sleep(,; this is truly his happy moments he's always wanted. He definitely deserves this.🙏
The old boy got a pretty good opportunity. It is possible that this nurturing role was something he did within his feral colony. All those kitties would need to be taken care of and Mason was on the job. He's doing what comes naturally. He has purpose in his last years. He looks very happy.
its due to nature they have high mortality rates, so allot of young is needed to keep the species going. humans used to do it in the 19th century where diseases were rampant due to the conditions of living and the medicine was not as advanced as today.
Moments later : "Unca mason can we go get something to eat, we're hungry, Unca mason, Unca mason wake up, Unca mason cmon we're hungry, Unca mason cmon wake up, Unca mason...." "......."
I like how Mason is referred to as a Warrior. Because, he is. He's lived a tough life. Fighting to survive. Now he's retired in a loving home with Grandbabies to teach and love. This made my depression easier to bear today. Thank you!!!😊
My mom has a male cat that showed up on her porch and she fed it but didn't let him inside at first cause she had house cats. A couple feral mother's had kittens, 11 between the two. My mom made a bed for them on the porch. The mothers would disappear for hours, this male cat would hang out, play with them not let them wonder to far away. We started calling him grandpa( he was already fixed we knew he wasn't the father) eventually we got the kittens homes and brought him inside. He's still there today, I do wander what the neighbors think when he goes outside and we start yelling "grandpa, come on grandpa, it's time to come inside"
Good to hear that you adopted Grandpa, and you found good homes for the kittens. If you don't mind a question : did you or anybody else(with or without a rescue group help) spayed the moms? I hope so. In my hometown, Budapest, I started a TNR program with a cat colony, and so far I trapped more 11 female cats, and 10(!) was pregnant unfortunately.
"And so it was that after a lifetime of aimless wandering and pointless fighting, the old warrior found what he had searched for, warmth, peace, and love." -The Ballad of Mason, Manuscript 10. EDIT: WOW!! I've never gotten this many likes before. Thank you all!
And upon his last days, in the twilight of his life, the warrior, scarred and shaken, steel-eyed and fierce as ever, relented. The old soldier, who never knew luxuries of love and companionship, was given a gift. Not of renewed strength, or a deadlier repertoire; none given to satiate the beast within, of familiarity to the only life he ever knew, of fighting, of death, of survival. Instead, for the first time and, invariably the last time in the life of ferocity incarnate, he was gifted a heart, in the form of love. He took this gift and without hesitation, he did not tear it asunder or destroy it, his natural instincts and urges would demand. He embraced it and held it dear. He lowered his shield. He lowered his blade. At last, he thought, he found the reason he was fighting for.
He always looked at Shelley with such love, even if he didn't express it. Grandpa Mason's story fills everyone's heart and if someone doesn't cry for him, they are heartless. While Mason beat the odds, wish that it was a long reign. R.I.P. sweet boy.
After 1,069 days of loving his kittens, Grandpa Mason's kidneys failed and he passed away on September 19, 2019. I never met him in person, but I could feel his strong, devoted love for his kittens through his many videos. I love you and I will miss you dearly, Grandpa Mason, as much as I have loved my own cats. If you want to play with older cats, my girl Smoke, my boy Budro, and my girl Dustbuster will be happy to join you. I am certain you are loving many, many kittens who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, and I hope to finally meet you when I have crossed in future. Until then, your sweet love has been the most wonderful inspiration.
Omg. Thats was 7 days ago. I watched this a long time ago but clicked again to see this old battle Axe because he reminds me of the old cats I rescue. Now my tears make more sense today. Rip mason.
For those who are now watching this video today, Mason finally passed away yesterday due to kidney failure. RIP Mason. Edit: Ok so i received a lot of comments about putting "finally" in the post. People, it was in no way to celebrate Mason dying. I was using it as a term to say him being old and him gaining kidney failure unfortunately caught up to his body and he eventually passed from it. That's all. I love Mason's story and it wasn't expected for him to survive long and he outlived his expected date 2/3 times more. These people that took care of him knew it was coming and it finally happened. It was in no way used to demean him and his story.
I’m a hard head man with a heart of stone, but things like this just breaks me into pieces, and for that, I have 5 cats, 2 dogs and 2 Guinea pigs. More coming from the shelter❤️
Currently feeding 2 feral cats who come to my porch. Trying not to get in adopt mode. I have 1 cat, dealing with loss of my other 3 in the last 18 mos. Little too rough yet 😢
I love how he looks slightly startled by the hug at the end, but slowly accepts it, eventually laying his head down similar to the kittens. Youth is a cure for the depressed and old because it means innocence and the beginning of something. The depressed can heal by living vicariously through the innocent.
Zoned Oyestander I love this comment. It is exactly how I feel when I helped raise my nephew, and loved him like a son. I've been through so much, holding him allows me to be close enough to step into his world and heal, like dipping my dirtied face into a spring of fresh water... I love him and I love this comment. Thank you for that! and I LOVE CATS!!!!
I agree... I brought my little miniature poodle to campground and another family in our group, brought their dying golden retriever (to be near w/ him).. The poor dear was laying on its side, breathing heavily. Littlebit, my poodle ran over to greet him, he stood up, like he was happy and tickled by my dog presence... Regardless, he did passed away into the night... I think it was a lovely day, that day.. and a sad morning..
