The itteh bitteh little kitteh in the video above was stuck in a drainpipe outside an Indianapolis school for 48 hours. Using a snake camera, a plumber rescued the little cutie. A staff member from the school adopted the kitten and named it Stormy after its drainpipe adventure.
We love the overjoyed reactions of the people as the kitten was pulled to safety!
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Is happier than the kitten being left in the drain, or mother and babies stayign on the streets without anyone to care for them – a not so small chance the babies wouldn’t have survived anyway, it’s tough out there. She and the surviving baby have homes now, and the mother cat doesn’t have the mental capacity of a human. She’ll miss her baby at first, and want it back, but she would naturally let it go at some point and stop thinking of it as her baby – that’s how cat families work – so I’m sure she’ll get over it.
I wasn’t taking credit – I was trying to catch the mother cat – she brought the litter of kittens over and put them in front of my window. I didn’t try to pick them up – just went to look. Sure am glad your g/f was on the phone for 2 days – Can’t imagine any other animal-lover wouldn’t have gone to take a peek. All in all – a mess – and of course I feel badly that they jumped down the pipe. I did not want to go on camera and I did not take credit for anything … sorry you feel that way.
not a happy ending in my opinion. the person that adopted (or grabbed as i could read) the kitteh is the same one that caused two others to die… one momma lost her babies and that will also leave a scar in her heart… poor poor poor family
Dis iz wundermuss newz!! Kongratz 2 yu, adn heerz hoepin Momcat can haz furevvr hoem berri soon!
Hoepz awlso dat she getz 2 see her bebbeh agin.
Ohai, Maimou! I love your story and its happy ending.
Kudos to the men who dug up that pipe to get kitteh! I love me some tender hearted plumbers!!
My husband broke through a wall to get a litter that had been born in the attic of the duplex we were renting, then fell down the plumbing wall when they started to crawl. We placed them all except the tuxedo, who lived a long and happy life with us. Husband repaired the wall flawlessly before the lease ran out (and no one was the wiser!) Happy memories!
Oh thank you I was so worried about her she seemed so upset!
Cheers to you from Brazil =]
I was going to leave an update but Tampa already did. NO ONE I repeat No ONE works harder than Tampa and Randy to help the kittehs. Yhey deserve all the good wishes from everyone!!!
We trapped Mommy Cat this morning and she is in a large warm dog crate with food and bedding now. She will be spayed this week and if possible looking for a new home.
Thanks to all!!!!
Me, too. At the end when I saw mom cat, I got worried about her. I hope they united happily.
It is a happy ending and a sad ending. The person who scared the kitten down the drain was probably trying to help, just misguided, and the kitten is safe and won’t grow up on the streets, but mother and baby have been separated when it wasn’t necessary, which is very sad.
They better give that kitteh back to momma!!!
A mother trying to protect her babies probably would. If she wasn’t feral she’d probably have come right up to them. Don’t mess with maternal instinct.
And stray cats become feral quite easily, even if they were brought up as pets, because cats still have most of the instincts of their wild ancestors – although some breeds that have been changed quite a lot, ordinary cats are very nearly wild animals, they just trust people if they’re brought up with them.
Yur welkum, Nicewitch! AI goez naow adn akseps yur frend req. …
Well then praises for Indyferal for taking care of momma kitty..it upset me to see how stressed she was so it’s a relief to know she’s been taken care of
Yay, Mr. Plumber!
Dis sew troo! Koodoes tu awl teh oarganaizayshuns wut taek awn di poartint wurks, an awl teh volunteers hoo maeks it awl happin!!!!
It’s so funneh! My familee haz a kitteh rescued from a storm drain also named Stormy! Fun coincidence!
Fankees, GD – ai preesheeaets ur unnerstandings! Sending yu teh frending rikwest.
Awlsew, ai bees sumwot spraized der beed noe awnslot – der yooshlee duz bee wun wif toppiks liek dis.
*wypes brow wiffa rileefedniss*
It is a happy ending because the kitten didn’t die a horrible, lonely death in a drain.
Note to self – make absolutely certain you’re finished editing BEFORE you post comments. : D
All three of my furbabies (over the past 24 years) were feral kittens, of varying ages. My parents’ two indoor kitties were also eensie feral fluffballs when my previously “NO CATS” father fell for them and brought them inside. I like to think that for each unfortunate pavement pelt, there are is at least one feline-friendly family to help make up the difference.
That is NOT what I call a happy ending!!! I hope that poor Momma cat will get lots of TLC after loosing all of her babies to the nosy woman and the kitten snatcher!!! Are there not enough kittens out there who need a good home? Why did she have to come along and steal a baby from it’s mother?
Susie, I really hope mommy kitty will be taken care of. She really seemed concerned about her baby. Poor thing. Keep up the good work. TNR is the only answer to so many unwanted cats on the streets.
My girlfriend was helping with this rescue. It was a total cluster@#$% from the start. The woman who took all the credit was the one who scared the kittens down the drain to start with. She saw the Mommy nursing and went out to take a look. My girlfriend was on the phone for 2 DAYS trying to get help. She didn’t know that roter-rooter will help with this stuff if asked. As soon as she called them they came. Indyferal (who i work with) was going to take the mom and the kitten but some woman grabbed the kitten and “adopted ” him. The upside is the kitten is out of the drain and as far as I know Indyferal will take care of Mom. Indianapolis is very fortunate that we have a strong TNR program.
