A cute kitten loved her owner so much she couldn’t bear to leave her side. A year has passed since this cat’s owner passed away, but the kitty hasn’t left her old lady’s grave. Passer-by Keli Keningau Prayitno, 28 years old, tried to adopt the cat but that didn’t work – the next day the feline returned her owner’s grave as usual – nuzzling the small blue headstone.

Remarkably, the cat walks every day to her former home where the old lady’s children feed her – then returns to the grave. Despite being given food and water by passers-by, but the cat refuses to leave the grave to roll in the earth and sleep at the grave every night.

“She sleeps there and meows, it shows just how close animals are to their owners.” Keli said. And who said cats don’t have feelings for their owners? Please share this heartbroken story with friends to let them know that cats are loyal companions as well. A cute kitten loved her owner so much she couldn’t bear to leave her side.

Keli Keningau Prayitno, 28, a passer-by, attempted to adopt the cat, but it returned to its original location, nuzzling the little blue gravestone.

The cat has spent a year at the tomb.

The cat, astonishingly, walks to her previous house every day, where she is fed by the elderly lady’s children, and then returns to the grave.

Despite being fed and watered by passers-by, the cat refuses to leave the cemetery, preferring to roll in the dirt and sleep in the same spot every night.

When an emergency strikes, we are thankfully to know there are men and women who are there to help. First responders from every field pull together in the hopes of saving the lives of complete strangers. For those strangers, the worst day of their lives may not turn out as devastating as it could have been. But the moment everything changes. And even as a small bit of relief washes over everyone, it’s rarely caught on camera. Terrifying raging fires are extinguished, but an occasionally relieved smile can be seen if you’re lucky.

The incident occurred in Jacksonville, Florida after a blaze extinguished. Firefighters were informed that there was still a cat in the home! So Eng Shawn Fallon of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department entered the charred debris. Acting quickly, he was in search of the 4 legged family member, a sweet black feline.
Surprisingly, he actually found a wet and terrified house panther hiding under a couch!

Fallon abducted the frightened cat with ease. He carefully rushed him outside to give him air and drinks, as well as to assess his illnesses.

And they knew the cat was okay when Fallon looked at firefighters, family and spectators gathered with a radiant smile on their face.
When the future of a loved one is secure, a smile means more than anything.

That smile is life.

Although it may not be the most intense of the raging fires the crew respond to. It may be the most heartwarming.

Thank you so much to all the first responders across the globe that help initiate smiles such as these!

When a cat goes missing, you hold out hope your dear one will be home soon. But as days become weeks and eventually months, hope wanes while the heart wonders what has become of your lost cat. After years have passed, though it aches, you accept your cat now resides in your memory with their disappearance left a mystery unsolved.

When Kendra Armstrong’s pet Moose went missing five years ago, she experienced such anguish. She had no expectation of seeing her kid again. Imagine her surprise when she came upon a familiar face while browsing the Midcoast Humane Society of Maine’s adoptable kitties on the internet.

There was Moose, listed under the name Oldest.

Five years after he’d gone missing, Moose was alive and looking to find his way home thanks to Midcoast.

“It felt like a dream at first, I was so happy,” Kendra told WGME. “I was so excited, not only to know that he was alive, but to get him back, it’s like the craziest thing ever and I never would have expected it.”

Gone missing from his home with Kendra, Moose spent some time out on his own before finding himself at a rescue. There, he was known as Piglet, but when Nick Schroeder adopted the seal-point cat, the name didn’t seem right. And Moose/Piglet became Oldest.

Nick and Oldest had been together for four years when they had to separate due to living conditions. “I’m extremely thankful to Midcoast Humane for taking care of him, and I regretted having to relinquish him,” Nick said on Facebook.

“I was going to readopt him now that my living circumstances had changed,” Nick decided when Oldest’s photo reappeared on Midcoast’s website a year later. “But I’m glad he’s found someone who knows him.” He’s a fantastic individual!”

And Kendra, his mother, was the person who knew him!

Now, Moose has made it back to his forever home, and he’s sticking close to Kendra’s side.

As she told Midcoast, “Moose (Oldest) knows he’s finally home and he does NOT want me to leave his sight (I don’t blame him at all because I feel the same way). I am so grateful to have him home with me.”

On his five-year adventure away from home, Moose found caring hearts and dedicated rescue workers to help him along his way. And with destiny guiding him along, Moose found his way home again and now knows the joy of a happy ending.

Katie Duda was grieving the loss of her cat Lucky when she came across a photo of two kittens at Wrenn Rescues looking for a home. Duda could tell there was something unique about River when she brought him and his brother up from their foster family.

“I thought I noticed a big heart on his chest when I picked them up from the foster home, but I wasn’t sure,” Duda told The Dodo. “I really didn’t even play with them or look closely. I put my faith in Wrenn Rescues.”

River was bashful and wanted to hide at home, so Duda created a nice room for him with all the space he needed. Duda began to notice more heart-shaped patches on River’s coat as he got more at ease with his new family.