Do you think that was the first hug Grandpa Mason ever got. At first he was like what's this and then the more he thought about it the more he liked it and just put his head down and enjoyed the moment
Pretty sure the kitten was just saying this bed looks comfy, you look comfy, lemme get in on this. And the offering for his new spot was an ear nuzzle and some massaging. It was very sweet, but don't overdo it with the projections.
This might just be my view point. But the mostly black kitten suddenly moved his head because of something, the sudden head movement and or reason he moved startled the orange kitten, which might have drifted off into deeper sleep. And he wrapped his paws around the older calmer Mason for security and comfort. ^^
Shade cats can be possessive over their things or spaces (especially cats like this one who probably fought other cats when he was in the streets) and have no problem with figthing other cats for said things, whether they’re kittens or not so i think this is indeed remarkable! :)
@@Martina-wh9yr If there was any chance of this cat harming those kittens, the owners wouldn't have allowed them near each other. So either his behavior is unremarkable (a predictable outcome) or the owners have very little regard for the kittens safety.
OMG mason has this grown, older man in tears. I wish Mason had had a good home all his life. Poor guy is so sweet and gentle with the kittys. I hope whatever time Mason has left, are wonderful and that he never feels unloved or cold or hungry ever again. Thank you to whoever rescued him 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
I adopted a feral kitten who kept acting feral into adulthood. He wasn't overly aggressive, but he was hyper and not one for getting petted--ever. When he was about 2 years old I got another kitten who decided this cat would now be his mother. The kitten cuddled and acted like he was nursing and--the feral cat went along with it. Completely transformed his personality into a calm, affectionate creature. Nine years later, they are inseparable!
Sydney Baxter Yup ~ my Mum had a cat who was tame, but she retained her feral outbursts too ~ unfortunately that also extended to every other cat in the vicinity 😆She was mad, bad and dangerous to know ~ and all respected it lol. In her 16 years of life, I never once picked her up, nor touched her belly, and that was based purely on respect ~ which she returned hehehe
its like you see the little ginger one give a hug to Mason and you start to audibly "aww" and then you see Mason put his head on the other kitten head and you start to throw up rainbows and your heart melt.
2009 : the internet is for cat videos
2019 : the internet is for cat videos
Nyan nyan nyan
We truly have advanced as a species
TH-cam. TH-cam never changes.
2009: internet is for cat videos
2019: cats are for internet videos
Pewdipie videos*
When the orange cat hugged Mason and then he relaxed, my heart was about to burst
IKR??
Yeh!
Same! I cried
@Rachel Tucker are you related to tucker carlson?
Hey, i have problems with empathy toward others, maybe i am a psychopath...?
(after watching this)
Nope. Just sociopath... Wehew. We good.
"Who the heck are you little brats?"
"GRANDPA!!!"
"...Alright, then."
*this comment deserves more likes*
Montesama314 lmao
Everyone is tough, until a little kitten starts hugging you...
Which shows, how much this cat actually needed this. Whole life of fighting, and not carying about others- sounds like a dream to me- turns out, it is a nightmare, and to be saved from that he needed bit of love
I hope author of this video is happy- i had to headbutt the wall, to fell like a male again...
This is what my grandpa said everytime I came.over
"Welp... Can't do anything bout that i guess"
Man, it looks like all he ever wanted was a family.
He most likely had a _lot_ of families. 😁
❤️🐱🐾🐾 yes
Yes :'D
And he got it😻 it's the most precious thing a feral cat like Grandpa Mason have and the rest of feral cats that turned their wild side around to hooman. I still think of Grandpa Mason from time to time 🙏🏼🌈🌠💖😽💙
@@ΜάνοςΚαλατζής-ε4σ you're so beautiful. look at her!
He got the hug he didn't know he needed. Truly heart-warming.
Irena
😭😭😭😭
Irena and that's made even better when said hug comes from some kittens 💕💕💕
How True ♥👍
It's like he spent his entire life wanting this moment to happen and then it did
Your comment made me cry harder. Snot and all. Im so grateful to have seen thos video and these comments.
♥👍
@Fuhq Boi Why would you talk such nonsense?
@Fuhq Boi lololol
😭😭😭
This is like watching a mob boss with his two toddlers.
EXACTLY lmao
More like hittler and his nazis in training
@@bemotivated8443 ...no.
@@bemotivated8443 for your mind do go there immediately and make this reference I'd say you're in-between 8th to 10th grade
@@bemotivated8443 How to spot a 14 year old
When they captured him, he was given about 3 months to live because of his kidney disease. Well, he made it almost 3 years - full of love, snuggles, kittens and play. He was never hungry, lonely or cold again. ❤
That's really good that he lived three years in comfort, he deserved it. He was a good Big Bro to those kittens.
😊
Those Kittens gave him those extra two years. I'm so happy that he was surrounded by love when he passed. Makes my heart feel good. Rip mason you will be missed.
fireice2037
And they say cats can’t feel love.
Meta FanWing who said that
I'm sure those were the two best years of his life too.
"Ancient Battle-Scared Feral Cat" Ah yes I remember this boss from Dark Souls
Bastard kept cutting through my roll spam
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 you snapped me out of my that's cute mode fast
Lol very good
You have to run past him. There's no defeating Mason.
