Rescuing a kitten on a busy street
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- We found this feral mom and her kitten on a busy street in Brooklyn. With the help of a TNR volunteer (+ colony caretaker) and foster volunteer, Le Tigre is now enjoying a wonderful life. Since her mom was feral, she was spayed and returned back to her outdoor home.
If you want to help get a kitten rescued, but you’re not able to foster, try to spend time with them outside during meal times, while you’re figuring out next steps. You can essentially begin the socialization process while they are still outside, by earning their trust every day.
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My sweet baby Grover was about 4 months old, living behind a dumpster when I trapped him for TNR. He's a gorgeous fluffy grey cat (looks like a Nebelung mix), so I thought if I could socialize him he'd be snapped up for adoption. It took over 2 months before he would come out from under the bed, but my boyfriend and I gave him time, patience, and encouragement. As you probably guessed, he's a foster fail who lives a happy, pampered life in his forever home with us!
Thank you & God bless you all
Aww lovely story ❤. Thank you for your patience and love with your furry friend 🐈
He failed all the way into your hearts! God bless you!
@@CALVINLNIKONT Aww, yes he did! He's a scrumptious, fluffy little bundle of love! 😻
😂 You got caught in Grover’s trap. You just thought you trapped him. God bless! Be happy!
The mom is a baby herself. THIS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF TNR! Such a shame it's not a widespread concern or resources aren't available to everyone or at a lower cost to make people want to be able to help more. Instead only through over booked and limited programs that have to be sought out instead of being common knowledge throughout a community is so frustrating.
This! I completely agree, and wish there were more resources, more accessible, and more widely know. And of course that more people cared to step forward and take part in rescuing and caring for these precious ones.💕💗
@@bellamymalleb Very True - Without TNR - those evil cat meat shops, and poachers from the cat meat trade will prosper, and multiply faster than you think. They also consider cats and kittens as FOOD instead of as pets. This is all caused by UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION !!! since they came from their old country seeking US citizenship, but refuses to abandon their old traditional eating habits from their former nation they emigrated from. THIW's. See - th-cam.com/video/vzf4-bMXNhY/w-d-xo.html & this - th-cam.com/video/X_heJneIQXM/w-d-xo.html to see how feral and stray and abandoned cats are no longer safe from this trade anymore.
My cat as a child got pregnant at 6 months old. My mom thought she still had time to get her fixed. Of course after her kittens she did, but now that I’m older I realize how young Dusty really was
I felt sad when a local female cat of probably no more than 6-8 months got pregnant. She was a baby and had to raise a baby. Good thing someone decided to give her a home.
Mom looked so young!! Still a kitten herself the poor thing
Yes it's a shame. Cats can reproduce before they are even a year old. And combind with being on the street with a food scarcity, they can be pretty small
Fostering is really really great, but I would like to highlight unsung heroes of these stories: colony caretakers, who help cats outside to survive before someone can take care of them. They are not mentioned very often, but I think they are still doing quite valuable work. Thank you.
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The kitten was well behaved when being washed.
I was told about 3 abandoned kittens living outside, with no mom in sight, back in November 2021. Unfortunately they were just outside the socialization window, so I TNRd two of the sibs while a third who seemed more comfortable with people was taken by a foster. All female--just imagining how flooded the neighborhood would have been with new kittens if I hadn't learned of them, you can imagine. The remaining sibs were extremely afraid of humans and stayed out of sight when I fed them. I couldn't find any place that would take two feral 5 month old kittens, and winter was predicted to be rough.
It was. I lost two of my friendly ferals in the nearby colony after one particularly bad ice/snow storm. Yet somehow both kittens survived. Every day I would inch closer to them as they ate, not moving or making any sound, forcing them to accept my presence. After 3 months, I got my first touch. And about a month ago, I was able to fully pet and scratch both kittens. They greet me with loud mews and purrs, rushing to me for pets every time I see them.
I share this to point out that socializing feral kittens is possible, but it takes a long, long time and a lot of patience. And these cats have never been inside, so they still may never be house pets. This is why when resources are limited, sometimes you have to choose to let them go. All cats deserve care and kindness, even if they don't want us around.