“I confirmed [one on] his chest, noticed his nose was more heart-shaped than most cats, then under his paws, chin and more,” Duda said. “To date, we’ve found seven complete hearts and two spots that look heartish at times.”

The cat is not just covered with hearts; he is also full of love.

“The river has an old spirit,” Duda said. “He is calm, attentive and loving. With River and Remi by their side, my children have been in grief since my cat died.”

“I expected the kittens to bring us joy, but truly they’ve brought us peace,” she added. “River, covered in hearts, is mending broken hearts.”

River enjoys spending time with his human siblings, but he is always on the lookout for his kitten brother.

“River is almost twice the size of Remi and acts as his guardian,” Duda said. “Yesterday, Remi wanted to sit in a large potted plant in our dining room. I had put foil in the pot to discourage the kittens from playing with the dirt and Remi was displeased. I watched River kindly remove the foil for Remi so he could lay in the dirt.”

The hearts on River’s fur have always been there, but for Duda, they’re also a sign that she made the right choice.

“My first thought was that River’s hearts are Lucky’s way of making sure we know how much he loves us,” Duda said. “River’s hearts may not be a literal message to my family, but the love they bring is very real.”

Chris Poole, a.k.a. “Cat Man Chris,” walked into his wife Jessica Josephs’ workplace on Wednesday afternoon with a mischievous grin on his face.

“Would you want to foster two kittens until Sunday, when they will be placed with an experienced foster mom?” We’ll have to bottle feed them because they were found at an RV park and had just opened their eyes.”

Shaking his head “yes” through the entire proposition, Jessica laughingly agreed. Earlier that week, 4 tiny kittens, only a little over a week old, were guests in the house. Staying a short 24 hours with the crazy cat couple, the miniature foursome had opened the door, and their hearts, to bottle-babies needing fostering.

Knowing that many of these kittens are killed because they require round-the-clock care and there aren’t enough foster homes to provide it, it’s difficult to say “no” when you have the resources and time to help them.

Chris rushed to pick up the rescued kittens from St. Francis Society Animal Rescue, while Jessica readied the master bathroom, transforming it into the kitten nursery. Nearby, Cole and Marmalade cautiously eye’d the movements taking place in their favorite bathroom. The famous brothers would be kept separate from the fosters. With unknown medical statuses of the young kittens and Marmalade’s FIV, the first priority was to avoid exposing Cole and Marm to anything.

Cole and Marm were eager to flee when Chris returned home with a pair of crying children, and flickers of inquiring regret could be seen in the humans’ eyes. But perseverance and commitment won out, and the defenseless kittens’ lives became just as essential.

Jessica removed two dirty kittens from the carrier, their eyes half crusted shut and their bodies covered with fleas. The fur-kids didn’t hold back in letting everyone hear their piercing howls.

Applying a warm cloth on their eyes and gently wiping the dirt from their fragile bodies, the frightened duo began to settle down. With newly opened eyes and ears still slightly folded, the neonates were estimated to be about 11 days old, still requiring bottle feedings every 3 hours. They were safely given a ¼ dose of a flea pill crushed and administered with a syringe. *Please note this was ONLY done with medical approval and should not be done freely as it can be dangerous for neonates and young kittens.

There were long days ahead for Chris and Jess, taking shifts to ensure the kittens received the required feedings throughout the night hours. Chris, the early bird would rise at 6:00 am for mealtime and Jess, the night owl would stay awake until 2:00 am for the most sleep deprived schedule adjustment.

Another sibling had been found at the RV park hiding in a nearby abandoned vehicle. The third kitten was dropped off, this one tinier and with both eyes crusted shut.

Hundreds of dead fleas had fallen off the previous two kittens at this point, and with the new arrival, it was time for some much-needed bathing. Jess washed their fur and carefully held them under warm water. After a short dry, they were left with three lovely fur-babies who smelled MUCH better! There was one gray Tabby, one Tortie, and one Torbie, a combination of Tabby and Tortie, with their gorgeous fur well trimmed.

It was clear that they were three brothers and two sisters. So it was time to give them a proper name.

They were called Pointer Sisters because of their strong vocal expressions and razor blades.
Tabby, Anita, is the first. She is known as “Niti” as she is more “in need” and will not hesitate to tell you when she is hungry or needs to be taken.

Next, June the Tortie. Originally she would barrel into her sister and we were calling her “Jugg” for juggernaut. Fortunately June became June-bug became “Jugg”, so the nickname could remain!

Finally, comes Ruth the Torbie. One of singers in the group actually joined later which was perfect since Ruth, or “Ru-Ru” was found the next day.
Sadly, on Sunday morning their new foster mom came to pick them up. Chris and Jess had worked for 4 days showing the tiny kittens a life worth living. They said their good-byes and were promised lots of pictures and updates as the girls grew up.

Self-described Brooklyn “Cat Wrangler,” Heidi shared a sweet story of foster kittens Jive and Waltz. Over the summer, Heidi and other cat rescuers had an overwhelming effort, as kittens kept on coming while adoptions were low. So, Jive and Waltz were very fortunate to find a loving foster home.