Praise the sun!
amazing you didn't shake the camera while sobbing
haha omg so true :D
Bold of you to assume the camera person was only sobbing...
@@crystalsorcerer2757 r/woooosh
I dont think thats a wooosh dragon, i believe they were implying that they, the ones commenting, were sobbing.
@@npc2794 Maybe, if only Crystal Sorcerer would Word their sentence correctly we would know.
I've seen this many times, cry every time . Best part is when the ginger kitten puts his front legs around Grandpa Masons neck in a hug and they both sleep. He was a hero to so many babies. I'm sure he is continuing his duties at the Rainbow Bridge. Thank you again for rescuing him. Who knew?
Me too and I'm a 70yr old bloke !! Such a noble animal, and all cats are great.
@@harrypotter4309
I love it when men are daft about cats, and freely admit it. 💕
Mason waits for the kitten to purr and go to sleep before he moves
@@MaggieTheCat01 sexist much?
@@skylarkcs3863
Oh no, you’re not one of _those,_ are you? A person who actually _seeks_ to be offended. Fu©k off. I don’t fu©king care.
Kittens: whos house is this?
Mason: Min-
Kittens: Wrong.
Correction:
*"Wronge."*
I lowkey thought you were gonna say Min Yoongi. I need to stop
Cant laugh react but that was funny
The Joker. really ?!
@@jjoongbyeoli Same pabahaha
When the orange kitten put its paws around Mason's neck and kinda just hugged him & Mason just. nestled down and hugged back? I'm crying
"nestled down and hugged back?"
That's a really weird question.. It makes no sense, to me.
@@OriginalPuro less a question more a statement. wasn't really asking anything other than "see this bit right here? that one"
@@twobats it was SOOOO sweet!! I was literally about to say the same thing.😿😿 I must've watched this video 100+x the past 2 yrs. I just doesn't get old and always makes me smile. R.I.P. Grandpa Mason😻
Me too
That is amazingly touching and it melts my heart every time!
RIP Mason
The warrior who wanted to be a dad all along
Dave D awwww :)
If he could talk, he'd sound like John Wayne !
Almost made me cry
Didn’t start crying till I read this comment.
This sounds like a Disney movie in the making
His last two years of life were at least full of joy and comfort with the presence of his kittens he cared for. RIP Mason, I'm glad you finally found a peaceful home.
Three years! He almost made it to three, thanks to loving care and love from his tiny family. Vet didn't give him that many months.
I wonder if Mason tells them Vietnam stories after he gets into the catnip
thatallredheadude 1 lol
Thats fuckin hilarious
Namesi dude they were rapists and murderers y u defend em
He's like a cool grandpa
LMAO
Ah, yes. I, too, transform into a soft snuggly pillow when hugged by small kittens.
Who doesn't?
❤
@@Shogun0099 people who don't like cats or are allergic
Same
When you learn about commas for the first time in school
Ancient Battle-Scarred Feral Cat sounds like a Dark Souls boss name.
Pretty mich is
Jacob Style or a dumb csgo skin from a souvenir crate
Industrias Troll 😂lmaooo
Or an enemy from Fallout 4
@@fartsimulator-of9li This.
No more wars. No more fighting. No more fear. This is good. This is good enough.
AWESOME comment. That's going on my gravestone.
Beautifully put, good job.
2:22 the way he snuggled in even more with them made my heart melt. This poor angel just wanted some love, and he finally got it. He deserves to be happy.
It's really sad to think this cat might not be here anymore 😢
[ edit : he is still living life and healthy, a true fighter ❤ ]
I think he just wanted to sleep. Stupid kittens head in the way
The poor angel is a cat and understood the language of the kittens and would have happily snuggled with humans to if it har learned to trust humans...
I know right. My heart is sad he needed such love.
Believe me, That Kitty's reconnecting with Love and Affection. Not experiencing it for the first time.
_“Mr. Mason? Could you tell us a story?”_
_“Anything for you, little one...”_
Nooo 😭
*cries all over again.
Damn you, Disco Shark.
I THOUGHT IT COULDNT GET ANY BETTER
I WAS WRONG
I literally imagined Mufasa and Simba saying this 😭
Rip Mason 😔❤️
He really said, “These is my kids now.”
If no one is gonna say it, I guess I am.
It’s “These ARE my kids”
Osama Alsayid ok thank you, really changed the game with your grammar correction 💯💯💯 what would we do without you 🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️
@@meend6456 Lm
@@meend6456 most people cant speak proper english. Including me. Our education system is failing. Our government wants us to speak like idiots. It's harder to explain ourselves.
He really said, “I’ve only had them for a day and a half, but if anything happened to them, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.”
Mason keeps switching between confusion and acceptance with the kittens. It's as if all he has known from other creatures is hardship, and he is shocked to find that the two kittens completely trust him. In the end, he sleeps more comfortably and happier than he has in years.
He's like a tough old man who's only soft towards his grandkids
like mike ehrmantraut lol
Omg. I just stoppef crying now you have started me again. Thats e exactly what he is like.
I thought of the movie Up. The cranky old man and the little boy who annoyed him.
@@adammilette3076 Oh man, breaking bad :')
Mason.
A warrior, with a warm heart.