I know first hand how difficult rescue work is so just in case you haven’t heard it recently, thank you! ♥️
Thank you for caring about the animals in your community & giving a voice to the voiceless!
I was caretaker of a feral mom and her offspring. The mom, some tomcats, and all but 2 kittens were spayed/neutered. One kitten, a litter of 2, was about 5 months old. I had trapped his brother who was socialized and adopted. One day I knelt at the door and opened it as he was whining loudly. He came right into my arms. (I had only pet him in the early days of his mom bringing them to eat by reaching out the door.) I had to keep him in a large dog kennel until he was free of worms. I took him to the bathroom for play. 1st time he was afraid to be that room. 2nd time, cautious. 3rd time, just fine. He has been in 3 years now. Quite the lap cat and has never tried to go outside.
You can build on experience, but cats are such individuals. Another offspring about a year old demanded pets when I was outside. He walked into a carrier and I brought him in. He would not eat. Did not want to be pet. I had to release him to his brothers outside to whom he was very bonded and they happily lived outside with food and shelter. Sadly he and many others died by car or unknown cause before age 2.
It’s a good day today
I didn't know that about how kittens genetically gain that from the mothers. I've always wondered why I've seen some kittens that come right up to people as opposed to others that run away. Im happy I learned that. Definitely puts a new approach on socializing those lucky ones.
My cat was born feral and they didn't trap her until she was already pregnant. She was very people positive, but she had to learn house manners and how to be a house cat.
I rescued a kitten last October who was completely feral, to say the least. Wouldn’t let us near him. I googled what to do and started withholding food till he ate in front of me. Worked like a charm. Now he’s a total love bug. I was forced to take in a blind kitten last month. I really didn’t want another one, but I couldn’t leave her on the street. Sad, but she’s so fragile and obviously, who is going to give her a home if not for me.?😂
I lost my special boy about a week ago. It hurts like hell and I miss him so much. We had him 12 years and he was old but there will always be a hole in my life without him. He was so incredibly loving and friendly and caring and I couldn’t have wished for a better companion through everything.
Watching videos like this are bittersweet, he was a stray before we took him in but looking back he rescued us more than we did him.
Every single cat has so much love to give they just need to be given that chance. Thank you for doing everything you do. Seeing other cats getting the love they deserve helps me feel less lost.
Each time we lost our old cat, we had the chance to found another cat in need the days after or even the same day this time. The new cat doesn’t ease the pain but gives us a new goal at life. Courage and be blessed. I hope you could find a new loving cat❤
I had to put down my old g cat Mimi she has cancer and I knew it was coming I still miss her it's only been 2 months she was 14 year's old
I am so sorry for your loss 😿... I know exactly how you feel! So many of my fur babies have crossed the rainbow in the last 45 years 😿😿😿... and it never gets better...
Min -- Sometimes new strays find you. Or give yourself a little time and adopt from a shelter or rescuer. I've had several cats over the years and a few who were extra special. Each cat is unique, so you'll find a new cat who's very different and special in his or her own way. What we learn from our pets can help future pets, and they can help us get through it.
Agree with the others - it is a hard pill to swallow. Sincere sympathy...
I've lost some rather young and some older. Two were lost about 18 months apart, just before the pandemic. Oct 2020 my not-quite 22 yo passed on... She was with me over 21 years! I wanted to bring in more after the first 2 losses, but she was never a fan of other cats and needed more of my attention/care in the last year.
Never think of taking in another cat or 2 as trying to replace the lost one... They are not replaceable, each is such an individual... Think of it as giving another cat(s) or kitten(s) a good home, a chance to enjoy life!
You honor your cat's memory, but help another or a few!! I'm currently trying to find a bonded pair, non-kitten, to add to the gang. Doesn't bring those lost back, but it does bring more joy in!
A shout out to the volunteers and fosters. 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️. You are very special people. 🏆
She reminds me the feral kitten we befriended and adopted 2 years ago. He was about 2 months old and had zero human interaction.
Took quite a bit of time, food, toys, and love to coax him into living the good life, but he is absolutely spoiled now.
