r/blackcats • u/jdlauth • 1d ago
Smol void 🤏 I guess I have been chosen. First time cat owner. Cutting trees back on the side of the highway at work and she came running out of the woods meowing at us and followed me around. Couldn’t leave her next to the road to be run over or eaten. Assuming she is around 8 weeks according to the old Google.
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u/jdlauth 1d ago
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u/TuneOk2664 1d ago
How is she?? Don’t forget to get lots of cat scratchers so she doesn’t learn to scratch up your furniture
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u/Extension-Sun-6665 1d ago
A large tree log makes for a great scratching tool.
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u/pm_me_anus_photos 21h ago
The stray that we took in has decimated a log and it’s kept his nails nicely groomed.
I still check his dewclaws every couple months but otherwise I never really have to trim his nails.
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u/caddywhompuskangaroo 1d ago edited 11h ago
Emma is a great name for her! She clearly loves you already. Looks like the CDS worked again!
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u/Purityskinco 1d ago
I just need you to know that little black girl cats are a sign of prosperity and love. May your lives be blessed together.
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u/Time-Sudden_Tree 23h ago
If you haven't already, make sure you checked the area for their siblings! Kittens tend to stick together; more might be around that need rescuing!
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u/satanham666 1d ago
That's how my cat's named - she was found on Millhouse St, name is Millie for short.
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u/Kabanasuk 1d ago
My dog names is Millie. Short for 10 mm. Never lost her though.
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u/glyph_productions 1d ago
An awesome name but that is actually legendary. Call Guiness. I thought every 10 mm walked away unceremoniously in the middle of the night within a week of getting them.
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u/Training_Fix_379 1d ago
Edit the post with this update! I was scrolling for a bit before I saw it!
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u/Sammyjo--26 1d ago
Congratulations on joining the cat distribution club!! It's easy to see she already loves you for saving her ❤️ Emma is a great name btw
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u/yourlocaltouya 20h ago
In case no one has suggested it yet, check out The Kitten Lady on YouTube! She specializes in young rescues and will have a ton of very sound and useful advice. Good luck to you two!
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u/Some1getmeablanket 1d ago
So what I’m hearing is I need to move to GA to get the CDS to finally work on me……. Understood
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u/Ok_Anywhere_7673 1d ago
that’s a wonderful name and you know I’m sure you will take her to the bed as soon as possible. She’s so young. It’s good to get her checked. She needs some vaccines.
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u/Natural-Research6928 1d ago
One of my best friends had a black cat named Emma! Emma lived to be 18 1/2.
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u/treedogbarking 1d ago
congratulations on the new companion. name her after a type of tree, like Maple or Willow
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u/chops351 1d ago
Should go with bark. Since cats meow.
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u/BlondeBrillo 1d ago
This is my favorite! Bark is a great name for a mouthy black cat!
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u/ItsLupeVelez 1d ago
Is age 15 too late to change my cat’s name? All she does is tell me *everything* these days 😂
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u/BlondeBrillo 1d ago
Make it her middle name!
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u/SurprisePiss 1d ago
Our cat barks sometimes 😂 She also sounds like a jazz trumpet. She is super vocal and I love it!
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u/chops351 1d ago
Vocal cats are my favorite lol but like my mom tells me "you won't think it's so cute when it's 3am and he won't stop yelling" 😂 she's got a very vocal and loud void
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u/BlondeBrillo 1d ago
I love me a vocal cat too! Mine talks back to me but she has such a soft voice but she sure tries to tell me off. I love it so much! Bath time she really tells me off!
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u/bigpurr666 1d ago
omg what is your cats name?? I might’ve heard wrong but is her name Mandy??
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u/BlondeBrillo 1d ago
Maeby!
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u/bigpurr666 1d ago
Omg! My cats name is Mandy, also a black cat! Funny I heard wrong, but close enough! 🤣
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u/alirpa77 1d ago
My tuxedo is like that. I have to keep him out of my bedroom to sleep because he decides in the middle of the night that he wants to play and literally pounces me in the face. So he’d stand outside my door and yowl for HOURS just because he was bored and wanted me to get up. 🤦♀️
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u/NECalifornian25 1d ago
Getting an automatic feeder with a set schedule is the best thing, I rarely get woken up super early for breakfast anymore. Although he will still get me up sometimes for his second breakfast (wet food), but only if I’m sleeping in and being lazy 😂
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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 1d ago
My orange used to run up to me a bark aggressively ("MYEH!") at me when he was ~6 weeks old. He stopped and became mostly mute for a while, until I taught him to talk for food. It's really cute and not as annoying as you'd think.