Nice
Roy Reminds me of that photo of a Marine in full dress uniform sitting with his daughter having a tea party. That sigh at the end melted my heart.
Mason...
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN?!?!
Foxxy REZNOV!! 😬😬
Fitting description
i think in the end, everyone just wants to be loved
Ouch, my heart.
yes and by love you mean fun amd happiness
at the end it was just happiness that is important
your parents said go to school to have a good life and be smart but you go to school to get good job and good job for good money
money for the things you need and love
So at the end it was happiness that everyone was looking for
fame why? cause its fun
money why? because it buys things i love
love is happiness too
power why? being peerless and the strongest is the same but everything has limits of fun and it is boredom
So the meaning of life is happiness.
at the end it was fun behind that mask.
there are many forms and different happiness, Its not just one its infinite.
Sadly, I trust no one, and atm I’m not rlly happy:(
@@laifuthelife8483 There are countless studies that prove materialism doesn't actually make people happy. We are not mindless consumers naturally, we were socially engineered that way. Family, understanding, support, and love is what we truly seek in life, whether it's falsely through material objects or by making friends or having children etc.
Jory Stultz I mean at the end it was fun that we all want.
“Ancient battle-scarred feral cat” sounds like a yu-gi-oh card
Sounds like a csgo skin
Sounds like the basis of gamefreak's design process
Never have I seen such wholesome vibes smashed so quickly lmao
Sounds like anime legendary weapon
Like a card you get in one of the games early on. 4 stars, 1400 attack, and effect is "when placed face down in attack, treat card as if attack is 2800.
Man...when the orange kitten hugs around Mason's neck and he snuggles down to sleep? Ughhhh
luke98roberts Yeah that was so sweet.
I knoow! 😊💗
It made me cry ;;--;;
It was so adorable
Oh boi you noticed as well ;-;
When the kitten put it paw around him and cuddled ,I just died.
Nathan Cox same here.. 😭
You could tell Mason at first was unsure of the situation with the cat hugging him that way; then he clearly chooses to accept the love he is being given, and return it. So beautiful!
Just this morning I drowned a bag of kittens
Scotty Nguyen's 80s Mullet
stop trying to be edgy i doubt you could fit through your bedroom door let alone bend over to put kittens in a bag
Ookami inazuma Don't feed the troll
That’s probably his fondest memory......when he was a little kitteh with his bro’s and sisters
TheJmoniez1 you ain’t gotta make me cry like that
TheJmoniez1 Pfft I love your pfp 🤣 Iconic episode
Cats’ memories aren’t good enough for them to remember their siblings like that, unless something very rematkable happened to them (for example trauma, etc)
@@dangtran2113 Wish we could turn back time...
@@torsti4791 probably not, but they still have pretty good memory
Kittens: "Mommy!"
Mason: "Close enough, kid."
Kittens: *do kitten stuff*
Mason: im your dad now and I love you
Is he yours now?
My cat: **gives birth**.
Me: hi call me grandpa I'll take care of you.
Kittens: pws stawp hawwassing us hooman, we no wike baby cawwy.
The bit at the end, where he snuggles down with the kittens and his ears , which have been defensively half-cocked, straighten out, is one of the most touching things I have ever seen.
The warrior has found Peace.
*ARE WE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THE ORANGE KITTEN GIVING MASON A HUG*
_rest in peace Mason_ 💗
Have you not been reading the comments?
@@JPLooney no, I guess not
Wait mason died
What do you have to say about the orange kitten hugging the older cat. Idiot.
Stampede98
Lmao what are you even saying?
I miss that old soldier. RIP, Grandpa Mason.
that last moment when he finally relaxes...ahhh just captured my heart
When you cry over a cat you just met because you read that they died in the comments
Rest in peace❤
Organic Pee nooooooo! How could you spoil this for me 😭
Organic Pee
Oof 😓
The other day I ended up crying my eyes out watching a video of puppies getting adopted and living their mom for the first time...
OMG I just saw this and I felt happy for the cat when I saw the first comment saying he died 4 weeks ago😩😩😩😥😥💛💛
When the orange kitten was hugging him, that's adorable💜
Dearest Karo G, I have this part on repeat and even showed it to my cat! 😊🐾❤️
When I saw this comment had 459 likes I was like 500! And then I saw it turn to 460 🤣 I’m dumb
Asylum Choir I showed my cats, they got mad I was watching other cats
ReALliFe4nOw tsk tsk tsk ur lucky they havent pulled out them divorce papers 🤨
Spawny 😂 they know they are the rule the house.
I cried when he got a hug. His tough old heart just melted. So awesome.
me too
I assume all he remembers is being a baby kitten himself and then being isolated and feral and all other cats wanting to fight instead of cuddle. Saw kitten and became a kitten himself.
I think it's more likely seeing that he's a feral cat that the only love he's had have been from other cats. Cats are very social. It's only when they become dependent on humans that they may lose interest in each other. I have a feral cat who took months to be able to trust me, but in the meantime he had found at least 4 girlfriends, and also a male cat who would stop by once a day to ask him to come out and play. Cats love other cats. They usually only fight over (limited) resources. Look at cat island.
Cats tend to move in packs and the larger the number the safer they will feel. Mason has probably been a dad himself or at worst had to baby sit while a mom in his pack has gone looking for food. Helping to raise new members of his crew unexpectedly introduced is probably par for the course.
@@nothri what no, cats aren't pack hunters, they're solitary hunters. Cat colonies is a thing, but that's a little different, cats in the colony individually hunt for food on their own and bring back extra. Furthermore all a cat colony is is a bunch of mothers and their kittens essentially. Any male cat you see in a colony is most likely the child of a cat that lived in the colony
@Paul Reeves anecdotal evidence, doesnt prove a common pattern
@Paul Reeves
Who hunts in packs and who doesn‘t strongly relies on their exact type of cat, their surrounding and their food source.
Much food available (f.e Savanna, Citys) -> Packs are more likely to form, because social behaviour is an advantage.
Less food available (f.e Snowy areas) -> more likely to be solitarily to prevent rivalry
I bet Mason was craving that type of love his entire life. He might not be very fond of humans, but that doesn't mean he despises everything. He probably lived a very fearful life, with pain and suffering. And now he gets to snuggle with kittens, something he used to be. It makes my heart flutter when I see them all drift off to sleep(,; this is truly his happy moments he's always wanted. He definitely deserves this.🙏
Glad he is safe now with those adorable tiny kittens, want a virtual hug?
@@wondreskapearl4512 I want to viral hug Mason
The old boy got a pretty good opportunity. It is possible that this nurturing role was something he did within his feral colony. All those kitties would need to be taken care of and Mason was on the job. He's doing what comes naturally. He has purpose in his last years. He looks very happy.
Ur comment made me tear up 😢
pain? this guy is battle scarred he survived or fight battles against other cats
This helped me recover from youtube rewind 2018.
Dude same
Best comment ever.
@@davidd4643 😁 👌
😅😂😂😂
hahaha good one:-D
I just love grandpa mason I cried my eyes out when they said he passed away
when he fall asleep is the moment that he realizes he can be happy again..........Thank you...really
When the little orange one gave him a hug my heart exploded and when he tucked his head in, it re-exploded. 💓💓💗💗💗💗
oh I love this video. ox
I love ur comment😁
Yea I got so hard
I hate cats, but this video brought me to tears. I hope cats go to heaven too. RIP MASON.
@@timmy8768 bruh 🤣 😅
"I always wanted to be a dad..."
AruvaChan It's an old stray male with multiple battle scars and missing teeth, he most likely has multiple children, just never met them.
He probably has quite a few kids, but in the wild, there's no room to keep track of that.
AruvaChan THANKS I'M CRYING
its due to nature they have high mortality rates, so allot of young is needed to keep the species going. humans used to do it in the 19th century where diseases were rampant due to the conditions of living and the medicine was not as advanced as today.
jacob that's mostly because people shat in the water and others drank it 😂
Open sewers weren't helping either
"Unca Mason, Unca Mason, we wanna cuddle. Unca Mason!"
"Awright. Bring it in, kiddos."
Moments later : "Unca mason can we go get something to eat, we're hungry, Unca mason, Unca mason wake up, Unca mason cmon we're hungry, Unca mason cmon wake up, Unca mason...."
"......."
@@arthanis07 awwwww!
1:54
Straight out of a kid’s movie. The hug, the slow fade back into sleep. Perfect.
Geralt of Rivia
*Purrfect
got the same vibe. I can see this animated. 2D, 1980s Don Bluth-style lol
never knew geralt was such a cat person
DivineBanana He has the pupils and everything :3
Dduuddeee I just shed tears at that very moment..
I about lost it when the orange kitten hugged Mason around the neck, and then Mason snuggled further into the hug. So adorable!
MrNunyoBidness It made me cry too😭
I know right?!
No matter how many times I watch this, it gets to me every time.
The most adorable thing in the universe😭😭
Sweet
"Stick with me, kids. I'll teach you how to cat."- Grandpa Mason, a lion in winter.
Yep, exactly!!!!
"Get some rest kids, tomorrow is day one."
AWRIGHT KIDS! FALL IN! THIS IS DAY ONE OF GRAN'PA MASON'S BOOT CAMP!!! He can stay at my house anytime.
:')
...but first let's nap
......and by the way, kids, the art of napping is an essential lesson in your cat training.
I still grieve for Grandpa Mason. He was absolutely uniquely splendid.
I imagine the small gray cat is what Mason looked like, once. A long time ago when life wasn't so kind to him.
Yup. He was an old, scared kitten who didn't get the love he wanted until this moment.
But what about the nearly 100% of feral cats being euthanized?
@@BaldMancTwat It is likely because a lot of people dont want to own a feral cat, who does stuff like hiss and claw at them when they pet them.
That there made me cry
You mean before life wasn't kind to him
You can tell Mason's emotions by his ears. When the kittens climbed in with him, he was initially a little annoyed but ended up very happy.
He needed the hug...
Yeah I think every cat owner was first "oh, he pi$$Ed" and then... One very happy cat. Very happy.
Look up "grandpa Mason and his kittens" on Facebook. It's a page about him. He's still alive you guys! And he loves his babies ❤
He didnt die!!?🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
THAT IS SO SATISFYING THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!
Thank you for that information!!! Made my day
I don’t cry I’m a maaaahhhhh he’s sooooo cute and awwwweee!!!
I am so happy that he’s still going strong
Wow, 5 years later (RIP Mason), this video still can make me tear up.
Whenever I need comfort, peace, tenderness and joy I keep coming back to this iconic video. RIP Mason
I like how Mason is referred to as a Warrior. Because, he is. He's lived a tough life. Fighting to survive. Now he's retired in a loving home with Grandbabies to teach and love. This made my depression easier to bear today. Thank you!!!😊
When the orange kitten hugged Mason....I was done for 😭
That was sooooo cute!
Patricia Kinsley Right? Stupidly cute
This is the equivalent of an old hardened war vet who hasn't smiled half his life playing with children and genuinely being HAPPY damn this is sweet
Not equivacal
This comment made me cry, frick
@@midas8877 wtf is a 'equivacal'?
Kinda reminds me of Carl from Up
Lol it’s funny that he’s about the age equivalent of a teenager yet is a war veteran lol
My mom has a male cat that showed up on her porch and she fed it but didn't let him inside at first cause she had house cats. A couple feral mother's had kittens, 11 between the two. My mom made a bed for them on the porch. The mothers would disappear for hours, this male cat would hang out, play with them not let them wonder to far away. We started calling him grandpa( he was already fixed we knew he wasn't the father) eventually we got the kittens homes and brought him inside. He's still there today, I do wander what the neighbors think when he goes outside and we start yelling "grandpa, come on grandpa, it's time to come inside"
Yelling for grandpa 😂
@Jevante H bruh did u not read
You're a good man. Thank you.
You should be close enough to your neighbors to where they can comfortably ask you
Good to hear that you adopted Grandpa, and you found good homes for the kittens.
If you don't mind a question : did you or anybody else(with or without a rescue group help) spayed the moms? I hope so.
In my hometown, Budapest, I started a TNR program with a cat colony, and so far I trapped more 11 female cats, and 10(!) was pregnant unfortunately.
The way the little orange kitten hugs him at the end and they just fall asleep like that is just so pure and so precious, omg...
Orange! :-D
Alyssa Bullock ikr. so cute 😍.
Alyssa Bullock I'm sure we'd be seeing him cry if he could. he looks so happy, especially after the hug ❤
Alyssa Bullock
They look just so cute together
i died at that part
I bet he told them the tales of his street days and the wars he's had.
The ones that went to war never talk about their stories!
Juice Man what about the WWII vets and the remaining WWI vets that are still alive?
mason is like the old grandpa that’s always grumpy n crabby but when his grandchildren come along he can’t help but wanna do everything for them
Love is an amazing, powerful force. :)
Grumpy grandpa isn’t grumpy anymore
Its what every battle scarred warrior wants in the end after living a rough life: A family
The old guy just needed a cuddle.
"And so it was that after a lifetime of aimless wandering and pointless fighting, the old warrior found what he had searched for, warmth, peace, and love."
-The Ballad of Mason, Manuscript 10.
EDIT: WOW!! I've never gotten this many likes before. Thank you all!
@William Kern they made it up
Fallout fan :)
Beowulf D amazing
Beowulf DW Wow!
And upon his last days, in the twilight of his life, the warrior, scarred and shaken, steel-eyed and fierce as ever, relented. The old soldier, who never knew luxuries of love and companionship, was given a gift. Not of renewed strength, or a deadlier repertoire; none given to satiate the beast within, of familiarity to the only life he ever knew, of fighting, of death, of survival. Instead, for the first time and, invariably the last time in the life of ferocity incarnate, he was gifted a heart, in the form of love. He took this gift and without hesitation, he did not tear it asunder or destroy it, his natural instincts and urges would demand. He embraced it and held it dear. He lowered his shield. He lowered his blade. At last, he thought, he found the reason he was fighting for.
I`m a grown man weeping at this . I don't even have a cat,
Richard D i know the feeling
Sames lol
Right along with you buddy.
Time to get a cat.
Richard D That just means you have a heart. :)
He always looked at Shelley with such love, even if he didn't express it. Grandpa Mason's story fills everyone's heart and if someone doesn't cry for him, they are heartless. While Mason beat the odds, wish that it was a long reign. R.I.P. sweet boy.
That's all the old guy needed...a nice warm hug.
Isn't that what we all need in life?
@CelticCurse Who beat you to get a response like that out to the concept of hugs?
CelticCurse that was a little harsh buddy, but I guess that proves that we do all need a hug.
CelticCurse here you go 🤗
"This is what it feels like to be loved." ♡♡♡
Jennifer Bennet wish i could feel that
random_ cocaine46 I wish you could too. :(
So true my friend.
Yep, he found it in the end.
Remind me of logan.😭
After 1,069 days of loving his kittens, Grandpa Mason's kidneys failed and he passed away on September 19, 2019. I never met him in person, but I could feel his strong, devoted love for his kittens through his many videos. I love you and I will miss you dearly, Grandpa Mason, as much as I have loved my own cats. If you want to play with older cats, my girl Smoke, my boy Budro, and my girl Dustbuster will be happy to join you. I am certain you are loving many, many kittens who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, and I hope to finally meet you when I have crossed in future. Until then, your sweet love has been the most wonderful inspiration.
Well said HappyCooker68 .
Omg I just found out last night.i couldn't stop crying.
Omg. Thats was 7 days ago. I watched this a long time ago but clicked again to see this old battle Axe because he reminds me of the old cats I rescue. Now my tears make more sense today. Rip mason.
Mason, please find my girl Annie on the other side of the bridge. We'll be together soon.
Oh, I didn’t know! Your words are very touching, much love!
“You do not yet know the lust and burden of war tiny travelers, and maybe with my guidance, you never will.”
For those who are now watching this video today, Mason finally passed away yesterday due to kidney failure. RIP Mason.
Edit: Ok so i received a lot of comments about putting "finally" in the post. People, it was in no way to celebrate Mason dying. I was using it as a term to say him being old and him gaining kidney failure unfortunately caught up to his body and he eventually passed from it. That's all. I love Mason's story and it wasn't expected for him to survive long and he outlived his expected date 2/3 times more. These people that took care of him knew it was coming and it finally happened. It was in no way used to demean him and his story.
😪
Mason, you were a wonderful cat. The stories you could tell... Thank you for mentoring the young generation in your sunset years. RIP.
just saw Mason for first time, thank you for caring and giving him a home and love. you are a blessing for the cats ❤️
RIP Good cat.
RIP mason
"I will not teach you how to fight, but I will teach you peace. As it cannot be kept by force, only through understanding."
TheJonesChannel11 That was really deep, my friend.
I get those moments some times. This video really dropped that on me hard.
TheJonesChannel11 I can understand that. Mason's story was pretty emotional. At least now he can live as a kitten and live with happiness.
Indeed.
Atomic bombs have proved that peace can be kept by force. Just force large enough to guarantee mutually assured destruction.
He always wanted to be a father. Life took him down other roads.
I can pretty much guarantee that gangsta has fathered many...
@@wokeupfromsleep9401 true
Marc Bryant animal instincts are to breed thats why animals and humans look after children to keep the species going
He may have fathered other kittens and knows the routine or maybe isn't threatened by the innocent
@Marc Bryant You must be really fun at parties.
I’m a hard head man with a heart of stone, but things like this just breaks me into pieces, and for that, I have 5 cats, 2 dogs and 2 Guinea pigs. More coming from the shelter❤️
You are a good man
Currently feeding 2 feral cats who come to my porch. Trying not to get in adopt mode.
I have 1 cat, dealing with loss of my other 3 in the last 18 mos. Little too rough yet 😢
That's a real man
Doesn’t sound like a heart of stone to me ☺️
happy new year stay safe and stay healthy from NH
ps you're wrong about that stone heart malarkey
I love how he looks slightly startled by the hug at the end, but slowly accepts it, eventually laying his head down similar to the kittens.
Youth is a cure for the depressed and old because it means innocence and the beginning of something. The depressed can heal by living vicariously through the innocent.
but that's wrong
Napolitain Is Trash No it's not.
Stella Anon you don't know what depression is
Zoned Oyestander I love this comment. It is exactly how I feel when I helped raise my nephew, and loved him like a son. I've been through so much, holding him allows me to be close enough to step into his world and heal, like dipping my dirtied face into a spring of fresh water... I love him and I love this comment. Thank you for that! and I LOVE CATS!!!!
I agree... I brought my little miniature poodle to campground and another family in our group, brought their dying golden retriever (to be near w/ him).. The poor dear was laying on its side, breathing heavily. Littlebit, my poodle ran over to greet him, he stood up, like he was happy and tickled by my dog presence...
Regardless, he did passed away into the night... I think it was a lovely day, that day.. and a sad morning..
This is the equivalent to an old, rugged scarred man meeting babies. And he’s got a real soft spot for babies 🥺
Rest In Peace Mason❤️
To make it worst, mason died from kidney failure
Michael CAC I know that.. and it has nothing to do with my comment. My comment was supposed to be a happy comment...
Hailey oh..I eat poop 😳
Hailey He ended his life on a happy note, that’s a good way to go I think
So, that makes this the cat version of Heidi?
He passed away in a loving home, he was happy and loved and he new it, rest in peace Mason, you are out of pain now, god bless.
R.I.P. Grandpa Mason. 🙏🏻🍀
🙏🙏🙏😪
Ohh he passed away 😱?!okay !rest in peace mason 💖😭🥺😊🥰💗
RIP Mason
@@aneefa-j3l . Yes. That horrid Kidney Disease eventually caught up with him. He will never be forgotten.
Oh my goodness. I swear those kittens healed his whole heart that day
2:08 the little hug, I can't
That melted me.
So cute...........
Even
Do you think that was the first hug Grandpa Mason ever got. At first he was like what's this and then the more he thought about it the more he liked it and just put his head down and enjoyed the moment
It is beautiful that the old cat finally knew affection, but animals will usually shoo away their young to teach them independence.
The way he curled tighter around them positively melted me
TH-cam: You feel like crying today?
Me: No
TH-cam: Well too bad
Me, yes right now 👍😂👍
Love is good.
"You're going to cry and you're going to love it."😈 - TH-cam probably
Ikr.. ❤️
Bruh he's still alive look up grandpa mason and his kittens on facebook
666th like
I never get tired watching video clips about Grandpa Mason, the tough tomcat of the streets who loved kittens.
The little orange kitten just gave him a hug to tell him "Its okay... you can be at peace." Made my heart melt.
Pretty sure the kitten was just saying this bed looks comfy, you look comfy, lemme get in on this. And the offering for his new spot was an ear nuzzle and some massaging. It was very sweet, but don't overdo it with the projections.
fireice2037 ikr it look like he was hugging and it was so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee
how do you know that?
Cats definitely communicate well, just non-verbally. They are SO good at communicating emotions...
Mr Sheesh: Better and easier to read than humans imo
Grandpa Mason passed away Wednesday, September the 19th, 2019. He will be remembered fondly as a crotchety old man that loved his grandkids.
He did; and never Once had to yell at them to get off his lawn. That's a life well lived right there.
😢
@:P LMAO a super cute run
F
I hope I leave behind as much affection and as many fond memories when it's my time
He may be gone in body but in spirit, he's immortal. He deserved the love he received, both human and feline.
@Jevante H well you're just a piece of disappointment who care?
@Jevante H youre just a human
@Jevante H Well, posthuman life in the year 3200 will be far more valuable than your stinky darwinian human life too see what i mean
@Jevante H Guys, we found the funny man of this section. This is the time where we give him attention.
@Jevante H Your life is less valuable than a cat.
When tiny kitty hugged him.... I cried. poor love.
Orange Kitten: It’s okay Grandpa, you can finally rest now. *hugs him*
Awwww....... :’)
This might just be my view point.
But the mostly black kitten suddenly moved his head because of something, the sudden head movement and or reason he moved startled the orange kitten, which might have drifted off into deeper sleep. And he wrapped his paws around the older calmer Mason for security and comfort. ^^
TexFlex Is.... Is that a.. Endgame reference..?
You have quite the imagination
51 year old man cries at work after watching this video.
32 year old mother cries while watching this, during the only free time she has... Bathroom time!
I did too, but after 20 push ups I felt like my old self!
I am to lol almost,
33 year old man cries before he starts his day after watching this og cat turn soft
Same, but I'm only 22, just just got off at work. The old battle scared cat caring for innocent little kittens.
"Something remarkable happened"
Nothing else was said. Words werent needed.
It was cute, but I wouldn't say it's remarkable. He did what most cats would do, feral or not.
Shade cats can be possessive over their things or spaces (especially cats like this one who probably fought other cats when he was in the streets) and have no problem with figthing other cats for said things, whether they’re kittens or not so i think this is indeed remarkable! :)
@@Martina-wh9yr If there was any chance of this cat harming those kittens, the owners wouldn't have allowed them near each other. So either his behavior is unremarkable (a predictable outcome) or the owners have very little regard for the kittens safety.
@@shadesilverwing0 I bet you're fun at parties
@@shadesilverwing0 you never know how a cat will react till it happens .....
OMG mason has this grown, older man in tears. I wish Mason had had a good home all his life. Poor guy is so sweet and gentle with the kittys. I hope whatever time Mason has left, are wonderful and that he never feels unloved or cold or hungry ever again. Thank you to whoever rescued him 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
The tough old guy. With tiny, innocent kittens...
I can’t even.
I just can’t.
Too cute and beautiful for this world.
This is the stuff i want from my recommended
I adopted a feral kitten who kept acting feral into adulthood. He wasn't overly aggressive, but he was hyper and not one for getting petted--ever. When he was about 2 years old I got another kitten who decided this cat would now be his mother. The kitten cuddled and acted like he was nursing and--the feral cat went along with it. Completely transformed his personality into a calm, affectionate creature. Nine years later, they are inseparable!
Sydney Baxter Yup ~ my Mum had a cat who was tame, but she retained her feral outbursts too ~ unfortunately that also extended to every other cat in the vicinity 😆She was mad, bad and dangerous to know ~ and all respected it lol. In her 16 years of life, I never once picked her up, nor touched her belly, and that was based purely on respect ~ which she returned hehehe
Sydney Baxter I hope your able to pet him some love..
Sydney Baxter x
He has mellowed out--almost 12 years old now and appreciates a good cuddle!
2023 is coming to a close. You're still loved whether you want it or not, Mason.
1:58 "This... ...
...
2:21 ... This is fine."
Tiia Mannix ... damned ninjas cutting onions
NMG 11 always getcha
this is my favourite comment on youtube
It's like one of those Disney Pixar scenes
i cri
That last hug and snuggle made me tear up again 😍😭
Crystal Clear Mobile Restoration I hate when that happens. 🐾❤️
its like you see the little ginger one give a hug to Mason and you start to audibly "aww" and then you see Mason put his head on the other kitten head and you start to throw up rainbows and your heart melt.
ME TOO!!! The little orange guy was like "I loves you" and then Mason melted into them... I'm not crying 😭😭
I've been on the internet a long time, and I can say with certainly that this is on the top of my list for the cutest things I have ever seen.
124Nightwing then you've never seen my fiancee! 😶😊😉lol
Duke The creator A.K.A Guardian what? What does that have to do woth anything?
Duke The creator A.K.A Guardian hahaha wtf
Duke The creator A.K.A Guardian sorry right now we r busy watching Mason n the two kiddos...😊😉
What? My bae is the cutest thing ever!😉lol
Before kittens: Trust no one
After kittens: Hmmm yes, quite soft indeed.