It all started with a simple post from the local shelter. A tiny kitten, barely old enough to be away from his mother, was looking for a home.
The moment Anna saw his picture, something in her heart just knew that he belonged with her.
The kitten had lived in a chaotic household where he had been treated more like a toy than a living creature – too many hands grabbing at him and no one to truly care for him.
He had no safe place to rest, no gentle touch to reassure him. His world was full of stress, and he had no idea that life could be different.
After enduring constant harassment from the children in that home, he was finally rescued by authorities and placed in a shelter. It was the first time in his short life that someone had looked out for him.
They estimated he was no more than five or six weeks old, so small he could fit in the palm of a hand, as Anna shared in a YouTube video:
“He was found by authorities at a home with many children who were harassing him. We are lucky that he got out of that family. When he came to the shelter he just would fit in my one hand and it broke my heart to see him like that.”
From the moment he was adopted by Anna and her family, the little furball was incredibly affectionate. He clung to his new mom as if he was afraid she might disappear at any moment.
Maybe he had been taken from his mother too soon, or he had just never known what it felt like to be truly loved. Either way, Anna didn’t mind. She just held him close, assuring him that he was safe now and that she’d never let him be alone again.
One day, Anna noticed something unusual about the kitten, now named Kyle. She had turned on the sink, and instead of being startled by the running water, he was immediately fascinated.
He reached out his tiny paw and tapped at the stream, watching in wonder as it splashed against his fur. From then on, water became his favorite toy.
Now, every time Anna goes into the bathroom, Kyle follows. He sits by the sink and stares up at her, waiting for her to turn the faucet on. And when she does, the chaos begins, as Anna shared:
“He always sits there when I am in the bathroom and wants me to open the tab. And yeah, it always is a little bit chaotic and there’s water everywhere but we let him have his fun.”
Anna sighs every time she has to clean up the mess, but how can she deny him his joy? And if she ever dares to turn off the tap before he’s ready, he lets her know exactly how he feels about it.
For Anna, it’s like living with a tiny, mischievous raccoon. Always plotting, always full of energy, and always making her laugh.
But Kyle isn’t alone in his antics. He has a cat brother, Simon, who shares equal parts of love and rivalry with him.
Kyle and Simon are inseparable – they eat together, sleep curled up against each other, and, of course, annoy each other to no end. One moment, they wrestle, and the next, they are side by side, purring in harmony.
Anna’s little daughter is another member of the gang. She also treats Kyle like a tiny sibling: sometimes a best friend, sometimes a little troublemaker who gets into everything.
For Anna, the love she feels for Kyle is the same deep, protective feeling one has for a child – the instinct to keep him safe and happy.
She never compares animals to kids, but the emotions? They are just as real. And I believe we all can relate to that!
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