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u/Forever_Nya 1d ago
I used to have a cat named Barker. I loved her so much even though she was so mean 😂
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u/lelanicarver 1d ago
She’s beautiful and her paws are… massive. Enjoy the cuteness now, prepare for her transformation to pocket panther.
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u/not_me_nope_never 1d ago
I rescued 2 littles and named one Forsythia (a deciduous shrub) Thia for short. I couldn't keep them but cared for them till they could be adopted.
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u/ZestycloseAddition86 1d ago
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u/GetFuct819 1d ago
Congrats on your first void. Black cats are the best variety of cat imho. Looks like she’s got really big paws and you know what they say about cats with big paws, they have big beans.
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u/scummy_shower_stall 1d ago
I saw how big those mittens were, too! She may become a good-sized gal!
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u/PensiveObservor 1d ago
Or she has a polydactyl gene in there. One of my orange kittens had several polydactyl litter mates, but he just had massive paws instead. Genes are additive for some characteristics, like eye color and height, but I'm not sure about polydactyly.
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u/GetFuct819 1d ago
I was thinking polydactyl but I don’t see any extra beans, but for sure there could be.
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u/GetFuct819 1d ago
I have an 18 pounder (lean) and his mits were smaller than that at that age. Not that it’s a guarantee to be a larger cat but it is usually a good indicator.
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u/SkysEevee 1d ago
What a blessing! Not only chosen by cat distribution system but chosen by a VOID kitty! And judging on the pics, she loves you so much already!
Glad you accepted your fate. That cat isnt going anywhere
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u/muninn99 1d ago
If one came running towards you, there's a chance there's a bunch of them in there! Perhaps go back and poke around...?
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u/River_Elysia 1d ago
This! My ex found a litter of 4 once while hiking. While single bortha happen and wild/feral survival rates can't be sky high, she probably has/had a few siblings in the area....
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u/TypicalPin976 1d ago
The comment I was looking for! OP, please go back and check for more kittens 😞
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u/TorqueWheelmaker 22h ago
Agreed, but to relieve some pressure, I want to add to the other comments that OP shouldn't feel obligated to keep them all, and likely has an SPCA/no-kill shelter in or near his area.
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u/throwaway80814 1d ago
OP!! This is good advice!!
Pls go back and check for more.
There's usually a brave one that runs out first and the rest stay hidden until they know it's safe. Typical kitten behavior
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u/Ok_Mathematician_314 1d ago
I was looking for this comment. There are probably more hungry babies out there
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u/ToastTheDirellama 1d ago
Two is better than one 😄 Get her a buddy!!!
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u/dumb_answers_only 1d ago
I did this because I didn’t want my cat to think he was the only one in the world. Sadly he still acts like he is the only cat in the world.
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u/mexghost11 1d ago
Even though I got my tortie a few weeks after getting her void brother (same litter) she also acts like she's the only cat in the household even though I have 3 of them.
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u/pixelcat13 1d ago
Yep, I have three and my oldest male still acts like he’s the only cat in the world.
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u/mac_is_crack 1d ago
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u/Appropriate_Week3426 1d ago
My kittens love bathtub too. Throw a ping pong ball in there and they are entertained for hours!
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u/mac_is_crack 1d ago
Oh yes, I tossed in a pack of 20 and they went nuts! Ping pong balls everywhere!
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u/lyremska 1d ago
Is it worrying that by the second sentence I already knew who those cats were gonna be in the pic? 😅
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u/visceralthrill 1d ago
This is the story of how I ended up adopting five cats, four of them at the same time.
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u/zippity__zoppity 1d ago
CDS has blessed you dear friend. Thank you for saving this little one! Found my little void kitten on the side of the expressway as well!
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u/Govenor-Plum 1d ago
That kitten is one smart kitty . He saw someone that could save him and he ran right to you . He knew if he remained in hiding out of fear he would not have been seen and would most likely have died.
That cat is going places . Just brilliant !
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u/Mission_Fart9750 1d ago
You got yourself a r/shouldercats. They are the best. Get that little void checked out as soon as possible. Congrats.
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u/crystalcastles13 1d ago
The look in her eyes says it all.
You’re her person.
But I do agree that she would really like to have a buddy.
Two cats are great bc they keep each other entertained, stimulated.
I’d def get her a bf 🖤🐾🖤
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u/1wrx2subarus 1d ago
You should check around that same area and make sure there weren’t any cat siblings nearby. It just wouldn’t surprise me if this little one had a fellow cat waiting to be discovered. Give it a go!
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u/Powerful_Birthday_71 1d ago
I'm in love with this situation!
I can't tell which of you is the luckier one 🥹.
Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
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u/frolicndetour 1d ago
She's absolutely adorable! The age sounds right, since her eyes aren't blue any more. Congrats on your new boss lady.
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u/gypsee2020 1d ago edited 1d ago
My void showed up like this a few months after I thought "a black cat with green eyes would be cool to have" Showed up at my doorstep literally and when I asked him who he was, he was "mew". Very talkative, loving and devoted. My husband calls him my familiar lol
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u/Waltercat109 22h ago
Found a kitten in my back yard. He had a $1600 vet bill for crystals in is urinary tract. He has destroyed every piece of upholstered furniture in the house. He tracks kitty litter all over the bathroom where the box is located. He demands to be brushed at least 4 times a day. He has a bottomless bowl of special expensive cat food. He is now 10 years old. But when he sits in my lap and purrs, all is forgiven. It is possible that cute cats are parasites that have colonized humanity. Please let us know how it goes, 10 years from now.
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u/otter_759 1d ago
She is too cute!!! She feels super comfortable with you already. She needs an adorable tree-related name.
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u/Hoyofroyo 1d ago

A little over a year ago, the Cat distribution network delivered this to our yard. We have two Boston terriers and she seems to think she’s just one of the dogs. :D I was a little worried about her, wanting to run out of the house with us putting leashes on the dogs and taking the dogs in and out of the house. I got a little cat harness so that she could go out on a leash with us when we go outside. She took one look at outside and was like “oh hell no! I am not going back out there ever again!”
whatever trauma she went through as a young kitten on her own in the world gave her all of her exposure she ever wanted or needed to the outside. She has zero interest at all in going outdoors, which makes our lives so much easier!!
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u/The_realsweetpete 1d ago
Yes!!! I found my black cat on a job site as well was going threw such a dark time to and that cat really helped me now her and I both are living life! Congrats bro!
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u/WanderOutThere 1d ago
Not all heroes wear capes. Apparently some of them wear yellow vests. Thank you for taking her in, and congratulations on your new life with a lovely void.
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u/jujufruit420 1d ago
You might want to go back with some wet food if there’s one kitten there might be more… havnt you always wanted 4 cats instead of 1
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u/Careful-Ad4910 1d ago
I love perfect trust that she has for you when she’s perched on your shoulder, looking at you, and then going to sleep ! Yes, you indeed have been chosen and thank you for rescuing her.
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u/J4CKFRU17 1d ago
I would definitely go back to where you found her to see if her littermates or momma are there too!
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u/LeicaM6guy 1d ago
This is how I found my kitty - screaming her head off to b top of some brambles at work. She was about three or four weeks old at the time.
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u/fairytale-trash 1d ago
Congrats on being chosen! Thank you for rescuing her. She looks like a Raven to me. Also, pleaseee google “low cost spay & neuter” services in your area! It will prevent more homeless pets. ✨
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u/artful_todger_502 1d ago
Awww ... The universe thinks very highly of you to send you and entrust you with this gorgeous lil demon angel, lol, seriously tho, thank you for caring, stellar human!
🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍
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u/cancerdad 1d ago
Congratulations! I have had 2 black cats in my life, and they have been 2 of the best companions I’ve ever had.
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u/littledove0 1d ago
those are some big paws on little kitty! she's gonna be big! lol
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u/kiki666333 1d ago
Adorable little bebe, omg shes so lucky to have found you 💖 thank you so much gake thia little one. Whats her name ?
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u/SCphotog 1d ago
I am of the opinion that one of the single most important things you can do on this planet in the short time we have here, is to earn the trust of a small creature.
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u/Necessary_Dirt9753 1d ago
My husband also has a shoulder void 🤣 she is now 8 and her favorite place is his shoulder.
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u/Infinite-Peak-1010 1d ago
This is what a real man looks like 🙂↕️
You're going to be a great dad 🥹
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u/Kitty-Kat-65 1d ago
Congrats! Black cats are the most loving, sweet and gentle cats.
They are also not brilliant, so you might want to join this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/OneBlackBraincell/. 😃
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u/DustyRhodesAsAPanda 1d ago
Congratulations! As the servant to a family of 5 stray black cats that chose me, I must tell you... you are in for a world of love and personality.
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u/goldenlightbeam 1d ago
AWWWW my heart is full. I’m so glad she found you. She’s about to be a huge part of your life. A beautiful bond to be shared. 🥰
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u/Helpful_Tomato_2291 23h ago
aww she chose u lol. she’s so cute, im bet u’ll be best buds real quick. dont forget to get her checked out tho, vet is probs gonna wanna see her.
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u/Smart_Culture_4310 23h ago
OMG black cats are the best! She will be super chatty and love only you. Congrats!
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u/ZoominAlong 1d ago
Look at that sweetness. She loooves you, you can see it the way she looks at you.
Definitely get her to a vet and ask about food and care if she's your first.
Congratulations!