Lord have mercy. Luv and skwizzes to all teh kittehs and hoomans.
Nicewitch, ai no seez onslawt. Aiz nawt sad, tho; ai fokusez awn whut we saw in teh video, itty bitty kitteh gettin snugglolz adn (ai beeleev) furevvr hoem. Awlso (ai beeleev) momcat gettin caer adn hoem after kamraz stawp runnin, maybe wif saem girl whut took her bebbeh in.
Ignoruns iz bliss, in dis caes. Ai choozez 2 keep pozitiv vyoo. Adn ai liekz yur post, 2.
*extendz floofy paw uv frendship*
I am concerned for the momcat, too. She must have been frantic about her baby, then they stole her baby and left her .. .. ..
Mennee blessings tu yu, tuu, Doug, foar hassing teh payshuns inn letting yoar ‘feral’ set hims oan payse. Is sew riwarding tu gayning der trusts, iznt it? An den, such a rileaf, noeing dat yu is kiiping dem saef an worm an wel-fed.
I have a feral cat laying on the floor as I type. I left food for him out in the woods by my house all one winter, and only caught a glimpse of him twice. my other cat saw him the next summer walking at the edge of our yard, and approached him. They sat together without conflict for several days in a row, and he worked up the courage to come up to our house, and before long, was inside exploring. he’s a nice, friendly cat now, thoroughly enjoying indoor life (he’s since been neutered,too).
Mii tuu!!! Gud foar yu, Ginger!! Ferals niid lubs tuu, doan dey?
There’s a difference between truly feral and strays. A feral cat likely wouldn’t have gotten so close to people. I do hope someone took the mama home too.
I hope somebody took momma in to get spayed and hopefully gave her a forever home. Ferals can be domesticated. I have two living proofs napping on my bed.
OH!!WAIT!!!
P.S OMG…IZ DAT STORMY MOMMEH!?
wai we cudnawt save-afy dem awl?
sad. sew berryberry sad.
Momma is feral (A Wild Thing) and was very brave to face the cameras and the crowd.
I feel very badly for her.
kitteh’ is cute just like his momma
Hoping the person adopted both of them. If she had kittens that young outside, she was probably a stray in need of a new home.
PeeEss: Ai furgottid tu saeing, ai beri sawree yu hassa sadniss, an ai toadlee muchlee unnerstans wai yu duz. Obbvyusslee, yu hazza beri caering hart, an dat bees awlwaes teh gudgud fing.
Teh faks, troo as dey bees, wud nawt bee sumfing ai pursunlee wudda poastid. Ai wudda jus let der bee happeetaylniss dat dis purrtikklur bebbeh kitteh hazza reskyood. Teh nollij dat too uvver bebbehs crawst Teh Brij wae tuu suun bees sew mush saddniss, an noewun heer cud has dun, oar cud du nao, ennyfink tu chaynj der crawsings, mush az wii wishis wii cud. An nao, teh sadniss ob teh lossis owtwaes teh gladdniss ob teh reskyoo, wut nao seams nawt-sew-poartint. *sighs*
Ai sawree, tuu, foar MAI niid tu poasting dis kritisizm, jentul az ai trais tu maeking it. Is jus dat mennee ob us cumin heer tu getting AWAE frum teh stress an saddniss ob Reel Lief — ob wich der bees teh nebbur-ending suplai, ai hassing teh noetissing — an wii hoeping tu fynding teh kyoots an teh ufnees an teh worm fuzzees an teh laffing. Teh ‘faks’ ob RL tend tu rekking dat.
Fankees foar lissnin.
*steps bak an waets, hed held ohai, foar teh cumin awnslot*
Well, they acknowledge the mummy cat in the video, maybe by ‘adopt’ the reporters just meant ‘held for a while and gave a nice name’. Maybe…?
I certainly hope someone helped the Momcat. She looked so upset.
why couldn’t they save the others sad sad!!
Ohai, Larissa! Ai nawt thotting wii’s met yet.
*offurs floofee paw ob frendingsheeps*
Duz yu noes hao to getting teh ‘blooniss’? [type www dot cheezburger dot com/Larissa in the Website box] Wif teh blooniss, Cheezpeeps cud sending yu teh frending rikwests.
Did anyone adopt the momma kitteh…she was a gorgeous cat as well. Is she O.K.? I hope so.
Rustti, your comments show your knowledge and concern; I don’t know you but hope your community is proud of you.
I haz a sad. I read this article that said someone on staff thought the mom was gone so she went up to the three kittens who then ran up the pipe. http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=677122#.TqHadHI5WSo They think the other two kittens died.
But as the video shows the mom was there! This is why you shouldn’t go near little kittehs unless you know the mom can’t take care of them.
The Mom was still nursing ,you can see her utters hanging,,,,that means the mom wasn’t ready to give her babbeh up for adoption..
The Mom looked worried…I would have taken the mom home too…..She can always go back to try to take the mom home too..
i hope they helped the momma kitty. she looked worried about her baby.
yes, momma kitteh looked concerned. Glad the bebbeh is OK.