Thank you for making this possible. To make a donation or join us as a monthly supporter: flatbushcats.org/donate
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Thank you am always watching
Thank you all you do. My wife and I started fostering last year after finding the channel.
Latigre seems to have a great future ahead of her as a supreme biscuit maker. Thanks for all you do.
I like how this whole process starts with trapping scared cats, which might initially seem harsh or cruel out of context, but then slowly transitions to giving the cat its best life ever. Y'all make good on your promises to our furry buds and thats beautiful.
20 seconds in and I'm immediately emotional
Same 😂
Thank you for making the world a better place!
Growing up, my dad took care of a feral mom and her kittens by doing much the same. feeding the cats, trapping and taking them to the vet when they needed care. Miss him and his heart
Thanks so much for the content! I always love knowing where my monthly donation goes ❤️
@@katiamontana871 Absolutely!!!. I block the scammer channels and comment that they don't pass the sniffing test to help others be discerning.
I adopted my black cat from a feral colony when he was 3 months old. I had been eating in the area and he came running for the food. After I fed him he climbed up my lap and I took him home and he's been super friendly since day one. I've had him ever since.
When she was being combed she took to the same pose as one of ours does when he wants to play the cute card for attention. Your videos are always special, even the sadder ones show that you and others care.
Le Tigre has such a loud purr! what a sweetie
These babies melt my heart! ❤️ My cat is 15, and I adopted her when she was four years old, from a rescue; she'd been there since she was right weeks old! She's a beautiful black cat, so that's likely one reason why she wasn't adopted until I saw her. (I hate 'stupidstitons')
She's brought so much laughter, joy and love into our home! 💜 🐾😽
Thank you for all you do!
Love your story. My cat is also a "stupidstition" black cat, about 2 and a half years old. She was abandoned, starving and emaciated, followed us back home so we took her in...
Black cats are lucky. They bring fortune to whomever finds and loves them. And that ain't stupid.
Apparently black cats also take longer to get adopted because they are less photogenic - I don't if that's even worse!
Thanks for the content, videos and helping these unfortunate kitties! 👍❤️🙏! They really need all this! 👍❤️🙏! Greetings from Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦!
It's heartwarming to see someone from Ukraine support an American cat rescue channel. I support Ukraine channels. Stay safe and strong!! 💛💙
just imagine life without cats.. what a sad existence that would be
The local shelter here has just been overloaded with kittens this year. Way more than the last couple of years. I always feel for the older cats when it's kitten season, as everyone seems to clamber for the wee ones.
man i wish there was a way that the gate could close quieter. Prolly scares the sh*t out of them when it closes lol
If the entire process of the Oscars was not crap, I would say that you deserve one. And the Oscar for best street life documentary goes to Flatbush Cats. Making the world a better place, one fuzz ball at a time.
I have tamed up a few feral kittens and found a good way of managing them around my other cats was to put them in a large dog crate high up on the table in the living room area. I found that being able to see and experience their new environment from the safety of the cage seemed to calm them and also make them feel comfortable with their surroundings, new sounds, the rhythm of daily life etc.
It created a barrier between them and the other cats while still allowing them to share a space 🙂
Sounds brilliant. Well done. Good luck.
I’ve seen various cat channels on here that recommend doing the same thing.
We have two stray cats coming around our house, one on a daily basis, the other very occasionally. They are both black and look to be males judging by their size. They're totally wild and unapproachable, but we help them out with food and water. There's very few strays where we live. We'll see how all this plays out. We have 5 resident cats, one of which ws a former stray who gets pretty worked up when they come around. The others don't seem to mind at all.
I live in a tiny village but still hardly let my cats outside. One can only imagine the dirty noisy horror of a poor unhoused cat trying to stay clean and safe in a big city. Thanks for what you do. I've got 6 rescue cats I attend and they're in their forever home with me. Cheers.
I will try my best to do what I can on my end in terms of donating money as you guys are doing God's work and helping these animals survive and find families
I cannot adopt a cat as my severe allergies make it impossible, but I will try to help.
You are a great person!
I got allergy shots back in '85 a year after I got my first, beautiful, sweet tuxie boy because I developed a pretty bad allergy to his dander. It made all the difference, and I even went through a second round of biweekly (for about 6 or 7 months, I think, it was so long ago) shots a year later to make it stick. It stuck. Flonase also worked very well for me in the meantime because it blocks receptors in the nose. Great stuff. I hope you'll find a way one day to adopt a cat, or maybe two. I hope for you that you will be able to experience the great joy of living with a sweet, curious, comforting, hilarious kitty. My cats were among the greatest loves of my life. ❤️🙂
Those kittens are so cute
It's so deeply emotional seeing an outside kitten getting comfortable with people.
2:08 So cute! I saved a kitten about a year old. He was just a little bag of bones when he first came to me, almost dead from thirst and dehydration. He had gotten into my apt bldng and up to the 3rd floor where I live. The landlord was heading down the stairs to throw him back out on the street! I say whoa! Give him to me and I'll figger out what to to with him! That was 4 years ago. I've still got him and it turns out he greatly enriched the life of my other cat!
Thanks to the Flatbush team for their dedication, compassion and love! All of you are my inspiration to perservere, and to be patient! Thanks for all that you do!!
Thank you so much for your hard work. ♥️ I hope you managed to spay the mom too.
My neighbors are very involved in TNR and are cat lovers. Since moving here 3 years ago, I've become a cat lover too. I learn and enjoy watching videos like this. Sometimes it makes my heart ache, but motivates me to try to help. My neighbors recently humanely trapped a kitten about 3 months old. They already have 2 small kittens they trapped and are now foster fails. I have a 2 yr old tuxedo I adopted from the shelter when he was 8 weeks. BUT, I took the stray kitten they trapped. It has and is a challenge to win his trust. I'm being very patient with him and he is slowly coming around. Poor baby, I can't imagine how life was for him on the streets. But he is now safe and part of our family and he brings us all joy....my mischievous little Ginger boy.
Thank you for this video. I always wait for them but realize your work for the kittens is more important than producing videos. Please keep it up, and thank you again.
the kitten was so calm in the bath. 🥺
I love all these special friends
Very refreshing to see kind people taking care of these helpless animals. Thank you for rescueing them. God bless you all 😀 ❤🙏👍
I'm glad you mentioned that some cats are genetically predisposed to be tame. I've known people who took in feral cats who probably had that genetic trait, and then assumed that all feral cats would also become tame if given a chance. But most feral cats will never be pets once they're older.
Your work’s amazing and I wear my Flatbush Cats shirt proudly!
i always wait until the end of the ad and click on the ads when it comes to these videos
That baby looked like she was enjoying the spa day.
Great job to the colony caretaker who really helped the process!
Blessings to all. Great work, extremely sad the cats/kittens suffer so much. God will richly bless you for taking care of his many creations.
I love to see videos of kitties. It helps me with the pain of mine getting lost a month ago. Tan out of my car from an improperly locked carrier and after I parked my car I the street and reached out for the carrier she ran away. I have looked and looked and places food and called for her. I don’t know where she is, my old girl, she saved me more than I her! I’ll keep looking! But thanks for lifting my heart ❤️ today
How terrible for you. I do hope you find her. She may have been picked up by another family with no idea of who owns her. Keep trying and good luck!
Your group should be celebrated as some of the real heroes in this world
Thank you, Flatbush Cats for your inspirational work! Your videos pushed me to follow my dad's footsteps: to become a veterinarian. I hope as I gain this title I can help with the cat population crisis.
The mom is basically a kitten herself, sad that she probably missed the chance to be socialised :(
Thanks!
Wow. I had no idea some cats had a genetic predisposition to being friendlier towards humans
Neat to observe the sign regarding trapping cats by your setup. Nice to let the public know and see what’s happening.
These Flatbush videos are helpful to viewers across the world.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience.
This baby looked so relieved to be in your arms. Thank you for helping this beautiful kitty!
Loves seeing Le Tigre and her foster have such a bond. There's just something cute about seeing a kitten getting a flea bath.
Thank you for you guy’s mercy and efforts. You guys are angels! You guys are too great! ❤️👍👍👍👏👏👏 wish you all and kitties healthy safe and good lives. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💜💚💜💚
My old man cat Gray lived outside but was super friendly. Took him in 13 years ago. To this day, he is super affectionate.
Blessed are the rescuers.
That kitten just sat there, still as a statute, during a *bath* this is a CAT we’re talking about. Legendary
Thank you. Kind people.❤❤
Le Tigre, that cat is a beauty! 🐈⬛
Tender loving care! An amazing antidote to neglect.
That little kitten was precious! I just want to snuggle him❣️😺😽
@3:09 that lil tail curl around the finger melted my heart 😭
Thank you for getting the kitten and cat and having them spayed. Thank you you for saving the sweet kitten and cat. You are a kind compassionate person. God bless you. ❤️
Thank you, Flatbush Cats 🐈.
Omygawd this kitten is just so cute, especially during her bath!!!!! What a little sweetheart!!! I’m so glad you (FCs) and she found each other!!!! Lordamercy what a lovely girl!!
Bless you a million times for what you do ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for everything guys
Fantastic job you are doing for the cats. They are special animals and all who have gotten to know cats, love them..
Wspaniałe, cudowne Koteczki. Jak dobrze że ludzie o wrażliwych sercach o nie zadbali. Uściski.❤❤❤❤🥰
LISTEN to that PURRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! Is there anything sweeter?
I love Flatbush Cats videos and wish he could do more of them. Then I wouldn't have to look at reruns! :-) Thank you for helping as many cats as you can.
gosh if i lived in nyc/the area and owned my home i would foster for flatbush cats in a heartbeat
Man, how many people just pass by?
Sweet story... appreciate all of you who love & care for these babies. ❤️🌎🤟
I always tear up whenever I finish watching your videos 🥲👍💕
the baby is so calm about being bathed 🥺such a lovely little baby girl
God Bless you for your compassion and dedication.
What you just said about fostering a kitten and it’s fine if they stay in the bathroom... made my day. I’m finally gonna look into this Tuesday. Thank you for everything you do. I just can’t say that enough
Yet another wonderful video.
I pretty much always cry in these videos, lol, just his voice gets the tears going
You do wonderful work.
3:05 The way she looks up at you... 🥺
le tigre and her little white socks are so cute
And thank you for all that you all do. 🦋
Thank you for your work💐
Some feral seeming cats can become comfortable house cats. It took probably 5 years for my son kitty to come inside, but he's so happy and content. (He loves kisses and cuddles!😸) He would flee from me even at 20ft away in the beginning. I did everything at his pace, how close I got, how long I stayed near him, etc. It gives me hope for other babies who could become housecats, too.😻🥰💗
My heart melts every time I see a kitten getting bathed but this was extra cute 😻
I have two rescue cats. Ones a lap cat and one trusts me but is scared of everything. Lol he’ll get better with time and consistency.💕
Of kitties so much and I’ll give them a good home temperature today
Hello Flatbush friends!
Omg! That 2 month kitten is so lovable & trusting. Thank you for what you do
I have a new kitten that an outside cat who lives in my neighborhood brought me 3 of her babies a few months ago. They were about 2 months old. I trapped them easily and brought them inside. I ended up keeping one to add to my other house cats and found a home for the other 2. It didn't take but a day for the older cats to start accepting him and now he is in charge. I have 2 boys and 2 girls. I love them all. I wish I could have. Kept them all but 4 total is my limit. 😻😻😻😻
Love the name Le Tigre!!! Kitty is so sweet. I wish I could volunteer as a foster.
Wow, the grey cat at 2:50 is soooo beautiful !!! I'm in love 😍
Thank you for doing what you do. If I was close I’d take the little tuxedo - I lost mine to illness 2 years ago. I now have a Maine coon mix but would love to get him a playmate.
I have TNR’d a couple of cats, rescued and adopted a couple. One of the rescues just ran up to me, even though she was from a colony. She was the sweetest kitten and I’m sorry I got her adopted, I should have kept her. ❤️🐈⬛