Despite the overwhelming need for people to rescue kittens, Heidi and many others like her are volunteers. Due to their love for animals, they are willing to pay out of pocket while working daytime jobs to pay bills. Then, they go out and safely trap feral cats and their kittens living on the streets. All, to save kittens just like Jive and Waltz.

Heidi and a friend discovered the kittens in a neighboring Greenpoint, NY property. They were just three weeks old at the time and in dire need of assistance. They were malnourished, parasite-infested, and withering away. As a result, without quick action, they would perish. Tango, Jive and Waltz’s considerably younger sibling, died despite their best attempts. It was “one of the most difficult things” the rescuer had ever gone through.

Jive on the first day he came to the rescuers.

Fortunately, Jive and Waltz made it, recovering and gaining weight quickly in foster care.

During this time, words of support and seeing the kittens growing comforted the rescuer. In a video, the playful kittens seemed to already be in full recovery.

“I get the most comfort from seeing these two growing and gaining weight again,” wrote Heidi.

Meanwhile, via Trap, Neuter, and Release programs, the kitten’s wild mother was successfully spayed and released. The mother cat would no longer have kittens that needed to be rescued from the streets of Brooklyn. Heidi was able to help 40 wild cats in 2021 alone using the TNR program. It’s quite amazing!

Heidi and her pals recently needed to carefully capture cats in a parking garage’s garbage pile. They saved entire colonies of kittens, just like Jive and Waltz, thanks to their incredible efforts and patience.

Fully recovered, Jive and Waltz began acting like typical rowdy kittens. In the video below, we see that big brother Jive has managed to clip his little sisters’ whiskers in play.

By the end of July, Jive and Waltz were much bigger. Now, Jive developed some stunning bicolor eyes.

“So at some point… I have no idea when or how, Jive ended up with bicolor eyes?! Like all kittens, he was born with blue eyes, but then one shifted to green and the other stayed blue! I have no idea if this is permanent or not, though at 9 weeks old it’s quite possible they will stay this way. I’ve never seen bicolor eyes on a cat that wasn’t white or a calico before. I’m shooketh!

There is nothing sadder than having to leave the people and the pets we leave behind.

Cats become members of our family, sometimes even our best friends and our faithful longtime companions.

This is the story of an elderly woman’s last request from her deathbed. According to her grandson Andrea, her last request was to be able to see and hold her fur-baby, Oliver the cat, just one more time.

At the time, she was in a nursing facility and of course, special permission was needed in order for this poor woman to be granted her dying wish.

The nursing facility did, in fact, agree that the cat may be brought to her bedside so that they could say their goodbyes. The cat was clearly sad, as seen by the images below. Clearly, the cat was aware that something was wrong yet refused to give up snuggling.

A group of strangers came together to save a pregnant cat falling from a second-floor balcony in Dubai. The group acted fast, using a bedsheet as a safety net just in time.

One of the men, Mohammed Rashid, captured the harrowing moment on video, which went viral. The men came from diverse backgrounds and had never met before. As the cat dangled from the balcony, the men lifted the bedsheet high. Another man held up an empty box just in case. Fortunately, the pregnant cat fell right into the leopard-spotted sheet. Then, she is seen receiving pets from the men and, astonishingly, seemed almost as if nothing happened.

Atif explained, “We all simply got together to help the cat.”

The cat may be seen eating and seems to be OK in a video (see below). We recently published a viral video from Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, in which a cat plummeted 60 feet.

On Twitter, HH Sheikh Mohammed, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai shared the viral cat video.

“Proud and happy to see such acts of kindness in our beautiful city. Whoever identifies these unsung heroes, please help us thank them,” he tweeted.

The guys were rewarded with monetary rewards by the Ruler of Dubai once they were found. According to the Khaleej Times, they each got Dh50,000 “for their fast thinking that saved the cat’s life.” 50,000 Dirham is now worth around $13,612 in US dollars.

In this video from the Khaleej Times, you can see what happened:

It’s heartwarming to see the cat saved and the men rewarded for their heroic actions. However, in recent years, Dubai has come under fire by animal rights activists for its many stray cats. Petitions have gathered thousands of signatures due to the cruel treatment of thousands of stray cats and dogs.

According to Reuters:

“Dubai has a large number of stray cats, with many abandoned on the streets by their owners. In 2018 UAE authorities made it illegal to abandon animals, but animal welfare activists in Dubai have for years called for a large-scale trap-neuter-release scheme and feeding programs to bring numbers down humanely.”

In August, a Dubai municipality reinforced fines for people who feed stray cats. According to the policy, feeding stray cats “increases the spread of diseases.”

The Ailuromania Cat Cafe, which established in 2015 as an adoption center to aid homeless cats, is a bright light for cats in Dubai. The word ailuraomania is a pun on the word ailurophile, which refers to cat lovers. You can have a cup of “Catuccino” there.

“Anyone who is stressed just has to find a cat. All your stress will go away,” said Omnia Fareed, whose sisters opened the cafe.

Recently, the cafe reopened after lockdown due to the coronavirus.

See more about The Ailuromania Cat Cafe in the cute video from Curly Tales: